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Monday, April 29, 2013
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News

Kuma Shipping Orders Pair of Ulstein Workboats

Hong Kong-based Kuma Shipping announced today the order two new platform supply vessels from Ulstein.   The vessels will be built at an undisclosed shipyard

April 29, 2013
Total Views: 95

Friday, April 26, 2013
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News

ClassNK Certifies Iino Marine ECDIS Training Course

Tokyo-based classification society ClassNK announced that it has certified the Type Specific ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) training

April 26, 2013
Total Views: 26

Ship Photos of The Day: A Herculean Effort on The Illinois
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Ship Photos of The Day: A Herculean Effort on The Illinois

Salvage operations continued Thursday near the Marseille’s Dam with the removal three more barges and two gates being brought back online.

April 26, 2013
Total Views: 122

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News

Tsakos Takes Delivery of Second DP2 Shuttle Tanker from Sungdong

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (NYSE: TNP) took delivery today of its second fully-coated DP2 suezmax shuttle product tanker, Brasil 2014, from Sungdong

April 26, 2013
Total Views: 210

Thursday, April 25, 2013
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Engineering News

Rolls-Royce Wins Repeat Order from Sølvtrans for Live Fish Carrier

Rolls-Royce has signed a repeat order today for a ship developed specifically for transporting live fish. This will be the second vessel of this type for ship

April 25, 2013
Total Views: 119

ABS Elects New Council & Committee Members
News

ABS Elects New Council & Committee Members

(New York) At the 151st Annual Meeting of the Members of ABS, and the subsequent meeting of the ABS Council, industry leaders were elected to serve on a

April 25, 2013
Total Views: 167

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News

Seadrill Announces New Board Members

Hamilton, Bermuda – Seadrill Limited announced today that Bert Bekker and Paul Leand Jr. have been appointed to its board of directors to fill vacancies

April 25, 2013
Total Views: 43

Gas Barges Explode on Mobile River [UPDATE]
Interesting

Gas Barges Explode on Mobile River [UPDATE]

Three injured after Kirby-owned fuel barge explodes on Mobile River in Mobile, AL.

April 25, 2013
Total Views: 155

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News

PGS Exercises Option for More Seismic Ships from Mitsubishi Heavy

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) exercised their option today for two more “Ramform Titan-class” 3D seismic exploration vessels from Mitsubishi

April 25, 2013
Total Views: 1040

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Salvage of Breakaway Barges Continues Near Marseilles Dam, But Receding Water Levels to Cause Extended Delay to Navigation
News

Salvage of Breakaway Barges Continues Near Marseilles Dam, But Receding Water Levels to Cause Extended Delay to Navigation

Officials have warned that an imminent drop in water levels is going to cause extended delays for commercial ship traffic along Illinois River.

April 24, 2013
Total Views: 55

Ship Photo of The Day – Operation Spring Restore
Blog

Ship Photo of The Day – Operation Spring Restore

Every Spring, 1,281 aids to navigation throughout the Great Lakes region need to be checked and

April 24, 2013
Total Views: 19

Inside Look: Salvaging the MV Danio from UK’s Farne Islands
Marine Salvage

Inside Look: Salvaging the MV Danio from UK’s Farne Islands

There's aground, and then there's HARD AGROUND. In the case of the M/V Danio, it was most definitely the

April 24, 2013
Total Views: 222

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
ABS Reports Record Year in 2012
Uncategorized

ABS Reports Record Year in 2012

The American Bureau of Shipping has reported record performance in 2012 despite uncertainties in the global economy and the shipping and offshore markets, ABS

April 23, 2013
Total Views: 18

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News

Total Gabon Executes 5-Year Contract for Smit Lamnalco Tugs

The Damen Shipyards Galati-built tugs, SL Gabon and SL Libreville, were welcomed to the SMIT Lamnalco fleet at a ceremony at Port-Gentil, Gabon last week.  

April 23, 2013
Total Views: 275

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News

Fugro Extends Subsea Vessel Charters with Havila Shipping

Havila Shipping ASA announced today they have agreed with Fugro TSM in Perth, Australia to extend the firm contract period for the 2005/2007-built subsea

April 23, 2013
Total Views: 76

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News

Gas Natural Signs Time Charter for LNG Libra

Höegh LNG announced today their 126,000 cubic meter LNG carrier, LNG Libra has been chartered by Spanish natural gas utilities company Gas Natural. The

April 23, 2013
Total Views: 81

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News

MWCC Chooses Technip’s Alabama Shorebase to Store Deepwater Blowout Response Equipment

Houston, TX, April 23, 2013 – Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced today that Mobile, Ala. has been selected as the shorebase location to

April 23, 2013
Total Views: 143

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News

Hartmann Reederei Upgrades Their 74 Ships with Marlink VSAT

Oslo, 23 April 2013 – German ship operator Hartmann Reederei has chosen Marlink to supply standardized Ku-band VSAT services to a diversified fleet of 74

April 23, 2013
Total Views: 102

Monday, April 22, 2013
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Press Releases

TORM Sells Five MR Product Tankers to Oaktree

TORM has entered into an agreement to sell five MR product tankers to a company controlled by Oaktree Capital Management. The sale is a consequence of the

April 22, 2013
Total Views: 82

tubbataha reef aground fishing vessel
News

Chinese Fishing Vessel Pulled from Tubbataha Reef

Investigators to look into the 400 boxes of dead anteaters found beneath the cargo hold

April 22, 2013
Total Views: 98