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TOP Ships Announces Sale of the M/V PEPITO
ATHENS, Greece, Dec. 30, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TOP Ships Inc. (Nasdaq:TOPS), an international maritime shipping company that provides transportation
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Marine Salvage
Sea Conditions Halt Salvage of Stricken Vale Beijing, Giant Iron Ore Carrier off Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones) — Brazil’s navy on Thursday called off an operation to unload fuel oil from the damaged Vale Beijing large iron-ore
Blog
The China Wildcard, Iron Ore, and the Brazilian “Valemax” [OP/ED]
By Mark Weiss, gCaptain contributor The main concern at Vale S.A., that which has driven its order of dry bulk vessels with a 400,000 ton capacity, the
Friday, December 30, 2011
Blog
gCaptain’s TOP TEN Articles of 2011
2011 has been a crazy year in the maritime and offshore industry and I think this years top ten list is proof to that. Since the list is by
News
The Strait of Hormuz – Perhaps the Most Economically Important Chokepoint on the Planet
WASHINGTON — As global leaders weigh Iran’s threat to block oil deliveries through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. energy officials said Friday that
Blog
Top 10 Maritime Incidents of 2011 – Photos and Video
gCaptain’s Top 10 Photos and Video of Maritime Disaster and Destruction in 2011 1. Sailboat Dismasted by Tanker During the Extreme Racing series
News
Rig Hand Killed off Brazil, Two Others Injured
RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones Newswires), Brazilian state-controlled oil and gas producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR, PETR4.BR) said a worker died and two were
Engineering News
Russian Ballistic Missile Submarine Catches Fire
MOSCOW (Dow Jones)–Some crew members were still aboard a Russian nuclear submarine ablaze early Friday after its hull caught fire
News
North Sea Oil Exploration Continues with the Award of 46 New Licenses
LONDON (Dow Jones)–The U.K. has awarded 46 new licenses to explore for oil and gas in the North Sea, the Department of Energy and Climate Change
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Defense
Aussies to the Rescue! Australian Warship Rescues Iranians off Yemen
(Australian Navy) HMAS Parramatta has provided essential life saving assistance to an Iranian flagged vessel in distress on Christmas Eve. Parramatta is on
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Crew Caught Smuggling Weapons To China
An Isle Of Mann-registered ship was detained by authorities in Finland last week for smuggling missiles and explosives out of the country. The vessel was
News
Aker Solutions Awarded Subsea Production System Job on Norwegian Continental Shelf
29 December 2011 – Aker Solutions has been awarded a job by Statoil for the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea production system for
Incidents
Pirates Capture Italian Tanker Bound for Chinese Convoy, Weekly Piracy Update
Summary of Global Maritime Crime and Piracy, week of 22 December 2011 (Source: ONI) ECUADOR: Container ship boarded by five robbers with long knives on 27
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
News
Mitsui O.S.K Lines Orders New High-Efficiency Iron Ore Carrier
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that it has ordered a new cape-size bulker that will adopt element technologies of the next-generation
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Uncategorized
Maersk Line COO Reiterates: No expectation to use third Triple-E option
COPENHAGEN (Dow Jones)–Danish Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, has yet to decide whether to exercise an option to
Uncategorized
China’s Homegrown GPS Begins Operation
BEIJING (Dow Jones)–China has begun operating a homegrown satellite navigation service that is designed to provide an alternative to the U.S. Global
Incidents
Italian Tanker and Crew of 18 Hijacked Off Oman
By JD, Somalia Report MT Enrico Levoli owned by Italian shipping company Marnavi was taken by pirates this morning according to the Italian owners
Monday, December 26, 2011
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Help Arrives for Stricken Fishing Vessel Stuck in Antarctic Ice
An ice-strengthened research vessel has reached the stricken fishing vessel Sparta and her 32 crew after 10 days stuck in Antarctic ice, according to Maritime
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Incidents
Shell Nigeria Receives “Support and Understanding” From Local Communities After Huge Oil Spill
IBADAN, Nigeria (Dow Jones)–Shell Petroleum Production Co., or SNEPCo, on Sunday said the oil leak from its Bongo facility off the Nigerian coast has
Saturday, December 24, 2011
News
43 Pirates Arrested, Extensive Shore-Based Anti-Piracy Operations Continue in Somalia
By JD, Somalia Report Police from Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland seized 43 pirates during operations against pirates in the village of
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