Thursday, November 20, 2014
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Navy

Austal USA Cited for Health and Safety Violations at Mobile Shipyard

Austal USA has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor officials and may have to pay more than $40,000 in penalties related to 12 safety and health

November 20, 2014
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Nicaragua Canal Construction to Begin in December, Committee Says
Shipping News

Nicaragua Canal Construction to Begin in December, Committee Says

Construction of Nicaragua's $50 billion Interoceanic Grand Canal, expected to rival the Panama Canal, will begin Dec. 22 after feasibility studies have been

November 20, 2014
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DFDS Captain and Crew Awarded IMO Exceptional Bravery at Sea Award
News

DFDS Captain and Crew Awarded IMO Exceptional Bravery at Sea Award

The IMO has awarded Captain Andreas Kristensen and the crew of the MV Britannia Seaways for the 2014 IMO Exceptional Bravery at Sea

November 20, 2014
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World’s Largest Containership Also Sets Record for Largest Engine Ever
Interesting

World’s Largest Containership Also Sets Record for Largest Engine Ever

With a capacity to carry 19,000 TEUs, the recently named MV CSCL Globe is the world’s largest containership by cargo capacity. But that’s not all

November 20, 2014
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Collision

Navy Ships Collide in Gulf of Aden

The U.S. Navy reports two of their supply ships, USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) and USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) collided today as they were beginning an

November 20, 2014
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Defense

Australian Frigate Intercepts Huge Stash of Heroin

While supporting Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) off the coast of east Africa, Australia’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba discovered 388 kgs of

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 86

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Finance

Board of OW Bunker Did Not Approve Credit Line That Caused Collapse

The unrecoverable credit granted Tankoil was never submitted to the board, let alone authorised by it, said Chairman Niels Henrik

November 20, 2014
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APM Terminals Announces $1B Investment Plan into Ghana’s Tema Port
News

APM Terminals Announces $1B Investment Plan into Ghana’s Tema Port

APM Terminals signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today with the Government of Ghana, representing a private investment in excess of USD $1 billion for

November 20, 2014
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Canada’s Seaspan Turns to Turkish Shipyard for LNG-Fueled Ferries
News

Canada’s Seaspan Turns to Turkish Shipyard for LNG-Fueled Ferries

Seaspan Ferries Corporation, a unit of Vancouver-based Seaspan Marine Corporation, says it has awarded a contract to Sedef Shipyard of Istanbul, Turkey for the

November 19, 2014
Total Views: 92

Malaysian Navy Ship Sinks at Dock
News

Malaysian Navy Ship Sinks at Dock

A Royal Malaysian Navy hydrographic vessel partially sank while docked at a naval shipyard where it was scheduled to undergo maintenance and

November 19, 2014
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News

Norway Faces Oil and Gas Project Delays with Crude Slump

Norway faces more delays in offshore oil and gas projects and reduced exploration next year after the value of crude slumped by a third, according to the

November 19, 2014
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Damen to Build Five Brazil-Bound Oil Spill Response Vessels
News

Damen to Build Five Brazil-Bound Oil Spill Response Vessels

Damen Shipyards says it has inked a contract with Monaco-based Compagnie Maritime Monégasque SAM for the construction of five Fast Oil Spill Response Vessels

November 19, 2014
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News

Baltic Exchange Faces Competition from EEX

Britain's Baltic Exchange faces competition from EEX, part of Deutsche Borse, as it tries to revive its loss-making Baltex dry bulk freight derivatives

November 19, 2014
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News

Shipbroking M&A Heating Up – ICAP In Talks With Howe Robinson

ICAP Plc said it’s in talks to combine its shipbroking unit with Howe Robinson Group Pte.

November 19, 2014
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gCaptain

Who Else Reads gCaptain?

For those of you who are curious as to the actual reach of gCaptain and who are readers are, we sifted through our data and figured we’d share it with

November 19, 2014
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Iron Ore’s Rout Seen Relentless by SocGen
News

Iron Ore’s Rout Seen Relentless by SocGen

Iron ore fell for a fifth day, approaching $70 a dry ton in a retreat to the lowest level in more than five years as seaborne supplies

November 19, 2014
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News

Tug Engineers Plan Short Strike at Australian Iron Ore Port

Tug boat engineers at Port Hedland, Australia's biggest iron ore port, plan to hold a four-hour work stoppage on Nov. 22, tug operator Teekay Shipping

November 19, 2014
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise Detained, Again.
Interesting

Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise Detained, Again.

A year after being detained by Russian authorities, Greenpeace’s vessel Arctic Sunrise is once again under the control of government authorities.  This

November 18, 2014
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Engineering News

Samsung Heavy and Samsung Engineering Scrap Merger Deal

Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday it has decided to scrap a merger with Samsung Engineering because of the high costs of buying shares from

November 18, 2014
Total Views: 41

Watch: Subsea Support Vessel’s Sideways Launch from Just About Every Angle
News

Watch: Subsea Support Vessel’s Sideways Launch from Just About Every Angle

Deepocean’s new subsea support vessel MV Deep Helder was launched earlier this year at the De Hoop Lobith shipyard in Foxhol, the Netherlands. According

November 18, 2014
Total Views: 111