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Monday, March 16, 2015
IMO-BBC Short Film: Invaders from the Sea
Shipping News

IMO-BBC Short Film: Invaders from the Sea

The International Maritime Organization partnered with renowned BBC Wildvision to produce this short film, titled Invaders from the Sea, offering unique

March 16, 2015
Total Views: 238

Workers Evacuated from North Sea Oil Platform After Ship Collision
News

Workers Evacuated from North Sea Oil Platform After Ship Collision

Fifteen workers have been evacuated from a North Sea oil platform after a supply vessel collided with the facility Monday

March 16, 2015
Total Views: 279

Friday, March 13, 2015
MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller
Shipping News

Maersk Line Names New CFO

The world's largest container shipping company has named Pierre Danet, current Vice President and regional CFO of Hewlett Packard Printing and Personal

March 13, 2015
Total Views: 49

diamond edge crewboat sinking
Accidents

Salvaged Crewboat ‘Diamond Edge’ Heads for Repairs

A crewboat damaged in a collision with a liftboat off the Louisiana coast earlier this month has been salvaged and is heading to a shipyard for repairs. On

March 13, 2015
Total Views: 338

NYK Manager Sentenced to Prison Over Price Fixing Conspiracy
News

NYK Manager Sentenced to Prison Over Price Fixing Conspiracy

An employee of Japan-based NYK has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 15 months in a U.S. prison for his involvement in a price fixing conspiracy for Ro-Ro

March 13, 2015
Total Views: 212

Thursday, March 12, 2015
Paul Allen Live-Streams Musashi Battleship Tour
News

Paul Allen Live-Streams Musashi Battleship Tour

In just a few hours from now, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and his team of researchers will broadcast a live-stream tour of the wreckage of the Japanese

March 12, 2015
Total Views: 65

Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Sinking Cargo Ship Abandoned in Sea of Japan
News

Sinking Cargo Ship Abandoned in Sea of Japan

A search and rescue is underway in the Sea of Japan following a distress call from a Cambodian-flagged cargo ship. Reports say that a distress call was

March 11, 2015
Total Views: 155

New Cargo Strategy at Port of Los Angeles Helping Clear Backlog
News

New Cargo Strategy at Port of Los Angeles Helping Clear Backlog

The Port of Los Angeles says that a new strategy to expedite the movement of containerized cargo through the port is beginning to pay off. The program, called

March 11, 2015
Total Views: 35

Tuesday, March 10, 2015
IMO Making Waves: Women Leaders in Maritime [VIDEO]
News

IMO Making Waves: Women Leaders in Maritime [VIDEO]

Here’s a video reporting on continuing efforts by the International Maritime Organization and the World Maritime University (WMU) to promote the

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 44

Alexander von Humboldt
Multimedia

Dredging the Port of Hamburg with the Alexander von Humboldt

The trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt, owned by the Jan De Nul Group, is critically important to the Port of Hamburg as it helps to remove

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 131

Monday, March 9, 2015
Maersk Chemical Tanker Leaks Product Into Houston Ship Channel After Collision
Collision

Maersk Chemical Tanker Leaks Product Into Houston Ship Channel After Collision

Vessel Traffic Services Houston-Galveston and the U.S. Coast Guard have confirmed a vessel collision on the Houston Ship Channel at 12:30PM CST on Monday

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 193

Orange PSV Normand-Ivan
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: 102

mariner sentinel emergency response rescue vessel
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: 199

Friday, March 6, 2015
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: 24

HERO to Zero
Finance

HERO to Zero

A financial discussion on the offshore drilling

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 91

orebi? aground
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: 176

skandi salvador
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: 99

Thursday, March 5, 2015
lamprell jackup rig Greatship Chaaru
News

Lamprell Delivers LeTourneau Super 116E “Greatdrill Chaaru”

UAE-based rig builder Lamprell has delivered their latest newbuild jack-up, Greatdrill Chaaru, to their customer Greatship Global Energy Services Pte. Ltd.

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 191

Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Microsoft Billionaire Paul Allen Locates Famous WWII Shipwreck
Interesting

Microsoft Billionaire Paul Allen Locates Famous WWII Shipwreck

A team of researchers led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has discovered a long-lost Japanese battleship that was sunk during WWII with the loss of over

March 4, 2015
Total Views: 165

Tuesday, March 3, 2015
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
Defense

Life in the Fast Lane Aboard USNS Joshua Humphreys

Class of 2016 US Merchant Marine Academy Cadets Kinser Newkirk, David Smith, Luke Trenhaile and Chris Jennings put together the following video compilation of

March 3, 2015
Total Views: 120