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Friday, February 27, 2015
Maersk Montana
Interesting

Trans-Atlantic on the Maersk Montana [VIDEO]

The following video was filmed from the containership Maersk Montana while sailing on the TA2 circuit between New York, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah,

February 27, 2015
Total Views: 76

Hoegh LNG FSRU
News

Delfin and Höegh Agree to Move Ahead with Floating LNG Export Project

The pieces of the puzzle are starting to come together for Delfin LNG LLC, a company that has plans to develop a floating LNG liquefaction export terminal off

February 27, 2015
Total Views: 27

Thursday, February 26, 2015
lewek champion
Offshore

Lewek Champion Installs Offshore Platform [VIDEO]

The  2007-built DP2 heavy lift crane vessel Lewek Champion performs a fixed offshore platform installation in the following undated video: The Lewek

February 26, 2015
Total Views: 320

maersk giant drilling rig jackup
News

Total, Statoil and Talisman Given Go-Ahead to Drill in Central North Sea

Total E&P Norge (TEPN), Statoil and Talisman Energy have all been given approval to commence drilling operations in the central part of the North Sea by

February 26, 2015
Total Views: 3

Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Transocean’s Top-Earning Rigs Are Vulnerable as Moody’s Cuts Rating to Junk
News

Transocean’s Top-Earning Rigs Are Vulnerable as Moody’s Cuts Rating to Junk

Considering the 4.5 years of legal battles Transocean (NYSE:RIG) has faced since the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, the involvement of activist investor Carl

February 25, 2015
Total Views: 23

Seawolf Genmar Hercules
Maritime News

General Maritime and Navig8 Crude to Merge

Tanker companies General Maritime Corporation and Navig8 Crude Tankers Inc. have announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge their

February 25, 2015
Total Views: 65

munkebo maersk
Maritime News

Munkebo Maersk to be Largest Ship Ever to Sail on the Thames

Maersk Line’s triple-E class containership Munkebo Maersk will call at the DP World London Gateway port on the morning of 26 February. With a capacity of

February 25, 2015
Total Views: 29

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
hyundai heavy industries boil off gas
Engineering News

Hyundai Heavy Develops New Gas Management System for LNG Carriers

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a marine engine manufacturer, announced today that it has developed a new system to

February 24, 2015
Total Views: 106

Diamond-Offshore-Drilling-Logo
News

Diamond Offshore to Lose Half-Dozen Rig Contracts

In an SEC filing yesterday, Diamond Offshore says at least six of their rigs are likely to lose their contracts. Diamond says a verbal notification came from

February 24, 2015
Total Views: 28

self unloading cement carrier
Maritime News

China Navigation Orders Kiwi-Flagged Self-Discharging Cement Carrier

Swire Bulk Logistics, the shipping division of The China Navigation Company (CNCo), has announced today a long term partnership with New Zealand’s Golden

February 24, 2015
Total Views: 85

Monday, February 23, 2015
pioneer green dolphin bulk carrier
Engineering News

Pioneer Marine Invests in Operational Efficiency Technology for Newbuild Fleet

Singapore-based ship owner Pioneer Marine entered the dry bulk sector in 2013 on the only upswing the industry has seen in the past three years, and since then

February 23, 2015
Total Views: 32

Ferus Smit Shipyard
Maritime News

Ferus Smit Shipyard Launches First ECOBOX Design [VIDEO]

On February 21, 2015, the multi-purpose cargo carrier Nordana Sky was launched from Ferus Smit Shipyard in Leer, Germany.  The Nordana Sky is the first

February 23, 2015
Total Views: 73

misc berhad lng carrier
News

MISC Buys Petronas’ LNG Carrier Newbuilds, Signs Long Term Charters

Malaysian shipping company MISC Berhad announced today they have acquired the newbuilding contracts of five LNG carriers under construction at Hyundai Heavy

February 23, 2015
Total Views: 38

Sunday, February 22, 2015
ENSCO 8502
Incidents

ENSCO 8502 Encounters Problems on Tow to Corpus Christi [UPDATE]

After a fire damaged three of the six main engines on board the ENSCO 8502 drilling rig about a week ago, the rig has pulled its stack and is

February 22, 2015
Total Views: 53

Saturday, February 21, 2015
Social Media in an Anonymous World
gCaptain

Social Media in an Anonymous World

The gCaptain Forum is a strange beast.  As a social media outlet specifically for the professional maritime and offshore sector, it’s unique from other

February 21, 2015
Total Views: 37

Friday, February 20, 2015
mcallister towing kaleen chesapeake bay
Maritime News

Chesapeake Bay Frozen

“The ice in the northern parts of the Chesapeake is up to a foot thick in some places,” commented Mike Reagoso, Vice President of McAllister

February 20, 2015
Total Views: 162

aleron subsea rov
News

Aleron Subsea Wins ROV Supply Deal

Aberdeen-based Aleron Subsea, a company that specializes in the rental and sale of remotely operated subsea vehicles (ROVs) announced today it has won a £3.1

February 20, 2015
Total Views: 24

scarabeo 8
Incidents

Offshore Worker Falls into Barents Sea from Drilling Rig

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) reports today a worker fell from the semi-submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 8 into the Barents Sea today. The

February 20, 2015
Total Views: 19

lysblink seaways
Incidents

Lysblink Seaways Floats Off Scottish Shore

At just before 9PM last night, the grounded cargo ship Lysblink Seaways unexpectedly self-floated from the shore at Kilchoan, Scotland. The ship had run

February 20, 2015
Total Views: 255

Thursday, February 19, 2015
msc stella fog containership chesapeake bay
Blog

Poking Through the Fog on the Chesapeake

Maryland pilot Ron Steele was aboard the containership MSC Stella on 18 January when he hailed his colleague John Jamroga sailing on a reciprocal course just

February 19, 2015
Total Views: 67
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