Monday, February 2, 2015
Grounded Cargo Ship to Be Scuttled Off Galápagos Islands
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Grounded Cargo Ship to Be Scuttled Off Galápagos Islands

An Ecuador-flagged cargo ship which ran aground last week in the Galápagos islands will be towed out to sea and scuttled, according to government officials in

February 2, 2015
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Baltic Dry Index Slides to Lowest Level since 1986

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, continued its slide on Monday, hitting a new

February 2, 2015
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Sea Shepherd Ship Bob Barker collides with the refueling tanker Sun Laurel February 25, 2013 in the Southern Ocean REUTERS/The Institute of Cetacean Research/Handout
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In Whale War Ceasefire, Sea Shepherd Activists Hunt a New Target

Japan is sitting out the whaling season after a setback at the International Court of Justice last

February 2, 2015
Total Views: 86

Exxon Profit Falls as Industry Reels From Market Crash
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Exxon Profit Falls as Industry Reels From Market Crash

Exxon Mobil Corp. reported a steep drop in fourth-quarter profit on lower prices and declining production as the rout in oil ushered in an era of frugality for

February 2, 2015
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Pinterest Investor Loses Luxury Catamaran Off North Carolina Coast, Five Rescued
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Pinterest Investor Loses Luxury Catamaran Off North Carolina Coast, Five Rescued

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people Friday from a luxury sailboat belonging to prominent Pinterest investor Brian Cohen after the sailboat's carbon fiber

February 2, 2015
Total Views: 182

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Mariners Take Aim at Autonomous Sailing “Buoy”

Race organizers of the “Microtransat” apparently got the response they were looking for from the IMO and French Coastguard.  Their race across

February 2, 2015
Total Views: 121

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Engineering News

ABB to Provide Power and Propulsion to Chinese-Built LNG Carriers

ABB reports today they will be supplying the electrical propulsion systems for the four new LNG carriers that were ordered from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding

February 2, 2015
Total Views: 111

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Australia Puts Giant Dunce Cap on PT Meratus Line

PT Meratus Line is most certainly one of the worst maritime shipping companies in the world, and Australia has had enough of their inability to properly

February 2, 2015
Total Views: 185

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Want to Buy an Oil Well in the UK North Sea?

There are plenty available as some of the industry’s largest names try to sell aging, costly wells that have become even less profitable with the plunge in

February 2, 2015
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CIMC Raffles-Built Heavy Lift Transporter Heads to Sea Trials

On January 31st, the above-pictured 50,000 ton deadweight, dynamically-positioned (DP) semi-submersible heavy lift vessel departed CIMC Raffles shipyard for

February 2, 2015
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K-Line Executive Sentenced to 18-Months in U.S. Prison
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K-Line Executive Sentenced to 18-Months in U.S. Prison

Hiroshige Tanioka, an executive of Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd, aka K-Line, pleaded guilty last week and was sentenced to 18 months in

February 2, 2015
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Deep Sea Supply Wins Long Term PSV Charters

Norwegian offshore supply vessel operator Deep Sea Supply reports today two of their 2014-built platform supply vessels,  Sea Tortuga and Sea Triumph, have

February 2, 2015
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Sunday, February 1, 2015
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Carnival Corporation Launches First-Ever Super Bowl Ad

Carnival Corporation endeavored to entice the hundreds of millions of people watching the Super Bowl to head “Back to the Sea,” via a

February 1, 2015
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