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Friday, August 21, 2015
Troubled Chinese Shipbuilding Group JES Suspends Operations
Maritime News

Troubled Chinese Shipbuilding Group JES Suspends Operations

Chinese shipbuilding and engineering group JES International says it has ceased operations and production in order to control costs as it struggles with

August 21, 2015
Total Views: 7

Thursday, August 20, 2015
NASSCO Ready to Launch World’s Second LNG-Powered Containership, TOTE 2
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NASSCO Ready to Launch World’s Second LNG-Powered Containership, TOTE 2

  General Dynamics NASSCO is getting ready for the launch of the second of two LNG-powered containerships being built for TOTE Maritime. The launching

August 20, 2015
Total Views: 8

Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – SAIL Amsterdam Festival Kicks Off with Huge Parade
Maritime News

Ship Photos of the Day – SAIL Amsterdam Festival Kicks Off with Huge Parade

  Here are some photos from Wednesday’s Sail-In Parade marking the beginning of the SAIL Amsterdam 2015 maritime festival held in Amsterdam,

August 19, 2015
Total Views: 85

Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Reflects Today’s Depressed Offshore Market
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Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Reflects Today’s Depressed Offshore Market

  The Department of the Interior’s latest oil and gas lease sale covering nearly 22 million acres in the western Gulf of Mexico drew little interest

August 19, 2015
Total Views: 2

Vantage Drilling Drillship Cancelled at DSME
Offshore

Vantage Drilling Drillship Cancelled at DSME

  Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s number two shipbuilder, says it has cancelled a 703.4 billion won ($595 million)

August 19, 2015
Total Views: 86

Tuesday, August 18, 2015
WATCH: Tanker Maneuvering Into Port in Perfect Aerial Time-Lapse
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WATCH: Tanker Maneuvering Into Port in Perfect Aerial Time-Lapse

Check out this perfect aerial time-lapse of UK-flagged tanker Galway Fisher entering the Port of Galway, located on the central west coast of Ireland in Galway

August 18, 2015
Total Views: 761

Expanded Panama Canal Meets Pacific Ocean – Photos and Video
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Expanded Panama Canal Meets Pacific Ocean – Photos and Video

This video shows the process of removing the barrier separating the waters of the Pacific Ocean from the new Cocoli locks on the Pacific side of the Panama

August 18, 2015
Total Views: 48

Prosafe Books First Gig for New Accommodation Vessel
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Prosafe Books First Gig for New Accommodation Vessel

  Semi-submersible accommodation vessel owner Prosafe says it has booked a $60 million contract for use of one of its newbuild vessels beginning in

August 18, 2015
Total Views: 84

Monday, August 17, 2015
Shell Arctic Drilling Receives U.S. Approval
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Shell Arctic Drilling Receives U.S. Approval

  The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has granted Shell its final approval to drill for oil and gas offshore Alaska in the arctic

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 17

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Search Abandoned After Queen Mary 2 Crew Member Goes Overboard

  A search was launched and later suspended this weekend for a crewmember of Curnard’s Queen Mary 2 cruise liner who fell overboard

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 26

Sunday, August 16, 2015
WATCH: Norwegian Escape Float-Out at Meyer Werft
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WATCH: Norwegian Escape Float-Out at Meyer Werft

The Norwegian Escape was floated out of the covered building dock at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany on Saturday. The 164,600 gross ton cruise

August 16, 2015
Total Views: 740

Thursday, August 13, 2015
Ship Photo of the Day – Ships in Suez Canal Seen from Space
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Ship Photo of the Day – Ships in Suez Canal Seen from Space

Today’s ship photo comes to us from NASA astronaut Scott Kelly who snapped this photo of ships in line through the Suez Canal from the International

August 13, 2015
Total Views: 62

Havyard Restructures – Norwegian Ship Technology Group to Cut 100 Jobs
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Havyard Restructures – Norwegian Ship Technology Group to Cut 100 Jobs

  Norwegian-headquartered Havyard Group says it is forced to cut 100 full-time jobs across its workforce as part of a restructuring to keep the company

August 13, 2015
Total Views: 21

Six Killed After Offshore Helicopter Crashes in Nigeria
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Six Killed After Offshore Helicopter Crashes in Nigeria

The Nigerian unit of offshore oil and gas helicopter transport compony Bristow Group has confirmed that six people have died after one of its aircraft crashed

August 13, 2015
Total Views: 71

USCG Calls Off Search for Missing Containership Crewman
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USCG Calls Off Search for Missing Containership Crewman

  The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday suspended its search for a missing crew member of containership between Bayonne, New Jersey, and Ocean City, Maryland

August 13, 2015
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Ship Photo of the Day – Norwegian Escape Ready for Launch
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Ship Photo of the Day – Norwegian Escape Ready for Launch

German shipbuilder Meyer Werft is getting ready to for the launch of the 164,600 gross ton cruise ship Norwegian Escape from the covered building dock II

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 233

WATCH: Largest Great White Shark Ever Captured on Film
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WATCH: Largest Great White Shark Ever Captured on Film

A diver off the coast of has capture some new footage of what is believed to be the largest great white shark ever caught on film. The shark, which

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 797

Seven Injured After U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes on Deck of MSC Cargo Ship – PHOTOS and VIDEO
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Seven Injured After U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes on Deck of MSC Cargo Ship – PHOTOS and VIDEO

  Seven people were injured Wednesday when a U.S. Army helicopter crashed on the deck of a Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship during a training exercise

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 808

Panama Canal Expansion Strike Averted
Maritime News

Panama Canal Expansion Strike Averted

  The main contractor in the Panama Canal expansion project says it has reached an agreement with the local labor union, avoiding a labor strike that

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 57

Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Looming Labor Strike Could Delay Panama Canal Expansion
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Looming Labor Strike Could Delay Panama Canal Expansion

  Update: Panama Canal Expansion Strike Averted Original: A looming labor strike could delay the opening of the expanded Panama Canal’s Third Set of

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 26
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