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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Press Releases

Armed Service Veterans Launch Pirate Security Business

Providing high-quality training and ethics based approach to security and anti-piracy solutions in war risk regions at sea Skye Maritime, a new firm offering

June 13, 2012
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Blog

A Dirty Ship is an Expensive Ship to Operate [ANALYSIS]

– by Daniel Kane, Propulsion Dynamics A half decade ago, hull performance sounded like some esoteric concept, but the ban on tributyl tin (TBT) coatings

June 13, 2012
Total Views: 463

News

Kongsberg Maritime to Transfer Offshore O&G Expertise to Wind Energy Sector

Kongsberg has chosen the Kongsberg Maritime facility at Lade in Trondheim, Norway as the home of its new ‘Centre for Optimum Wind Park Operation’.

June 13, 2012
Total Views: 46

News

Scrapped – MOL Cuts 20 Capesize Bulkers

TOKYO – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced their plans today for the scrapping or cold lay-up of 10 to 20 Capesize bulkers in consideration of this

June 13, 2012
Total Views: 30

News

APM Terminals Rotterdam Orders Cargotec Cranes for Maasvlakte II Expansion

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – APM Terminals Maasvlakte II has selected Cargotec as the quay crane supplier for the company’s future Maasvlakte II

June 13, 2012
Total Views: 187

News

EU Shipping Insurance Sanctions Against Iran are Imminent

(Dow Jones) VIENNA–The European Union has no intention of halting or delaying the implementation of shipping insurance-related sanctions against Iran,

June 13, 2012
Total Views: 74

Shipyard

Korean Owned, Vietnamese Operated | Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard Thrives in Vietnam

– by Matthew Flynn, DNV [dropcap]W[/dropcap]e have the best Korean technology and also the mentality of the Korean approach. We can do. We will

June 13, 2012
Total Views: 645

Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Piracy

Flag States Rally To Support Seafarers Abused By Pirates

Flag states rally to support seafarers abused by pirates by Will Watson [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile it is anecdotally known that seafarers are suffering brutal

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 61

Blog

So, You Want To Go To a Maritime Academy?

So you’ve decided to make something of yourself and chosen to pursue a career at sea. After much deliberation, you have weeded out attending a

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 1226

Press Releases

Hydrographic Survey vessel “Al Massah” equipped with KONGSBERG products

Unique Maritime Group, an integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, has announced the supply of a full package of survey equipment for a new

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 53

Multimedia

With 141 New FPSOs Currently Being Planned, Expect Significant Rise in Shuttle Tanker Demand [VIDEO]

With the expansion of floating offshore production into harsh environments such as the Barents Sea, high specification shuttle tankers will be needed to

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 33

Offshore

BP Starts Up Galapagos Project In US Gulf

HOUSTON–BP PLC (BP) said Tuesday that it began the start-up process of Galapagos, one of its major oil and gas projects in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 266

News

Maersk Sells their Most Expensive Single Asset, the Peregrino FPSO

Statoil and its partner Sinochem announced today their agreement to purchase the Peregrino FPSO from Maersk. The floating production, storage and offloading

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 1634

teekay lng market update
Multimedia

LNG Market Quarterly Update – 73 LNG Ships Currently on Order, Japanese Demand Remains Very High

Teekay’s Marine Market Analyst Christian Waldegrave provides insight into the global LNG market in the second quarter 2012, including a look at how Japan

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 71

News

OPEC Oil Production at Highest Levels Since 2008

(Dow Jones) OPEC Tuesday disclosed that its members continue to pump oil at levels not seen since 2008 as the most recent production figures show the

June 12, 2012
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Blast Rocks Luxury Yacht Off New Jersey Coast… Or Does It? [UPDATE]

UPDATE (13:00 pst, Tues): Listen to the unbelievable audio recording of the “Blind Date” hoax call. UPDATE (07:15 pst, Tues) The Coast Guard is now

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 50

Monday, June 11, 2012
Tanker Market Update – OPEC Production Boosts VLCC Rates [VIDEO]
Multimedia

Tanker Market Update – OPEC Production Boosts VLCC Rates [VIDEO]

The latest update from Teekay’s Market Analyst Christian Waldegrave on the global marine tanker markets, including a look at how OPEC oil production

June 11, 2012
Total Views: 14

Uncategorized

Van Oord Awarded Major Dredging Contract for Australia’s Ichthys LNG Project

Van Oord announced today that it has been awarded a US $709 million dredging contract in Darwin Harbour as part of the Ichthys LNG Project in Western

June 11, 2012
Total Views: 102

Offshore

BP Wants to Pay Below $15 Billion for Gulf Oil Spill [REPORT]

The Financial Times on Friday reported that BP PLC (BP) hopes to pay less than $15 billion to settle all penalties with the Department of Justice over the

June 11, 2012
Total Views: 29

Piracy

MT Liquid Velvet Released by Pirates

Somali pirates have released the M/T Liquid Velvet and its crew of 21 Filipino nationals after reportedly collecting $4 million in ransom.  The vessel was

June 11, 2012
Total Views: 892