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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
U.S. Faces Ship Shortage for Gas Exports
Shipping News

U.S. Faces Ship Shortage for Gas Exports

by Joachim Dagenborg, (Reuters)The expected boom in liquefied natural gas exports from the United States risks being hampered by a lack of vessels to handle

June 2, 2015
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Shipwreck Hunter Explores 5 Vessels on Atlantic Seabed

  by Sonja Elmquist (Bloomberg) A U.S. salvage company that has recovered precious metals from miles below the surface of the Atlantic over more than two

June 2, 2015
Total Views: 47

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News

U.S. Alerted In Brazil’s Offshore Bribery Scandal

by Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) Prosecutors investigating Brazil’s largest corruption scandal say they notified the U.S. Department of Justice of evidence that

June 2, 2015
Total Views: 247

China Ship Tragedy
Incidents

Hundreds Missing, Captain Detained In China Ship Tragedy

* Ship capsizes in “tornado” on southern stretch of Yangtze * Many of the 458 passengers on board are elderly tourists * Divers pull man, woman

June 2, 2015
Total Views: 77

Monday, June 1, 2015
sea shepard ships Farley Mowat and Jules Verne
Blog

Sea Shepard Grows “Eco-Pirate” Fleet With Purchase Of USCG Vessels

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has secured two new ships to join its growing armada of activism. Sea Shepherd USA purchased two recently decommissioned U.S.

June 1, 2015
Total Views: 137

Ship Of Death SAGE_SAGITTARIUS
News

Sage Sagittarius, Ship Of Death – ABC Spotlights Murder On The High Seas

The ABC Australia show Four Corners today released the above video about alleged murders aboard the bulk carrier SAGE SAGITTARIUS. Four Corners pieces together

June 1, 2015
Total Views: 144

Lake Tanganyika Ferry
News

Refugee rescue | 100-year-old ship ferries thousands to safety

A 100-year-old ship ferries thousands of Burundians to safety. Meet the captain, three aid workers and a woman fleeing home for the fourth

June 1, 2015
Total Views: 149

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Egypt signs $2B offshore exploration deal with Italy’s Eni

by Ehab Farouk and Ahmed Aboulenein (Reuters) – Egypt’s oil ministry said on Monday it had signed an energy exploration deal with Italy’s Eni

June 1, 2015
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Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
News

Homeless Atlantic Oil Tankers Deepen Global Glut

* Millions of stranded barrels underscore glut * WAF, North Sea differentials hit multi-year lows * Elevated freight rates complicate search for buyers By

June 1, 2015
Total Views: 61

Shipping News

Iraq Begins Heavy Oil Exports After Complaints About Quality

[contextly_sidebar id=”tKIDRGk6JyJchPjTJbnQHPKSp8GOZ4k4″]by Khalid Al AnsaryAnthony Dipaola (Bloomberg) Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest oil producer,

June 1, 2015
Total Views: 31

Microsoft And Maersk Tangle With  European Union Commission
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Microsoft And Maersk Tangle With European Union Commission

[contextly_sidebar id=”WPGEdQNxFgp3DPoc9tMFIn9H4nOeG8SM”]by Gaspard Sebag and Stephanie Bodoni (Bloomberg) The 561 million-euro ($612 million)

June 1, 2015
Total Views: 32

Sunday, May 31, 2015
Zeppelin Arctic Trip
Engineering News

ZF: Born From Zeppelin’s Air Ships

[contextly_sidebar id=”MhI7lwjN4axzYF31JodkPBp13Okmt2wh”]100 years ago, when “aeroplanes” were an interesting new invention, the age of

May 31, 2015
Total Views: 281

Pentagon Pledges $18 million To Hanoi For Metal Shark Patrol Boats
Navy

Pentagon Pledges $18 million To Hanoi For Metal Shark Patrol Boats

(Reuters) May 31 U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter pledged $18 million on Sunday to help Vietnam buy U.S. patrol boats, shortly after touring a Vietnamese

May 31, 2015
Total Views: 88

Migrant Refuges in Sicilian
News

Over 5,000 Rescued In Mediterranean Migrant Crisis, 17 Die

(Reuters) The corpses of 17 migrants were brought ashore in Sicily aboard an Italian naval vessel on Sunday along with 454 survivors as efforts intensified to

May 31, 2015
Total Views: 34

Saturday, May 30, 2015
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Navy

U.S. Navy Destroyer Responds “Aggressively” To Russian Fighter Flyby

Jason Bush (Reuters) Russian military aircraft were scrambled to head off a U.S. warship that was acting “aggressively” in the Black Sea,

May 30, 2015
Total Views: 42

Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands
Navy

Beijing Angered By U.S. Defense Secretary’s Comments

BY DAVID ALEXANDER AND RACHEL ARMSTRONG (Reuters) U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Saturday that China’s island-building in the South China Sea

May 30, 2015
Total Views: 41

Friday, May 29, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – ‘Barracuda’ Law Enforcement Vessel in Heavy Surf Sea Trials
Interesting

Ship Photos of the Day – ‘Barracuda’ Law Enforcement Vessel in Heavy Surf Sea Trials

Scroll Down For Video Following up on yesterday’s ship photos of the day of Safehaven Marine’s Interceptor 48 rescue vessel in heavy surf sea

May 29, 2015
Total Views: 303

Ship Of Death SAGE_SAGITTARIUS
News

Mysterious Deaths, Gun Running, Assault – What the Heck Happened Aboard the Sage Sagittarius?

  An Australian court has heard of a captain’s scheme to cover up gun sales and assault on board a Japanese-owned bulk carrier where three

May 29, 2015
Total Views: 100

NTSB: Shell’s Poor Planning Caused 2012 Grounding of Kulluk Rig
Accidents

NTSB: Shell’s Poor Planning Caused 2012 Grounding of Kulluk Rig

  The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that inadequate planning by Shell ultimately led to the grounding of the the company’s

May 29, 2015
Total Views: 563

Bad Shipping Loans – HSH Nordbank to Ditch ‘Substantial Legacy Assets’
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Bad Shipping Loans – HSH Nordbank to Ditch ‘Substantial Legacy Assets’

HSH Nordbank AG, the German lender suffering from bad shipping loans, said it’s seeking to cut “substantial legacy assets” to help return to a healthy

May 29, 2015
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