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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
NOAA-Ice-Ship-Rainier
Defense

NOAA Ship Rainier Heads North To Map Digital Charts in 3D

NOAA Ship Rainier has begun a month-long survey of the sea floor near Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island as part of a multi-year effort to update nautical

September 28, 2011
Total Views: 79

The Russian Navy 2011 – Recruitment Video
Navy

The Russian Navy 2011 – Recruitment Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJXIyThF_qQ The Russian Navy or VMF is the naval arm of the Russian Military and above is a private video developed as part of a

September 28, 2011
Total Views: 177

911-Battelship-USS-New-York
Blog

Piloting 7.5 tons Of World Trade Center Steel

The biggest piece of security equipment at the 9/11 ceremony two weeks ago was the USS New York, a gray behemoth whose bow was made with 7.5 tons of

September 28, 2011
Total Views: 154

Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Canada’s Teekay Corporation Is Seeking Like-Minded Partners To Join Its Anti-Emissions Drive
Blog

Canada’s Teekay Corporation Is Seeking Like-Minded Partners To Join Its Anti-Emissions Drive

This article originally appeared in Horizons Magazine and is republished here courtesy of Lloyd’s Register Group. Teekay is a leading tank ship operator.

September 27, 2011
Total Views: 84

Monday, September 26, 2011
Bay Shipbuilding Begins Construction on Tidewater PSV’s
Engineering News

Bay Shipbuilding Begins Construction on Tidewater PSV’s

Fincantieri Marine Group says its Bay Shipbuilding division has started construction on two Polar Class PSV’s for Tidewater Marine.  The PSV’s are

September 26, 2011
Total Views: 129

German Steelmaker to Sell Luxury Yacht-Building Arm Blohm + Voss – REPORT
Engineering News

German Steelmaker to Sell Luxury Yacht-Building Arm Blohm + Voss – REPORT

Germany’s ThyssenKrupp In Talks To Sell Civil Shipbuilding Operation Blohm + Voss to U.K Private Equity Firm Citing Overcapacity, Low Orders FRANKFURT

September 26, 2011
Total Views: 65

Friday, September 23, 2011
Shipping Industry Recognizes Year’s Achievements at Lloyd’s List Awards – The Winners
Uncategorized

Shipping Industry Recognizes Year’s Achievements at Lloyd’s List Awards – The Winners

Some of the biggest names in shipping met this week in London for the annual Lloyd’s List Awards, one of the industries most acclaimed events recognizing

September 23, 2011
Total Views: 99

Shipping Industry Confidence Dips To All-Time Low [REPORT]
Uncategorized

Shipping Industry Confidence Dips To All-Time Low [REPORT]

Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell to their lowest level for three and a half years in the three months ended August 2011, according to

September 23, 2011
Total Views: 21

Thursday, September 22, 2011
Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Report – Week Sep 15-21, 2011
Piracy

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Report – Week Sep 15-21, 2011

Details of Weekly Incidents By Region – Via U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence WEST AFRICA TOGO: Bulk carrier experienced an attempted boarding on 16

September 22, 2011
Total Views: 59

Brazil In The Cross Hairs – Latest Finds Boost Brazil’s Emergence As Global Oil Player
Offshore

Brazil In The Cross Hairs – Latest Finds Boost Brazil’s Emergence As Global Oil Player

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazil’s emergence as a hot frontier for oil and natural gas was boosted Wednesday by two fresh discoveries, with

September 22, 2011
Total Views: 63

ExxonMobil Beryl B platform
News

ExxonMobil Sells North Sea Assets to Apache

By Isabel Ordonez And Alexis Flynn, Wall Street Journal Apache Corp. is substantially expanding its U.K. presence by buying a number of ExxonMobil’s

September 22, 2011
Total Views: 262

Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Well Containment Company Receives New “Capture Vessel”
Offshore

Well Containment Company Receives New “Capture Vessel”

The Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) says it has taken delivery of an integral part of its expanded containment system, a new Aframax tanker. The 107,500

September 21, 2011
Total Views: 46

Maersk Line Limited, Rickmers-Linie Announce U.S. Flagged Heavy-lift Partnership
Uncategorized

Maersk Line Limited, Rickmers-Linie Announce U.S. Flagged Heavy-lift Partnership

Maersk Line, Limited and Rickmers-Linie this week announced a joint venture to provide U.S. customers with heavy-lift breakbulk and project cargo shipping

September 21, 2011
Total Views: 126

US Churning Out Deepwater Permits Like It’s 2009
Offshore

US Churning Out Deepwater Permits Like It’s 2009

(Dow Jones) US offshore regulators are issuing deepwater drilling permits under new regulations like it was 2009–before the disastrous oil spill in the

September 21, 2011
Total Views: 32

First of Ten Civilian-Crewed JHSV’s for U.S. Navy Christened
Navy

First of Ten Civilian-Crewed JHSV’s for U.S. Navy Christened

USNS Spearhead, the first of the Navy’s joint high-speed vessels designed for rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment, was

September 21, 2011
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Digital Charts – NOAA Takes Technological Leap Forward in Creating Navigational Charts
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Digital Charts – NOAA Takes Technological Leap Forward in Creating Navigational Charts

NOAA’s development of a new navigational chart processing system, designed to meet the changing needs of the maritime community, moves into initial

September 20, 2011
Total Views: 100

Shell Clears Air Permit Obstacle for Alaska Offshore Drilling Plans
Offshore

Shell Clears Air Permit Obstacle for Alaska Offshore Drilling Plans

By Cassandra Sweet, The Wall Street Journal Online The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency removed a longtime obstacle to Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s Arctic

September 20, 2011
Total Views: 42

Monday, September 19, 2011
Civil Settlement Reached in Cosco Busan Allision
Collision

Civil Settlement Reached in Cosco Busan Allision

Federal and state government officials said Monday they reached a $44.4 million settlement with the operator of a oil tanker container ship that crashed into

September 19, 2011
Total Views: 66

Watch Out: BOEMRE Will Sneak Up On You
Offshore

Watch Out: BOEMRE Will Sneak Up On You

The U.S. offshore regulator, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), has completed its first post-Macondo unannounced spill

September 19, 2011
Total Views: 17

Hyundai Heavy Lands Eigth LNG Order This Year
Engineering News

Hyundai Heavy Lands Eigth LNG Order This Year

Hyundai Heavy Industries says it has won a $400 million order to build two 155,000 cbm LNG carriers for Singapore-based BW Maritime. These membrane-type LNG

September 19, 2011
Total Views: 27