Monday, March 9, 2015
Smaller Vessels Boost Baltic Dry Index
News

Smaller Vessels Boost Baltic Dry Index

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose Monday on higher demand for smaller

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 28

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News

Murphy Oil Extends Charter for 240 Ton Bollard Pull AHTS

Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) announced today the signing of a 1+1 year charter agreement from Murphy Sabah Oil Co.,Ltd. (Murphy) for the hire of the anchor

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 83

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News

Statoil Orders Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel

Aberdeen-based Sentinel Marine Ltd has won a contract today from Statoil (U.K.) Limited to provide a new multi role Emergency Response & Rescue Vessel

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 177

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Finance

Billionaire Greek Ship Owners Surface as Home Economy Sinks

More than a thousand delegates from the shipping industry gathered last month at the Hilton Athens for the Greek Shipping Forum, a day of speeches and panel

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 1750

Sunday, March 8, 2015
NASSCO Lays Keel for First ECO Product Tanker for American Petroleum Tankers
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NASSCO Lays Keel for First ECO Product Tanker for American Petroleum Tankers

General Dynamics NASSCO has marked the keel laying for the first in a series of five Jones Act ECO tankers for American Petroleum Tankers (APT) under

March 8, 2015
Total Views: 26

MSC Oscar – World’s Biggest Containership Sails Into Wilhelmshaven [VIDEO]
Blog

MSC Oscar – World’s Biggest Containership Sails Into Wilhelmshaven [VIDEO]

With a nominal TEU capacity of 19,224, the MSC Oscar currently ranks in as the world’s largest containership. The ship right now is in the midst of its

March 8, 2015
Total Views: 124

Hamburg-Süd CEO Expects Higher Sales, Volumes in 2015
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Hamburg-Süd CEO Expects Higher Sales, Volumes in 2015

German container shipper Hamburg-Süd expects to increase sales and volumes this year, Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday, citing chief executive Ottmar

March 8, 2015
Total Views: 30

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News

Asian LNG Prices Creep Higher on Japanese Demand

Asian spot liquefied natural gas prices edged higher as scattered demand from Japanese buyers and others helped stem the recent decline in prices, traders

March 8, 2015
Total Views: 36

Friday, March 6, 2015
Video: Emergency Response Vessel Battles Heavy Seas
News

Video: Emergency Response Vessel Battles Heavy Seas

This compilation was apparently filmed aboard an Emergency Rescue and Response Vessel (ERRV) belonging to North Star Shipping. It was most likely filmed

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 531

Statoil Delays Two Major Projects on Norwegian Continental Shelf
News

Statoil Delays Two Major Projects on Norwegian Continental Shelf

Statoil says it is delaying two major projects on the Norwegian continental shelf amid low oil prices and the need for more robust planning in order to cut

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 18

HERO to Zero
Finance

HERO to Zero

A financial discussion on the offshore drilling

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 86

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Incidents

Edison Chouest Anchor Handler Towed Across the Caribbean After Fire

The anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Edison Chouest has arrived today in Port Fourchon after being towed by the AHTS Gulf Champion from Trinidad. An

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 299

USCG Rescues Man Trying to Walk Across Frozen Lake St. Clair
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USCG Rescues Man Trying to Walk Across Frozen Lake St. Clair

It’s so cold in the midwest that the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday rescued (or stopped) a man from walking across frozen Lake St. Clair from Detroit to

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 58

Lysblink Seaways Arrives Safely in Greenock for Repairs
Accidents

Lysblink Seaways Arrives Safely in Greenock for Repairs

The stricken MV Lysblink Seaways is now safely berthed at Clydeport's Great Harbour in Greenock, Scotland following a 150-mile tow from the Sound of

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 36

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Grounding Incidents

High Winds Ground Cargo Ship in Split, Croatia

In a recent storm, the unmanned and unladen cargo ship Orebic dragged anchor and was stranded on the shore of Marjan hill in Split, Croatia. The following

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 153

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News

Guyana says ExxonMobil to Begin Drilling Offshore

ExxonMobil will start exploration drilling at the large Stabroek Block off the coast of Guyana on Friday, the government said, in a move that could inflame a

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 74

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News

Skandi Salvador Extended Offshore Brazil

Chevron Brasil (Chevron) has extended the contract for the STX ROV 06-design subsea construction vessel Skandi Salvador for the remainder of 2015, according to

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 84

Thursday, March 5, 2015
LNG-Powered ‘Harvey Energy’ Begins Work for Shell in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
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LNG-Powered ‘Harvey Energy’ Begins Work for Shell in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

The first of Harvey Gulf International Marine’s LNG-powered offshore supply vessels has entered into service, marking the start of operations for the

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 98

Ships Collide in Galveston Bay
Collision

Ships Collide in Galveston Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard reports there was a collision today in the Houston Ship Channel between lights 39 and 40 involving the Hamburg

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 117

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News

Wintershall Goes Subsea With Operatorship Offshore Norway

Wintershall, the exploration and production subsidiary of Germany-headquartered BASF, has taken over operatorship of the subsea oil and gas field Vega from

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 40