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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Latest Maritime and Offshore Industry Jobs: Week of 24 – 31 March 2012
News

Latest Maritime and Offshore Industry Jobs: Week of 24 – 31 March 2012

Heaps of new jobs posted on gCaptain over the past few days… get ’em while they’re hot folks… Ships Operations Officer – Chief

March 31, 2013
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
uss guardian wreck removal
Defense

Final Section of Wrecked Warship Removed from Philippine Reef

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelby Sanders SULU SEA, The Philippines (March 30, 2013) – U.S. Navy and contracted salvage personnel embarked

March 30, 2013
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Friday, March 29, 2013
marisco ltd drydock
News

Marisco Handed Monster Fine for EPA Clean Water Act Violations

HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) announced today their settlement with Marisco

March 29, 2013
Total Views: 110

M/V GRACE BARLERIA
News

GDF Suez Signs 4-Year Charter for NYK LNG Carrier, Grace Barleria

Paris-based energy firm GDF Suez announced today they have entered into a 4-year time charter of the NYK-owned LNG carrier “GRACE BARLERIA”. GRACE

March 29, 2013
Total Views: 212

Z-Driving on the Houston Ship Channel [VIDEO]
Blog

Z-Driving on the Houston Ship Channel [VIDEO]

Tugboat drivers have all the fun it seems. Video by Nick

March 29, 2013
Total Views: 64

Thursday, March 28, 2013
News

Former NATO Submarine Commander Signs On As New AdvanFort Business Development Manager

Washington, D.C. — The maritime security leader AdvanFort Company is pleased to announce the choice of Dimitrios Angelopoulos, a retired Hellenic Navy

March 28, 2013
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Ship Photos of The Day – Fairmount Does It Again
Blog

Ship Photos of The Day – Fairmount Does It Again

Today’s ship photos come to us via Fairmount Marine, a company which at this point is becoming quite the SPOTD regular due to their large scale and,

March 28, 2013
Total Views: 63

tom allsworth flagship
News

Flagship Management’s Team Continues to Grow

Florida-based consultancy Flagship Management, LLC, announced today that Thomas Allsworth and Denis Kelleher have joined their firm as Associates in its

March 28, 2013
Total Views: 149

kfels b class jack-up rig keppel
Offshore

Keppel Signs $820 Million Rig Deal

Keppel FELS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, said Thursday that it has secured contracts from Mexican drilling company, Grupo R, to

March 28, 2013
Total Views: 52

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
James Cameron Donates His Deepsea Challenger Sub to Woods Hole
Engineering News

James Cameron Donates His Deepsea Challenger Sub to Woods Hole

Marking the one-year anniversary of his record breaking solo dive to Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, explorer and filmmaker James Cameron is donating

March 27, 2013
Total Views: 316

Bomb Explodes Outside Home of Prominent Greek Ship Owner, Nikos Tsakos
Uncategorized

Bomb Explodes Outside Home of Prominent Greek Ship Owner, Nikos Tsakos

ATHENS, March 27 (Reuters) – A makeshift bomb exploded outside the home of a prominent Greek ship owner in central Athens on Wednesday, shattering

March 27, 2013
Total Views: 161

Singapore Shipyard Fire Injures Four
Ship Fires

Singapore Shipyard Fire Injures Four

Four people were injured Tuesday night after a fire broke out at a Singapore shipyard. A statement from Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower said that the

March 27, 2013
Total Views: 130

sevan voyageur fpso
Offshore

FPSO Voyageur Spirit Prepares for First Oil at Huntington

In a release this morning, Sevan Marine told reporters that their FPSO Voyageur Spirit is nearing first oil at the Huntington Field in the UK sector of the

March 27, 2013
Total Views: 155

News

Japan Announces Flag State Approval for Admiralty Digital Publications

PRESS RELEASE – Japan is the most recent addition to a growing list of Flag States to formally approve the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office’s range

March 27, 2013
Total Views: 67

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
guardian wreck removal
Multimedia

Bow Section Removed from Ex-USS Guardian [IMAGE]

SULU SEA – U.S. Navy and contracted salvage personnel embarked aboard M/V Jascon 25 have begun dismantling and sectioning the hull of the grounded mine

March 26, 2013
Total Views: 180

bulk carrier
News

Shipping Confidence Reaches Highest Level in Two Years – Moore Stephens

Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry recovered to their highest level in two years in the three months ending February 2013, according to the

March 26, 2013
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Chevron Strikes in Deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Offshore

Chevron Strikes in Deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) on Tuesday announced that it has struck oil at the Coronado prospect off the coast of Louisiana in the deepwater Gulf of

March 26, 2013
Total Views: 61

scorpio tankers
Uncategorized

Scorpio Tankers Adds Six to Newbuild Total

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) on Tuesday said it has agreed to construct six additional eco-friendly, LR2 product tankers for a total cost of $300 million,

March 26, 2013
Total Views: 30

Monday, March 25, 2013
Fifth Fast Response Cutter Delivered to U.S. Coast Guard
Shipbuilding

Fifth Fast Response Cutter Delivered to U.S. Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard has taken delivery of its fifth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) from Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana. The 154-foot cutter, named the

March 25, 2013
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Japan’s MHI and Imabari Shipbuilding Team Up on New LNG Carrier Joint Venture

Japan’s MHI and Imabari Shipbuilding Team Up on New LNG Carrier Joint Venture

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co. have teamed up on a new company aimed at the large-scale design and marketing of

March 25, 2013
Total Views: 104