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Thursday, June 13, 2013
USS Nimitz Suffers Electrical Fire at Sea
Navy

USS Nimitz Suffers Electrical Fire at Sea

A fire broke out aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz while underway in the Indian Ocean on June 7, the U.S. Navy said

June 13, 2013
Total Views: 238

Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Jolly Nero Incident: Control Tower Collapse Could Have Been Avoided, Prosecutors Say
Incidents

Jolly Nero Incident: Control Tower Collapse Could Have Been Avoided, Prosecutors Say

Five people now under investigation for the May 7 incident at the Port of

June 12, 2013
Total Views: 392

m/v swanland
Incidents

UK Releases Report on Fatal 2011 ‘Swanland’ Sinking

MAIB report on the investigation into the structural failure and foundering of the general cargo ship Swanland in the Irish Sea with the loss of six crew on 27

June 12, 2013
Total Views: 540

Indian Coast Guard Rescues 22 From Sinking Ship
Incidents

Indian Coast Guard Rescues 22 From Sinking Ship

The M/V Asian Express, a Maldives-flagged general cargo ship, had suffered an engine failure and was adrift for two days in heavy weather about 200 miles west

June 12, 2013
Total Views: 60

Interesting Ship – Incat Crowther’s Great Barrier Reef Patrol Vessel
News

Interesting Ship – Incat Crowther’s Great Barrier Reef Patrol Vessel

Incat Crowther and Marine Engineering Consultants (MEC) have started on the construction of a 24m long-range catamaran patrol vessel that will work to protect

June 12, 2013
Total Views: 144

Maersk Oil Enters Norway’s Barents Sea Arctic with New License
Offshore

Maersk Oil Enters Norway’s Barents Sea Arctic with New License

Maersk Oil on Wednesday said it has been offered at 20% interest in a new oil license (PL710) from Norway in the arctic Barents

June 12, 2013
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Press Releases

Implementing an Effective Safety Culture – ICS Launches Free Guidance to Shipowners

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published new guidance for shipowners on how shipping companies and crews can implement an effective

June 11, 2013
Total Views: 204

Private Equity Firm Acquires Schat-Harding and Noreq to Create World’s Largest Supplier of Maritime Life-Saving Equipment
Uncategorized

Private Equity Firm Acquires Schat-Harding and Noreq to Create World’s Largest Supplier of Maritime Life-Saving Equipment

Norway's leading private equity fund has entered into agreements to acquire Umoe Schat-Harding AS and Noreq AS, creating the world's leading supplier of

June 11, 2013
Total Views: 855

Louisiana Towboat Owner Faces Five Years in Prison for Illegal Campaign Contributions
News

Louisiana Towboat Owner Faces Five Years in Prison for Illegal Campaign Contributions

The president of a Louisiana towing company is facing up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to using his personal and business accounts to fund

June 11, 2013
Total Views: 101

Monday, June 10, 2013
Harvey Gulf to Build United States’ First LNG Bunkering Facility at Port Fourchon
Offshore

Harvey Gulf to Build United States’ First LNG Bunkering Facility at Port Fourchon

New Orleans-based Harvey Gulf International has secured plans to construct and operate the United States’ first LNG marine fueling facility out of Port

June 10, 2013
Total Views: 137

Ensco Returns to SHI for New $625 Million Drillship
Offshore

Ensco Returns to SHI for New $625 Million Drillship

Ensco said Monday that it has placed an order Samsung Heavy Industries for its eighth advanced-capability DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship for approximately $625

June 10, 2013
Total Views: 137

Maersk Taps Oil Talent With New Online Video Game
Offshore

Maersk Taps Oil Talent With New Online Video Game

Maersk's new game, Quest for Oil, lets players find and extract oil.

June 10, 2013
Total Views: 349

Sunday, June 9, 2013
S/S Ayrfield floating-forest
Blog

Ship Photo Of The Week – S/S Ayrfield, The Floating Forest

On the south bank of the Parramatta River, 16 kilometers west of Sydney, is Homebush Bay. Established in the 1800s the area served various purposes until 1970

June 9, 2013
Total Views: 121

Friday, June 7, 2013
jahre-lng-vessel
Ship Design

LNG Bunkering – Jahre Marine Announces First Vessel

Jahre Marine AS signed a new building contract today with the chinese shipyard Avic Dingheng for building the first seagoing LNG carrier for bunkering and

June 7, 2013
Total Views: 131

Thursday, June 6, 2013
marlink astrium vizada vsat
News

Stolt Tankers to Get High-Speed Internet at Sea

Marlink announced that Stolt Tankers has chosen the Sealink Global Ku-band VSAT service to upgrade its entire fleet of deep sea and regional tankers.

June 6, 2013
Total Views: 66

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
right whale
News

NOAA Seeking Permanent Rule to Reduce Whale Ship Strikes Along U.S. East Coast

NOAA Fisheries Service is seeking comments on its proposal to make permanent the rules it implemented five years ago to reduce the number of collisions between

June 5, 2013
Total Views: 42

ABB breakthrough for enhanced reliability drillship
News

ABB breakthrough for enhanced reliability drillship

Zurich, Switzerland, June 3, 2013 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has secured a landmark offshore marine industry contract

June 5, 2013
Total Views: 70

Ship Photos of The Day – Four Super-Post Panamax Cranes Arrive in Georgia [GALLERY]
News

Ship Photos of The Day – Four Super-Post Panamax Cranes Arrive in Georgia [GALLERY]

Four massive new ship-to-shore cranes arrived at Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City Terminal on Wednesday, bringing the total number of

June 5, 2013
Total Views: 152

U.S. Coast Guard Concludes Kulluk Hearings
Offshore

U.S. Coast Guard Concludes Kulluk Hearings

The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday said it has wrapped up its formal marine casualty investigation hearing on the contributing causes that led to the grounding

June 5, 2013
Total Views: 82

Maritime and Offshore Oil and Gas Collaboration Highlighted at Nor-Shipping
Offshore

Maritime and Offshore Oil and Gas Collaboration Highlighted at Nor-Shipping

The offshore industry is “a legitimate child” of the marriage between oil and gas as well as maritime companies, says Sturla Henriksen, Director

June 5, 2013
Total Views: 30