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Thursday, July 21, 2011
MOL Donates 6 Reefer Containers to Japan’s Disaster Areas
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MOL Donates 6 Reefer Containers to Japan’s Disaster Areas

TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has donated six 20-foot reefer containers to the Soma-Futaba Fisheries Cooperative Association as part of its support

July 21, 2011
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keppel corporation
Engineering News

Keppel Corp 2Q Net Up 9.3%; Secures Record Rig Orders

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Keppel Corp. Ltd. (BN4.SG) Thursday reported better-than-expected growth in second-quarter net profit after profit contributions

July 21, 2011
Total Views: 4

Diamond offshore drilling
Finance

Diamond Offshore 2Q Profit Up 19% As Revenue, Expenses Grow

(Dow Jones) Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.’s (DO) second-quarter earnings jumped 19% as the company posted stronger revenue, though day rates fell and

July 21, 2011
Total Views: 10

hyundai steel
Engineering News

Hyundai Steel Expects Shipbuilding Plate Supply Deals With Japan In 2H

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Hyundai Steel Co. (004020.SE), South Korea’s second-largest steelmaker by sales, said Thursday that it expects to win orders in

July 21, 2011
Total Views: 64

Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Jiaolong submersible
Interesting

China to Dive for Buried Treasures; Submersible Is Set to Hunt for Valuable Minerals in Pacific

BEIJING—China plans an ultradeep dive by a manned submersible beneath the Pacific that would propel it past the U.S. in a race to explore potentially

July 20, 2011
Total Views: 132

Jean and Scott Adam
Incidents

Accused Pirates Plead Not Guilty to Yacht Killings

NORFOLK, Va. —Three accused Somali pirates pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of killing four Americans on a hijacked yacht off the coast of

July 20, 2011
Total Views: 15

WHOI Scientists Analyze, Explain the Chemical Makeup of Gulf Plume
Blog

WHOI Scientists Analyze, Explain the Chemical Makeup of Gulf Plume

(Graphic by Jack Cook, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Taking another major step in sleuthing the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a research team led

July 20, 2011
Total Views: 25

Luis-Carlos-Amaral-Laranjeria operation ATALANTA piracy
Multimedia

EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA Photography Competition

FIRST PLACE IMAGE: (c) Luis Carlos Amaral Laranjeria (EUNAVFOR) To record the work of Operation ATALANTA and to increase the library of related photographs,

July 20, 2011
Total Views: 10

Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard
Engineering News

Hyundai Heavy 2Q Net Down 17% On Year At KRW538.8 Bln

Image (c) Hyundai Heavy Industries SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540.SE), the world’s largest shipbuilder by orders, said

July 20, 2011
Total Views: 14

keppel corp
Engineering News

PREVIEW: Singapore Rig Builders 2Q Net Likely Steady; Outlook Strong

TAKING THE PULSE: Singapore rig builders are likely to report higher second-quarter net profits amid a steady rise in orders as drillers replace old fleets and

July 20, 2011
Total Views: 5

Tuesday, July 19, 2011
offshore contractors drilling schlumberger halliburton transocean seadrill ensco hercules weatherford
News

US To Regulate Offshore Drilling Contractors In ‘Select’ Cases

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. officials are pursuing a relatively narrow approach to regulating offshore drilling contractors and service providers, such

July 19, 2011
Total Views: 13

IMO environment meeting completes packed agenda
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IMO environment meeting completes packed agenda

Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) – 62nd session: 11 to 15 July 2011 Via IMO IMO adopted amendments to the International Convention for the

July 19, 2011
Total Views: 19

HMS Edinburgh south atlantic southern ocean sea Royal Navy
Defense

HMS Edinburgh encounters heavy seas in the South Atlantic

image (c) Liam Beswick This is the South Atlantic (almost) at its most unforgiving as the “Fortress of the Sea” ploughed west for the Falklands

July 19, 2011
Total Views: 828

US Ports to be Protected by Advanced Underwater Technology
USCG

US Ports to be Protected by Advanced Underwater Technology

Submersible ROV manufacturer, VideoRay, has been awarded a $2.2 million dollar contract by the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) of the US

July 19, 2011
Total Views: 8

Interesting Ship of The Week – Bourbon’s new seismic support/chase vessels
Blog

Interesting Ship of The Week – Bourbon’s new seismic support/chase vessels

The OSD-designed fuel efficient seismic support vessel for Bourbon courtesy Offshore Ship Designers This weeks interesting ship is actually a series of six new

July 19, 2011
Total Views: 29

British Progress BP VLCC Very Large Crude Carrier
Finance

ASIA TANKER: VLCC Rates May Firm; Summer Demand Supports Clean Product Shipping

Image (c) BP p.l.c. SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s crude tanker market may begin to recover due to declining availability of vessels in early

July 19, 2011
Total Views: 31

Gryphon FPSO Maersk Oil UK North Sea
Incidents

Damaged FPSO May Cost Maersk Oil 5.3M BOE UK Production [REPORT]

COPENHAGEN (Dow Jones)–Danish oil and gas company Maersk Oil stands to lose production of up to 5.3 million barrels of oil equivalent due to extensive

July 19, 2011
Total Views: 168

Monday, July 18, 2011
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
Engineering News

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding: Confident Of At Least 30% Growth In 1H Net

SINGAPORE -Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. (BS6.SG) said Tuesday it expects “not less than” 30% growth in net profit in the

July 18, 2011
Total Views: 170

Global Warming, Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise
Blog

Global Warming, Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise

This article originally appeared on gCaptain’s sister site, UnofficialNetworks.com, a ski and snowboard industry blog.  The greenhouse effect, from the

July 18, 2011
Total Views: 37

Drewry to launch World Container Index in September
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Drewry to launch World Container Index in September

Drewry Shipping Consultants and The Cleartrade Exchange have announced that the World Container Index (WCI), the first Europe-based assessment of container

July 18, 2011
Total Views: 14
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