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Friday, April 15, 2011
Maersk Tankers buys 3 VLCCs
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Maersk Tankers buys 3 VLCCs

Maersk Tankers has inked a deal with Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd of India for the purchase of 3 newbuild VLCCs with delivery expected for the first half

April 15, 2011
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Washington leaders offer little good news for maritime interests
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Washington leaders offer little good news for maritime interests

Photo: Left to Right, Robert J. Whitney; Jr.- ABS, Jeffrey Lantz, USCG; Jeanne Grasso, President of WISTA USA and partner at Blank Rome LLP; Stacey H.

April 15, 2011
Total Views: 14

Incident Photo – Two killed as vessels collide in Kiel Canal
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Incident Photo – Two killed as vessels collide in Kiel Canal

The Journal of Commerce has this report of a tragic collision between two vessels transiting Germany’s Kiel Canal in dense fog. Two seamen were knocked

April 15, 2011
Total Views: 66

I’m on a Boat! – Merchant Marine version
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I’m on a Boat! – Merchant Marine version

Here’s what happens when the crew of an LNG ship gets a bit stir crazy after being out at sea for months at a time.  If you’re at work,

April 15, 2011
Total Views: 76

Thursday, April 14, 2011
Captain of ‘M/V Mel Oliver’ sentenced to 3 years probation for 2008 collision
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Captain of ‘M/V Mel Oliver’ sentenced to 3 years probation for 2008 collision

Video: July 23 ’08 – 600′ tanker TINTOMARA collides with one barge tow pushed by tug MEL OLIVER, spilling over 400,000 gallons no. 6 fuel oil

April 14, 2011
Total Views: 966

M/V Beluga Nomination released, condition of crew unknown
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M/V Beluga Nomination released, condition of crew unknown

According to a report issued by EU NAVFOR task force, pirates released the M/V Beluga Nomination Wednesday, April 13. The vessel was pirated on January 22

April 14, 2011
Total Views: 43

Incident Photos – Pemex’s Flotel Jupiter platform partially sinks in Gulf of Mexico
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Incident Photos – Pemex’s Flotel Jupiter platform partially sinks in Gulf of Mexico

Partial collapse of the platform Flotel Jupiter – April 12, 2011 Name: JUPITER 1 Flag: Mexico Rig Type: semi-submersible platform IMO No.: 8757283 Owner

April 14, 2011
Total Views: 490

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update: Week of 7 April 2011
Incidents

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update: Week of 7 April 2011

Worldwide Maritime Crime and Piracy Summary (source: ONI) GULF OF GUINEA: A chemical tanker was boarded 13 April at 1239 UTC while at anchor in position 05:16N

April 14, 2011
Total Views: 14

Hopper dredge loses Z-drive in Calcasieu Channel
Incidents

Hopper dredge loses Z-drive in Calcasieu Channel

Just weeks after one of their dredgers struck a subsea production pipeline in Calcasieu Channel, Manson Construction Company sustained another setback

April 14, 2011
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, April 13, 2011
US Interior Secretary Says Impressed With Offshore Oil Industry Safety
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US Interior Secretary Says Impressed With Offshore Oil Industry Safety

OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO (Dow Jones)–During a trip to a floating drilling rig in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said

April 13, 2011
Total Views: 5

Another record year for American Bureau of Shipping
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Another record year for American Bureau of Shipping

(New York, NY) Class society ABS Chairman, Robert D. Somerville, reported another record performance in fleet size during 2010 at Tuesday’s annual

April 13, 2011
Total Views: 34

UN Security Council to consider plans for specialized Somali courts to try pirates
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UN Security Council to consider plans for specialized Somali courts to try pirates

Recognizing the need for further steps to boost anti-piracy efforts, the UN Security Council today decided to urgently consider the establishment of

April 13, 2011
Total Views: 4

Maersk Expected To Order 10 More Giant Triple-E Class Ships
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Maersk Expected To Order 10 More Giant Triple-E Class Ships

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (AMKBF), the world’s largest container shipping line, expects to exercise an option to buy 10 more of

April 13, 2011
Total Views: 48

Pirates release cargo ship for US $5 million
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Pirates release cargo ship for US $5 million

Photo: M/V Thor Nexus courtesy MarineTraffic.com Tuesday, pirates in the Gulf of Aden released the cargo ship M/V Thor Nexus for a reported ransom of US $5

April 13, 2011
Total Views: 1

ATP Resumes Drilling In US Gulf Deep-Water
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ATP Resumes Drilling In US Gulf Deep-Water

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Offshore explorer ATP Oil & Gas Corp. (ATPG) has resumed drilling at its Telemark field in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the first

April 13, 2011
Total Views: 35

Tuesday, April 12, 2011
US Interior Secretary Salazar: ‘Not Done’ Responding To Deepwater Horizon
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US Interior Secretary Salazar: ‘Not Done’ Responding To Deepwater Horizon

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–After a year in which the Obama administration revamped rules for oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters, the administration is

April 12, 2011
Total Views: 3

Polarcus Arctic operating procedures qualified by DNV
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Polarcus Arctic operating procedures qualified by DNV

Polarcus fleet courtesy Polarcus Polarcus Limited (OAX: PLCS) Tuesday received a Statement of Qualification from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) to qualify

April 12, 2011
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Seadrill continues big week: A new contract in Malaysia and a new tender rig
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Seadrill continues big week: A new contract in Malaysia and a new tender rig

Seadrill has been having a good week.  Yesterday, the company announced it has exercised an option to build a new ultra-deepwater dual derrick drillship at

April 12, 2011
Total Views: 2

Wärtsilä and Deltamarin present new IMC ferry design
Engineering News

Wärtsilä and Deltamarin present new IMC ferry design

ntegrated Modular Customized (IMC) ferry designs by Deltamarin and Wärtsilä. The vessels combine cost saving modular construction with a tailored

April 12, 2011
Total Views: 16

Keppel lands two new contracts totalling US $240 million
Engineering News

Keppel lands two new contracts totalling US $240 million

Keppel Offshore & Marine announced Tuesday two new contracts from global customers totaling US $240 million.  The contracts, made through Keppel’s

April 12, 2011
Total Views: 43
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