Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Sembcorp Marine Profit Falls as Clients Defer Offshore Projects
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Sembcorp Marine Profit Falls as Clients Defer Offshore Projects

By Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) – Singapore rig-builder Sembcorp Marine’s quarterly profit halved as customers deferred

April 27, 2016
Total Views: 81

Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Search Team Finds El Faro’s Missing Voyage Data Recorder
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Search Team Finds El Faro’s Missing Voyage Data Recorder

The National Transportation Safety Board says a search team has located the El Faro’s missing voyage data recorder in 15,000 feet of water about 41 miles

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 174

UN Urges Stronger Regional Approach to Gulf of Guinea Piracy
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UN Urges Stronger Regional Approach to Gulf of Guinea Piracy

The United Nations Security Council has called for a comprehensive regional framework to eradicate piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea,

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 72

Statoil Enters German Offshore Wind Market Through $1.4 Billion Project with EON
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Statoil Enters German Offshore Wind Market Through $1.4 Billion Project with EON

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Statoil ASA, Norway’s biggest oil company, bought a 50 percent stake in EON SE’s Arkona offshore wind farm, entering

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 38

France’s DCNS Beats Rival Bidders to Win $40 Billion Australian Submarine Deal
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France’s DCNS Beats Rival Bidders to Win $40 Billion Australian Submarine Deal

By Colin Packham, Nobuhiro Kubo and Tim Kelly SYDNEY/TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) – France has beaten Japan and Germany to win a A$50 billion ($40 billion)

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 95

WATCH: Scary Footage Shows Ship Pilot Fall from Ladder
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WATCH: Scary Footage Shows Ship Pilot Fall from Ladder

Some scary footage posted online shows the moment a ship pilot falls into the water during a boarding in rough seas. The footage was posted by the facebook

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 405

Edda Accommodation Cancels Delayed Newbuild at Hyundai Heavy Industries
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Edda Accommodation Cancels Delayed Newbuild at Hyundai Heavy Industries

Edda Accommodation says it has decided to cancel its order for a newbuild accommodation vessel at Hyundai Heavy Industries due to extensive delays. 

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 842

NASSCO Christens LNG-Ready Jones Act Tanker, MT Magnolia State
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NASSCO Christens LNG-Ready Jones Act Tanker, MT Magnolia State

San Diego shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO has christened the second LNG-ready tanker being built for American Petroleum Tankers (APT), a subsidiary of

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 253

Seized Greek Ferry Listing at Piraeus Port
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Seized Greek Ferry Listing at Piraeus Port

A greek car and passenger ferry began taking on water and listing heavily early Tuesday morning at Piraeus Port in Greece. Photos and video of the

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 121

Pirates Free Turkish Crew Kidnapped Off Nigeria
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Pirates Free Turkish Crew Kidnapped Off Nigeria

ISTANBUL, April 26 (Reuters) – Six Turkish members of a cargo ship’s crew who were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria two weeks ago have

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 88

DSME Shipyard South Korea
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South Korea Vows More Steps in Revamp of Ailing Shipbuilders

By Heejin Kim and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — South Korea said it will take more active steps to help the nation’s shipping and shipbuilding industries

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 35

Monday, April 25, 2016
One Killed in Tanker Fire in Caspian Sean – VIDEO
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One Killed in Tanker Fire in Caspian Sean – VIDEO

A Russian oil tanker caught fire in the Caspian Sea on Saturday killing one crew member. The Ministry of Emergency Situations in Azerbaijan confirmed the

April 25, 2016
Total Views: 181

Existing Offshore Platforms Strong Enough for Arctic Operations, BSEE Study Finds
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Existing Offshore Platforms Strong Enough for Arctic Operations, BSEE Study Finds

The U.S Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has determined the designs exisint offshore platforms are strong enough to survive extreme

April 25, 2016
Total Views: 102

Cerrado Sertão drillship
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Ocean Rig Pays Just $65 Million for Ultra Deepwater Drillship at Auction

In what could be considered the deal of the century, international offshore drilling contractor Ocean Rig has purchased an advanced ultra deepwater drillship

April 25, 2016
Total Views: 241

Man Fails at Second Attempt to Walk to Bermuda in Bubble
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Man Fails at Second Attempt to Walk to Bermuda in Bubble

An adventure runner has failed at his second attempt to walk from Miami to Bermuda in an inflatable bubble, once again finding himself calling on the

April 25, 2016
Total Views: 99

Canadian Government Waivers on Tanker Ban Giving Northern Gateway Pipeline Project New Life
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Canadian Government Waivers on Tanker Ban Giving Northern Gateway Pipeline Project New Life

By Josh Wingrove and Jeremy van Loon (Bloomberg) — Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway pipeline may get a new lease on life as the Canadian government

April 25, 2016
Total Views: 27

Antarctica Gets Hot for Another Reason: Cruise Tourism
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Antarctica Gets Hot for Another Reason: Cruise Tourism

By Justin Bachman (Bloomberg) — In January 1966, the first ship carrying “citizen-explorers” arrived in Antarctica. At the time, only a handful of

April 25, 2016
Total Views: 142

Transocean Delays Drillships at Sembcorp Marine
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Transocean Delays Drillships at Sembcorp Marine

Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean (NYSE: RIG) has announced an agreement with a unit of Sembcorp Marine to delay the delivery and

April 25, 2016
Total Views: 129

Norwegian Supply Ship Finds Missing Florida Teens’ Boat Off Bermuda
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Norwegian Supply Ship Finds Missing Florida Teens’ Boat Off Bermuda

A Norwegian supply vessel has located and recovered the 19-foot boat belonging to two Florida teens who went missing at sea last summer. The U.S. Coast Guard

April 25, 2016
Total Views: 132

Sunday, April 24, 2016
Kleven to Build Up to Four Expedition Vessels for Hurtigruten
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Kleven to Build Up to Four Expedition Vessels for Hurtigruten

Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Maritime has signed an agreement with tour company Hurtigruten Cruises to build up to four expedition-style ships.

April 24, 2016
Total Views: 113