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Friday, March 6, 2015
USCG Rescues Man Trying to Walk Across Frozen Lake St. Clair
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USCG Rescues Man Trying to Walk Across Frozen Lake St. Clair

It’s so cold in the midwest that the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday rescued (or stopped) a man from walking across frozen Lake St. Clair from Detroit to

March 6, 2015
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Lysblink Seaways Arrives Safely in Greenock for Repairs
Accidents

Lysblink Seaways Arrives Safely in Greenock for Repairs

The stricken MV Lysblink Seaways is now safely berthed at Clydeport's Great Harbour in Greenock, Scotland following a 150-mile tow from the Sound of

March 6, 2015
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Grounding Incidents

High Winds Ground Cargo Ship in Split, Croatia

In a recent storm, the unmanned and unladen cargo ship Orebic dragged anchor and was stranded on the shore of Marjan hill in Split, Croatia. The following

March 6, 2015
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Guyana says ExxonMobil to Begin Drilling Offshore

ExxonMobil will start exploration drilling at the large Stabroek Block off the coast of Guyana on Friday, the government said, in a move that could inflame a

March 6, 2015
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Skandi Salvador Extended Offshore Brazil

Chevron Brasil (Chevron) has extended the contract for the STX ROV 06-design subsea construction vessel Skandi Salvador for the remainder of 2015, according to

March 6, 2015
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Thursday, March 5, 2015
LNG-Powered ‘Harvey Energy’ Begins Work for Shell in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
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LNG-Powered ‘Harvey Energy’ Begins Work for Shell in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

The first of Harvey Gulf International Marine’s LNG-powered offshore supply vessels has entered into service, marking the start of operations for the

March 5, 2015
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Wintershall Goes Subsea With Operatorship Offshore Norway

Wintershall, the exploration and production subsidiary of Germany-headquartered BASF, has taken over operatorship of the subsea oil and gas field Vega from

March 5, 2015
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Ocean pride psv atlantic offshore
Multimedia

Ocean Pride DPs off the Borgland Dolphin [VIDEO]

The Ocean Pride, a Havyard 832 L-design platform supply vessel is on station at the Snorre Field offshore Norway today.  The Atlantic Offshore-managed vessel

March 5, 2015
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WATCH: Superyacht Dwarfs Small Dutch Town
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WATCH: Superyacht Dwarfs Small Dutch Town

Check out this aerial drone video of a brand new 83.5-meter (nearly 274 feet!) superyacht in the canal's of the small town of Alphen aan den Rijn, in the

March 5, 2015
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Operations Resume at Port Metro Vancouver After Chemical Fire
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Operations Resume at Port Metro Vancouver After Chemical Fire

Port Metro Vancouver was mostly re-opened Thursday after a chemical fire broke out in a container Wednesday afternoon at a terminal at the port's south

March 5, 2015
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Engineering News

Caterpillar to Power New Edison Chouest Heavy Duty AHTS’

Long-time Caterpillar customer Edison Chouest has chosen to install four Tier 4 Final C280-16 generator sets aboard two new Polar Class 3 anchor handling tug

March 5, 2015
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Seadrill Semi-Rig West Pegasus
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Seadrill Braces for Two More Years of Rig Pain on Oil Slump

Seadrill Ltd., the offshore oil driller controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, said the rig market is unlikely to recover for at least two years following

March 5, 2015
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Goldman Sees LNG as Biggest Commodity After Crude This Year

Global trade in liquefied natural gas will exceed $120 billion this year, taking it past iron ore as the most valuable commodity after oil, Goldman Sachs Group

March 5, 2015
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World’s Biggest Containership Title Shifts Monthly as Rates Fall
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World’s Biggest Containership Title Shifts Monthly as Rates Fall

This is how much size matters in the shipping industry: Bragging rights for the world’s largest container ship have changed hands four times in as many

March 5, 2015
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Port of Rotterdam Ups 2014 Sales But Profit Slips Nearly 5 Percent
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Port of Rotterdam Ups 2014 Sales But Profit Slips Nearly 5 Percent

The Port of Rotterdam Authority said on Thursday its net profit for 2014 fell 4.9 percent to 215 million euros ($237 million) on higher financing

March 5, 2015
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Stronger Panamaxes Drive up Baltic Sea Freight Index
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Stronger Panamaxes Drive up Baltic Sea Freight Index

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, made minor gains on Thursday on higher rates for the

March 5, 2015
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Video Shows Aftermath of FPSO Cidade de São Mateus Explosion
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Video Shows Aftermath of FPSO Cidade de São Mateus Explosion

The following video was filmed aboard the FPSO Cidade de São Mateus after an explosion that killed nine people on 11

March 5, 2015
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WATCH: U.S. Navy LCS Tackles Heavy Seas in East China Sea
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WATCH: U.S. Navy LCS Tackles Heavy Seas in East China Sea

Here's some video captured from the bow of the U.S. Navy third Littoral Combat ship, USS Fort Worth, as it transited the East China Sea towards South

March 5, 2015
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golar lng carrier tanker
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Rosneft and Golar LNG to Cooperate on Floating LNG Projects

Norwegian shipping company Golar LNG and Russian oil giant Rosneft have signed a preliminary agreement to develop floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants

March 5, 2015
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lamprell jackup rig Greatship Chaaru
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Lamprell Delivers LeTourneau Super 116E “Greatdrill Chaaru”

UAE-based rig builder Lamprell has delivered their latest newbuild jack-up, Greatdrill Chaaru, to their customer Greatship Global Energy Services Pte. Ltd.

March 5, 2015
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