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Friday, August 3, 2012
Transocean Suspension “Unjustified”
Offshore

Transocean Suspension “Unjustified”

SAO PAULO–The head of Brazil’s national petroleum agency, ANP, said Thursday a court order for Transocean Ltd. (RIG) to suspend operations in the

August 3, 2012
Total Views: 32

Inmarsat Gets A Boost
Uncategorized

Inmarsat Gets A Boost

(Bloomberg) — Inmarsat Plc jumped the most in more than three years after the biggest provider of satellite services to the maritime industry posted

August 3, 2012
Total Views: 41

long beach container ship bridge
News

OOCL Signs $347M in Port Development Contracts for Long Beach

HONG KONG–Container shipper Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (0316.HK) said Thursday it signed contracts to buy US$347 million worth of equipment

August 3, 2012
Total Views: 51

Thursday, August 2, 2012
Offshore

Brazil ANP Chief: Transocean Operation Suspension Unjustified

SAO PAULO–The head of Brazil’s national petroleum agency, ANP, said Thursday the suspension of operations by Transocean Ltd. (RIG) in the country

August 2, 2012
Total Views: 38

Crowley to Pay $17 Million For Role In Price Fixing Conspiracy

Crowley to Pay $17 Million For Role In Price Fixing Conspiracy

Crowley Liner Services (CLSI) on Monday was slapped with a $17 million fine after pleading guilty to felony price fixing charges relating to its freight

August 2, 2012
Total Views: 169

Weekly Piracy Report: Incident Free July Off Somalia
Piracy

Weekly Piracy Report: Incident Free July Off Somalia

Weekly Incidents by Region: July 26-Aug 1 SOUTH AMERICA: COLOMBIA: Bulk carrier was boarded on 31 July at 03:49 N – 077:09 W, Buenaventura Anchorage,

August 2, 2012
Total Views: 47

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News

Oceans Play Major Role in Absorbing Greenhouse Gases, Future Still Unclear However [REPORT]

Via NOAA Earth’s oceans, forests and other ecosystems continue to soak up about half the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere by human activities,

August 2, 2012
Total Views: 45

deepwater horizon explosion blowout fire
News

Transocean CEO: “We are Making Progress” Toward Resolution of Deepwater Horizon Case

HOUSTON–Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) is making progress towards a settlement in the Deepwater Horizon case, Chief Executive Steve Newman said

August 2, 2012
Total Views: 63

iran sanctions iranian embargo
News

Sanctions Cost Iran $133 Million Per Day Even As China Ramps up Persian Imports

(Bloomberg) — U.S.-led sanctions against Iran are costing OPEC’s third-largest producer $133 million a day in lost sales without raising global

August 2, 2012
Total Views: 35

Morten Arntzen OSG CEO
News

World’s Largest Oil Tanker Pool Takes a Hard Look at the Spot Market

(Bloomberg) — Tankers International LLC, operator of the largest pool of the biggest oil carriers, wants to shift hiring of its vessels back to

August 2, 2012
Total Views: 198

Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Panama Canal in Two Minutes Flat [VIDEO]
Blog

Panama Canal in Two Minutes Flat [VIDEO]

Seriously, who doesn’t love a good time-lapse? It’s like you get the full experience of actually being there only you don’t have to move, it

August 1, 2012
Total Views: 58

Offshore

Brazilian Court Orders Halt to Chevron and Transocean Activities

RIO DE JANEIRO–U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. (CVX) and drilling company Transocean Ltd. (RIG) face another legal hurdle in Brazil, where a court late

August 1, 2012
Total Views: 22

Offshore

Ensco Takes Delivery of Final ENSCO 8500 Semisubmersible, Added to S&P 500

Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) took delivery of the seventh and final rig in the ENSCO 8500 Series® on 30 July at the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore, where all

August 1, 2012
Total Views: 32

FLIR infrared camera
News

Did FLIR Steal Trade Secrets from Raytheon?

(Bloomberg) — U.S. defense contractor Raytheon Co. won an appeals court ruling that revives claims Flir Systems Inc.’s Indigo Systems unit lured

August 1, 2012
Total Views: 113

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News

Marine Insurance Antitrust Probe Dropped by European Regulators

(Bloomberg) — European Union regulators dropped an antitrust probe into marine-insurance agreements among groups of ship owners, saying there

August 1, 2012
Total Views: 59

arctic ice iceland Jokulsarlon glacier lake
News

Arctic Ice is “Thickest in a Decade”, Shell Forced to Shift Drilling Timetables

LONDON–Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB) expects to drill eight wells in the second half of its two-year Arctic exploration program, three more than it had

August 1, 2012
Total Views: 48

milaha qatar lng carrier maersk
News

LNG Carriers of a Different Color Load at Ras Laffan

Fully-owned by Maersk until recently, the LNG carriers MILAHA RAS LAFFAN and MILAHA QATAR, recently carried out their first loading operations this month under

August 1, 2012
Total Views: 153

COSCO Guangzhou RaBoe
News

COSCO Anticipates a Difficult and Challenging Year as Revenue Falls

SINGAPORE–Cosco Corp. Ltd. (F83.SG) said Wednesday its net profit in the fiscal second quarter fell 13% as revenue from its shipyard operations fell and

August 1, 2012
Total Views: 23

MV New Dehli Express
Defense

Hapag-Lloyd “Phones a Friend” from the Gulf of Aden, Royal Navy Responds

While Royal Navy ships protect the London Olympics others have rushed to prevent a pirate attack in the Middle East.  The minehunters HMS Middleton and HMS

August 1, 2012
Total Views: 54

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
ECB President Mario Draghi
News

Oil Set for First Monthly Gain in Three on Stimulus Speculation

(Bloomberg) — Oil in New York headed for the first monthly increase since April before meetings of central bank policy makers to discuss the economy and

July 31, 2012
Total Views: 49