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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Polar Pioneer barents sea statoil
News

After Recent Big Discoveries, Norway Looks to Award Offshore Exploration Licenses in Arctic Oil Patch

TRONDHEIM, Norway–Norway Tuesday pushed ahead with plans to award oil and gas drilling licenses mainly in the vital Arctic area, in a bid to open up new

June 26, 2012
Total Views: 26

scarabeo 3
News

Saipem’s Ancient Scarabeo 3 Keeps on Truckin’ with New Contract Extension, Day Rates Increase

MILAN– Saipem announced today that they have been awarded new offshore and onshore drilling contracts worth approximately $500 million. In the Adriatic

June 26, 2012
Total Views: 303

Kunashiri Island
News

Russia Nabs Japanese Vessel in Disputed Waters North of Japan

TOKYO (Dow Jones)–A vessel carrying Japanese nationals is believed to have been seized by Russian border control authorities near a disputed island, a

June 26, 2012
Total Views: 85

Gulf Of Mexico Fisheries Dead Zone Map
NOAA

Is The Gulf of Mexico ‘Dead Zone’ Widening?

A team of NOAA-supported scientists is predicting that this year’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone could range from a low of approximately 1,197 square miles

June 26, 2012
Total Views: 31

oocl hong kong
Press Releases

Box Ships Takes Delivery of the OOCL Hong Kong

International container shipping company, Box Ships Inc., (NYSE: TEU), announced today it has taken delivery of its eighth vessel, the OOCL Hong Kong, a

June 26, 2012
Total Views: 97

Rolls-Royce MT30
Press Releases

South Korean Navy Selects Rolls-Royce MT30 Turbine for New Frigate

Rolls-Royce announced today that their MT30 gas turbine engine has been selected by the South Korean Navy to power a new FFX frigate. This is the first order

June 26, 2012
Total Views: 131

Monday, June 25, 2012
Press Releases

Shock Testing A Maritime Satellite Antenna [VIDEO]

Think your satellite internet antenna can handle the harshest offshore environments? This short video shot at the Sea Tel headquarters in Concord, California

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 48

Petrobras / Chevron-Oil-Spill
Offshore

Chevron Oil Spill Hits Petrobras’ Bottom Line

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, said Monday it will produce 2.02 million barrels of oil

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 58

Nova Scotia Offshore Blocks Drawing “Considerable Interest”
Offshore

Nova Scotia Offshore Blocks Drawing “Considerable Interest”

OTTAWA–Nova Scotia is drawing “considerable interest” for 11 offshore energy exploration parcels that are up for bidding, after Royal Dutch

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 108

Kings Point Names Army Colonel Superintendent
Uncategorized

Kings Point Names Army Colonel Superintendent

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today named Colonel (ret.) James Helis, Ph.D., as the new superintendent for the U.S. Merchant

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 123

Top Five #ThankYouSeafarer Videos
Blog

Top Five #ThankYouSeafarer Videos

In honor of 2012’s Day of The Seafarer, the International Maritime Organization has started a viral campaign asking people around the world to use social

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 55

Press Releases

IsatData Pro Integrates Fuel Management Data

SkyWave Mobile Communications today announced the first deployment of IsatData Pro by Kemilinks International (Kemilinks), a developer of web-based and client

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 26

Press Releases

350Mbps VSAT Service Announced Aboard World’s Largest Cruise Ship

O3b Networks today announced a milestone multi-year, multi-million dollar agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to provide high-speed satellite-delivered

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 41

From Boom to Bust and Back, Charles Fabrikant Discusses the Modern Shipping Industry
Blog

From Boom to Bust and Back, Charles Fabrikant Discusses the Modern Shipping Industry

Charles Fabrikant, Executive Chairman of Seacor Holdings discusses the ups and downs of the shipping industry during the past 40 years at Marine Money 2012 in

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 175

TS Debby: 44 Percent of Gulf of Mexico Oil Production Shut-In [UPDATE]
Offshore

TS Debby: 44 Percent of Gulf of Mexico Oil Production Shut-In [UPDATE]

Update (1:30 pm CDT): Based on data from offshore operator reports submitted as of 11:30 a.m. CDT today, personnel have been evacuated from a total of 189

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 54

Heidrun Photo Oyvind Hagen Statoil
News

Defiant Offshore Workers Cost Statoil $19 Million Per Day

OSLO (Dow Jones) –Norwegian oil giant Statoil ASA (STO) has said it will lose about 115 million kroner ($19 million) a day due to a strike by offshore

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 44

Intermarine Hires Venture Capital and Private Equity Exec as New President and CEO
News

Intermarine Hires Venture Capital and Private Equity Exec as New President and CEO

Intermarine, a Houston-based international shipping company specializing in project and heavy lift cargo transportation, announced today that Alfred (Al) JV

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 65

Ports

Newcastle Agri Terminal Orders Cargotec Ship Loader

Independent Australian grain-handling company, Newcastle Agri Terminal, has signed a contract for a new flexibly-designed Siwertell ship loading system from

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 56

News

Technip Awarded SURF Contract at Alma and Galia Development in UK North Sea

Technip was awarded by EnQuest Britain Limited a contract for the development of the Alma and Galia fields, located 310 kilometers Southeast of Aberdeen,

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 34

Sunday, June 24, 2012
japan lng carrier tepco
News

Japan LNG Demand on the Rise, Looks to Secure US Export Contracts

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Dow Jones) –Japan is hopeful that some accord can be reached with the United States to secure liquefied natural gas exports from

June 24, 2012
Total Views: 72