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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Ship Scrapping Duo Plead Guilty to Environmental Crimes in Virginia
USCG

Ship Scrapping Duo Plead Guilty to Environmental Crimes in Virginia

A Virginia ship scrapping company and two of its owners have plead guilty to various environmental crimes stemming from their activities in the ship scrapping

April 18, 2012
Total Views: 82

Unidentified Fighter Jets Strike Somali Pirate Base [REPORT]
Piracy

Unidentified Fighter Jets Strike Somali Pirate Base [REPORT]

Unidentified military fighter jets launched an airstrike earlier this week in northern Somalia in a suspected attack on a pirate base, AFP has reported citing

April 18, 2012
Total Views: 53

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Blog

Now THAT is a Proper Looking Trident [GALLERY]

Slimy Wog’s become Trusty Shellbacks on board USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), all images courtesy US Navy

April 18, 2012
Total Views: 90

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News

Tidewater CEO Dean Taylor Announces Retirement

Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) announced today that Dean Taylor, its President and Chief Executive Officer since March 2002, will retire as an executive officer of

April 18, 2012
Total Views: 204

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News

New C-Level Executives Appointed at Heidmar

The Board of Directors of Heidmar Holdings LLC, the holding company for Heidmar Inc, announced today that they had selected its new Executive team to lead the

April 18, 2012
Total Views: 60

Tuesday, April 17, 2012
cheniere energy
News

To Build US LNG Export Infrastructure, Cheniere Hires an Army of Banks to Finance $4 Billion in Debt

HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) said Monday it has hired eight banks to help it arrange $4 billion in debt financing, the latest step in

April 17, 2012
Total Views: 22

titanic-CGI Video
Blog

Hollywood Supercomputers Recreate Titanic’s Last Moments

This weekend’s 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s final moments has led to a large collection of new Titanic digital goodies including stunning

April 17, 2012
Total Views: 127

US Judge Awards MARPOL Whistleblower $462,500
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US Judge Awards MARPOL Whistleblower $462,500

A federal judge in the United States has awarded Salvador Lopez, a former 3rd Engineer from the MV AQUAROSA, $462,500.  The court’s order is provided

April 17, 2012
Total Views: 69

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McMurdo Ice Pier – A Blast & Rebuild Of World’s Most Southern Harbor

With the summer season officially over in Antarctica, International scientists in the region are finishing construction projects and are buttoning up McMurdo

April 17, 2012
Total Views: 251

texas city port aerial image
Blog

56 years After Gruesome Chemical Catastrophe, Science Prevented Second Texas City Disaster

In addition to authors Vicki Loe and CJ Beegle-Krause, Charlie Henry, Doug Helton, and Amy Merten contributed to this post, via NOAA Response and Restoration

April 17, 2012
Total Views: 85

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Engineering News

Royal Caribbean Orders ABB Azipods for “Project Sunshine”

ABB announced today that they have won orders worth more than $60 million to provide complete power and Azipod propulsion systems for two new cruise ships to

April 17, 2012
Total Views: 92

Lake charles liquefaction project lng
News

Sempra Energy Signs Agreement for Gas Liquefaction Export Facility in Louisiana

(Dow Jones) A Sempra Energy (SRE) unit signed a commercial development agreement with Mitsubishi Corp. (MSBHY, 8058.TO) and Mitsui & Co. (MITSY,

April 17, 2012
Total Views: 33

Andhra Pradesh india
News

GDF Suez and GAIL Team Up to Build India’s First Floating LNG Import Terminal

NEW DELHI (Dow Jones)–French power company GDF Suez SA (GSZ.FR), GAIL (India) Ltd. (532155.BY) and the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh Tuesday

April 17, 2012
Total Views: 28

Monday, April 16, 2012
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News

Teekay Sheds 13 Tankers, Positions for Investment in High Growth Sectors

Teekay Corp. (TK) said it will sell 13 of its 17 directly owned conventional tankers to its subsidiary Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK) in a stock-and-debt deal

April 16, 2012
Total Views: 59

Seaspan Marine Calls on STX Know-How to Help with NSPS Facility Upgrades
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Seaspan Marine Calls on STX Know-How to Help with NSPS Facility Upgrades

Canada’s Seaspan Marine Corporation says it has entered into a technology support agreement with STX Offshore and Shipbuilding that will help its

April 16, 2012
Total Views: 39

Australian Government Steps In to Remove M/V Tycoon Wreckage from Christmas Island
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Australian Government Steps In to Remove M/V Tycoon Wreckage from Christmas Island

After more than three months against the rocks on Christmas Island, the Australian Government says it is stepping in to remove the wreckage of the M/V Tycoon

April 16, 2012
Total Views: 51

CGGVeritas Awarded Angola 4D Processing Program
Offshore

CGGVeritas Awarded Angola 4D Processing Program

CGGVeritas (NYSE: CGV) announced today that, after negotiations with Total Exploration & Production Angola and Sonangol, it has been awarded a five-year

April 16, 2012
Total Views: 46

Imtech Marine Completes Three High-Tech Offshore Ships in Singapore
Offshore

Imtech Marine Completes Three High-Tech Offshore Ships in Singapore

Imtech Marine says it has successfully completed three innovative new-build vessel projects in Singapore; Seven Borealis for Subsea 7, Rockpiper for a

April 16, 2012
Total Views: 171

Maersk Alabama Crewmembers Sue
Piracy

Maersk Alabama Crewmembers Sue

Eleven crewmembers who were onboard the Maersk Alabama when the vessel was hijacked in 2009 off the coast of Somalia have sued Maersk Line and Waterman

April 16, 2012
Total Views: 311

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Engineering News

Aker Solutions to Fit Out a New Friede & Goldman 2000E Jackup

Aker Solutions has won a contract from Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd to supply a complete drilling equipment package for a new jack-up drilling rig, being

April 16, 2012
Total Views: 78