Monday, June 15, 2015
Odfjell Drilling Wins Johan Sverdrup Drilling Contracts
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Odfjell Drilling Wins Johan Sverdrup Drilling Contracts

Norwegian oil major Statoil has awarded rig firm Odfjell Drilling contracts worth up to $1.04 billion for work on the giant Johan Sverdrup field in the North

June 15, 2015
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Southeast Asia Piracy – Orkim Harmony Confirmed Hijacked Off Malaysia
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Southeast Asia Piracy – Orkim Harmony Confirmed Hijacked Off Malaysia

A small oil tanker was hijacked off the southeast coast of Malaysia over the weekend in the second such incident in the same area this month, raising further

June 15, 2015
Total Views: 86

deep sea jellyfish
News

Stunning VIDEO Of Newly Discovered Deep Sea Creatures

A team of scientists aboard the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer have mounted a unique crowd-sourced exploration of the largely unknown deep sea off

June 15, 2015
Total Views: 138

Sunday, June 14, 2015
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News

Petronas Pushes Forward with $29 Billion Canada LNG Project

A Petroliam Nasional Bhd.-led group of companies elected to proceed with a C$36 billion ($29 billion) natural gas shipping project on Canada’s Pacific Coast

June 14, 2015
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gCaptain Book Review: Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson
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gCaptain Book Review: Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson

“A terrific read. I was pulled in from page one. Kurson brings us face to face with some of the most swashbuckling pirates ever to sail the Caribbean, even

June 14, 2015
Total Views: 98

Seven Decades Later, WWII Mariners Still Fighting for Benefits, Recognition
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Seven Decades Later, WWII Mariners Still Fighting for Benefits, Recognition

  By Capt. Christopher J. Edyvean, National President Elect, American Merchant Marine Veterans It seems wherever you look these days, veterans are in

June 14, 2015
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Video: Russian Tall Ship Rams Moored Coast Guard Vessels in Iceland
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Video: Russian Tall Ship Rams Moored Coast Guard Vessels in Iceland

  A Russian sail training ship collided with two Icelandic Coast Guard vessels during a visit this week in Reykjavík, Iceland… and it was all

June 14, 2015
Total Views: 126

Saturday, June 13, 2015
Prime Minister Tony Abbott
Defense

Did The Australian Navy Pay Off People-Smugglers?

(Reuters)Australia would have stooped to a “new low” if reports that its navy paid people-smugglers bound for Australia thousands of dollars to

June 13, 2015
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New Suez Canal to Open in August, Egypt Says
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New Suez Canal to Open in August, Egypt Says

Egypt's New Suez Canal will open on Aug. 6, its overseer said on Saturday, a project President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sees as a potent symbol of national pride

June 13, 2015
Total Views: 72

Friday, June 12, 2015
China's first aircraft carrier seen in photo Credit: REUTERS/STRINGER
Navy

China Conducts Aircraft Carrier Drills

(Reuters) China’s sole aircraft carrier conducted exercises on Friday, the navy said without specifying its location, amid escalating disputes over

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 33

SPOTD: Panama Begins Flooding New Locks for Expanded Canal
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SPOTD: Panama Begins Flooding New Locks for Expanded Canal

[contextly_sidebar id=”emv22bvFl5EH0iihy58zwSgF1icHfp5x”]The Panama Canal Authority and main contractor Grupo Unidos por el Canal

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 55

USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) rolls out of Austal USA's facility, February 25, 2015. Photo: Austal USA
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U.S. Navy to Christen LCS 10 – USS Gabrielle Giffords

[contextly_sidebar id=”4G7lDFNttrhX3qiMdbG625bPjNe9kMix”]The U.S. Navy is getting ready to christen the future USS Gabrielle Giffords, the tenth

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 136

Bunker Pirates – Second Orkim Tanker Goes Missing Off Malaysia
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Bunker Pirates – Second Orkim Tanker Goes Missing Off Malaysia

The sister vessel of a Malaysian registered product tanker hijacked by bunker pirates off Malaysia earlier this month has gone missing. The ReCAAP Information

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 100

Arctic Protests – Activists Climb Anchor Chain of Shell Vessel in Washington
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Arctic Protests – Activists Climb Anchor Chain of Shell Vessel in Washington

Two activists strapped themselves on Friday to the anchor chain of a Shell Royal Dutch Shell vessel docked in Washington state that will be part of a fleet

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 60

The New Silk Road – China’s Answer for Europe’s Needs
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The New Silk Road – China’s Answer for Europe’s Needs

Although Budapest and Beijing are separated by 6,000 miles, they've just agreed to become much closer. In a quiet ceremony held last weekend, Hungary became

June 12, 2015
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APM Terminals Joint Venture Seals $1.5 Billion Port Deal in Ghana

  APM Terminals, the container terminal operating unit of Maersk Group, and its partners have sealed a massive $1.5 billion investment in Ghana

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 137

Pacific Drilling Emerges as Deepwater Takeover Target
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Pacific Drilling Emerges as Deepwater Takeover Target

Pacific Drilling SA, an offshore oil-rig contractor, is gaining notice as a takeover

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 55

Chevron Completes Its Largest-Ever Seismic Survey Off Australia
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Chevron Completes Its Largest-Ever Seismic Survey Off Australia

Chevron Corp. is studying data from its largest-ever seismic survey to decide where to drill for oil in an untapped frontier off southern

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 103

Guy Shotguns A Beer Over Port of Los Angeles
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Guy Shotguns A Beer Over Port of Los Angeles

Apparently this guy is shotgunning a beer every day for a full year. Here he is yesterday over the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. A video posted

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 15

Thursday, June 11, 2015
Over 4,000 Tankers Not Ready for Upcoming ECDIS Mandate
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Over 4,000 Tankers Not Ready for Upcoming ECDIS Mandate

More than half of the world’s tankers of 3,000 gross tonnes or more will comply with new SOLAS regulations on the mandatory carriage of

June 11, 2015
Total Views: 64