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Monday, May 1, 2017
Grounded VLCC in Java Sea Could be Refloated Thursday
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Grounded VLCC in Java Sea Could be Refloated Thursday

Lightening operations for a laden very large crude oil carrier (VLCC) which ran aground on soft mud in the Java Sea last month were expected to kick off Monday

May 1, 2017
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First Cruise Ship Through Expanded Panama Canal

The Panama Canal over the welcomed its first passenger vessel, the Disney Wonder, through the new and larger locks of the expanded canal. The milestone is

May 1, 2017
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Six Killed in Crane Collapse at Samsung Heavy Industries
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Six Killed in Crane Collapse at Samsung Heavy Industries

SEOUL/OSLO, May 1 (Reuters) – Six people died and more than 20 were injured when a crane collapsed at a Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea

May 1, 2017
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Friday, April 28, 2017
Pioneering Spirit Sets World Lifting Record
Interesting

Pioneering Spirit Sets World Lifting Record

The giant offshore installation and commissioning vessel Pioneering Spirit has set the new world lifting record with the successful removal of

April 28, 2017
Total Views: 864

Watch: Skillful Navigation Between a Rock and an Iceberg in Antarctica
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Watch: Skillful Navigation Between a Rock and an Iceberg in Antarctica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4ULA9tCho8 ***Sorry, but this video has been removed by the creator*** In this video you can hear the Captain skillfully

April 28, 2017
Total Views: 136

Trump Signs Executive Order Aiming to Expand Offshore Drilling
Offshore

Trump Signs Executive Order Aiming to Expand Offshore Drilling

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to extend offshore oil and gas

April 28, 2017
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Gulf of Mexico Subsea Alliance to Utilize New ‘Island Venture’ OCV

Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), Trendsetter Engineering and C-Innovations have announced formation of a strategic alliance which will utilize the new offshore

April 28, 2017
Total Views: 72

Maersk Line to Pay $4 Billion for Hamburg Süd
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Maersk Line to Pay $4 Billion for Hamburg Süd

COPENHAGEN, April 28 (Reuters) – The world’s biggest container shipping company Maersk Line will pay 3.7 billion euros ($4.02 billion) for its

April 28, 2017
Total Views: 50

Thursday, April 27, 2017
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New Shipping Alliances Bringing Chaos to Asia-Europe Tradelanes

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – “Organised chaos” – that’s how one carrier describes the Asia-Europe schedules of the Ocean and THE

April 27, 2017
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Dry Dock with Norwegian Tanker Capsizes at Polish Shipyard

A floating dry dock holding a Norwegian tanker capsized Thursday afternoon at the Nauta Shipyard in Gdynia, Poland. The Nauta Shipyard said in a statement

April 27, 2017
Total Views: 450

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Frontline Takes Legal Battle Over DHT to Marshall Islands

OSLO, April 27 (Reuters) – John Fredriksen’s Frontline is switching its legal battle for control of tanker operator DHT Holdings from New York to

April 27, 2017
Total Views: 98

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Oil Tankers to Cruise Ships Powered by LNG Offer Hope on Glut

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — When Russia’s biggest tanker operator launches four new vessels next year, they

April 27, 2017
Total Views: 155

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Sembcorp Marine Q1 Profit Drops as Rig Orders Slow Down

SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd (Sembmarine) posted a 28 percent drop in its first-quarter profit as rig orders

April 27, 2017
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World’s Top Two Shipyards Signal More Orders as Earnings Improve

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — The world’s two biggest shipbuilders reported profit and issued an improved outlook, indicating South

April 27, 2017
Total Views: 35

Russian Spy Ship Sinks in Black Sea After Collision
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Russian Spy Ship Sinks in Black Sea After Collision

STANBUL, April 27 (Reuters) – A Russian naval intelligence ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast on Thursday after colliding with a vessel

April 27, 2017
Total Views: 206

Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Navy Warship and Gulf of Aden Pirates
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Somali Pirate Sentenced to Life in Prison for Attack on U.S. Navy Ship

A U.S. federal judge has sentenced a Somali man to life plus 10 years in prison for his role in the unsuccessful pirate attack on the the U.S. Navy

April 26, 2017
Total Views: 285

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Navigation Buoy Found Shot Up and Sunk Near Block Island, Rhode Island

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Ida Lewis on Monday discovered a buoy sunk in the water with bullet holes near Block Island, Rhode Island. The crew

April 26, 2017
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Baltic Exchange Unveils Plan for Bigger Role in Maritime Industry

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, April 26 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange said on Wednesday it will offer new products and services to enhance its role in

April 26, 2017
Total Views: 51

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Frontline Launches New Offer for Rival DHT

OSLO, April 26 (Reuters) – Frontline has made a fifth offer for tanker operator DHT Holdings and given its rival 24 hours to reconsider a deal which

April 26, 2017
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Trump Readying Order to Study Oil and Gas Drilling Off California Coast

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump will open the door to new oil and natural gas drilling in Pacific waters off the coast of

April 26, 2017
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