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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
USNS John Ericsson crew rescues five near Solomon Islands
Navy

USNS John Ericsson crew rescues five near Solomon Islands

Civil service mariners aboard Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson rescued five people lost at sea in a small boat near the

May 18, 2011
Total Views: 73

Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Global shipping leaders call for action to create sustainable industry
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Global shipping leaders call for action to create sustainable industry

Forum for the Future’s Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) brings together some of the biggest names in the maritime sector to plan how it can

May 17, 2011
Total Views: 31

EU Raids Shipping Companies in Anti-Trust Probe
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EU Raids Shipping Companies in Anti-Trust Probe

BRUSSELS—The European Commission raided the offices of shipping lines in a probe of possible price fixing, the first step in an investigation that could

May 17, 2011
Total Views: 53

Andarko Locks Down Two Diamond Newbuild Drillships in $1.8 Billion Contract
Offshore

Andarko Locks Down Two Diamond Newbuild Drillships in $1.8 Billion Contract

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (DO) signed two drilling contracts with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) that are expected to generate up to $1.8 billion in

May 17, 2011
Total Views: 34

Monday, May 16, 2011
U.S. Navy turns to online gamers to fight piracy
Blog

U.S. Navy turns to online gamers to fight piracy

This month, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is rolling out its first ever internet wargame intended to tap the minds of online gamers in order to find

May 16, 2011
Total Views: 31

Keppel Lands Repeat Rig Orders From Standard Drilling
Engineering News

Keppel Lands Repeat Rig Orders From Standard Drilling

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Singapore-listed rig builder Keppel Corp. Ltd. (KPELY, BN4.SG) Sunday said its subsidiary Keppel FELS Ltd. has secured US$772

May 16, 2011
Total Views: 17

Bureau Veritas: A new meaning of operational efficiency
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Bureau Veritas: A new meaning of operational efficiency

International classification society Bureau Veritas says continuing pressure on environmental emissions, coupled with rising oil prices, puts a new focus on

May 16, 2011
Total Views: 36

Friday, May 13, 2011
In Case You Missed It… Top 10 News Items of The Week
gCaptain

In Case You Missed It… Top 10 News Items of The Week

Welcome to this weeks edition of “In Case You Missed It…”, a new series posted every Friday that highlights the weeks top 10 news items on

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 44

Maritime Unions Enter The Drillship Market
Blog

Maritime Unions Enter The Drillship Market

The last time maritime unions tried to wedge themselves into offshore rig jobs, billboards were erected on every major Louisiana road south of the I-10

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 170

Morganza Spillway likely to open over weekend
Engineering News

Morganza Spillway likely to open over weekend

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will “very likely” open the Morganza Spillway north of Baton Rouge this weekend to lower the levels of the swollen

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 45

Levingston Offshore to build World’s Largest Liftboat
Engineering News

Levingston Offshore to build World’s Largest Liftboat

The Levingston Corporation of Boerne, Texas and PaxOcean Engineering Zhoushan Co. of Singapore have signed a Letter of Intent to build what will be the

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 172

National Maritime Day Dinner and AMVER Awards Honor Seafarers and Recognize Voluntary Rescue Participants
USCG

National Maritime Day Dinner and AMVER Awards Honor Seafarers and Recognize Voluntary Rescue Participants

Stories of heroism on the seas abound. Seafarers going to extraordinary lengths to aid their own, ships diverting their course in order to rescue “those

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 48

Need a job? BOEMRE’s hiring for Accident Investigation Board Chief
Offshore

Need a job? BOEMRE’s hiring for Accident Investigation Board Chief

Ever thought to yourself “if I were in charge, I would…?”  Well here’s your chance to put your money where your mouth is. The Bureau

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 37

Dept of Energy puts Cape Wind’s Application For Federal Funding ‘On Hold’
Offshore

Dept of Energy puts Cape Wind’s Application For Federal Funding ‘On Hold’

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) — Cape Wind LLC, developer of the first fully permitted offshore wind farm in North America, was told by the Department of Energy

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 24

Subsea 7 wins Life-of-Field contract in GoM
Offshore

Subsea 7 wins Life-of-Field contract in GoM

Subsea 7 S.A. has won a three year Life-of-Field Contract by BP Exploration & Production Inc., according to a statement released on their website.   The

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 28

Thursday, May 12, 2011
When the hunters become the hunted: Sea Shepherd outruns Somali pirates
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When the hunters become the hunted: Sea Shepherd outruns Somali pirates

The notorious Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s flagship, the Steve Irwin, ran the gauntlet of Somali pirates recently as the ship and crew transited

May 12, 2011
Total Views: 120

Wilhelmsen Ships Service: Cruise and energy markets are the ones to watch
Offshore

Wilhelmsen Ships Service: Cruise and energy markets are the ones to watch

“While the shape of the shipping industry in North America is fairly stable, we are expecting more global demand from our cruise and offshore

May 12, 2011
Total Views: 30

USS George H.W. Bush – Navy’s newest supercarrier departs on maiden voyage
Navy

USS George H.W. Bush – Navy’s newest supercarrier departs on maiden voyage

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric S. Garst/Released) The tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the U.S. Navy, the USS

May 12, 2011
Total Views: 58

Two Killed In Singapore Shipyard Blast
Engineering News

Two Killed In Singapore Shipyard Blast

Two workers were killed Thursday in an “incident” at a shipyard in Singapore’s southwestern Tuas industrial area, the city-state’s

May 12, 2011
Total Views: 121

Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Maersk LNG Goes Up For Sale
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Maersk LNG Goes Up For Sale

A.P. Moller-Maersk has said in a statment that the group is looking to divest its LNG unit despite better performance from most units and a Q1 profit increase

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 57