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Monday, February 9, 2015
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Citi: Oil Could Plunge to $20, and This Might Be ‘the End of OPEC’

The recent surge in oil prices is just a "head-fake," and oil as cheap as $20 a barrel may soon be on the way, Citigroup said in a report on Monday as it

February 9, 2015
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U.S. Navy’s First Afloat Forward Staging Base Christened at NASSCO
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U.S. Navy’s First Afloat Forward Staging Base Christened at NASSCO

General Dynamics NASSCO on Saturday christened the U.S. Navy’s newest ship, the USNS Lewis B. Puller (MLP-3

February 9, 2015
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Harvey Gulf Makes LNG Bunkering History
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Harvey Gulf Makes LNG Bunkering History

Harvey Gulf International Marine on Friday made LNG bunkering history when the lead vessel in its new line of dual fuel offshore supply vessels became the

February 9, 2015
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Interesting

Pigeons Sitting on Stacked Containers Blasted by Tomahawk Missile

This video sequence filmed on 27 January 2015 offshore California near San Nicolas Island shows a Tomahawk Block IV missile launched from USS Kidd (DDG 100)

February 9, 2015
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Hamburg Port Expects ‘Drastic’ Russia Sea Trade Downturn in 2015

Hamburg authorities expect the decline in seaborne trade with Russia to accelerate this year as a lagging impact of the weak ruble cripples trade with the

February 9, 2015
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Pieter Schelte Renamed
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Pieter Schelte Renamed

Allseas’ giant oil rig decommissioning vessel was initially named after Pieter Schelte Heerema who besides creating one of the world’s premier

February 9, 2015
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Diamond Offshore Revenue Falls, Scraps Special Dividend

Rig contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc reported a 7 percent drop in quarterly revenue as demand dropped due to weak oil prices, and said it would not pay

February 9, 2015
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Cammell Laird Shipyard Wins Strangford Ferry Newbuild Contract
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Cammell Laird Shipyard Wins Strangford Ferry Newbuild Contract

British shipyard Cammell Laird announced today the award of a multi-million pound new-build ferry contract from the Northern Ireland Executive. The Birkenhead

February 9, 2015
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Global Cruise Industry Anticipates Another Record Year in 2015
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Global Cruise Industry Anticipates Another Record Year in 2015

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world’s largest cruise industry trade association, released its annual State of the Cruise Industry

February 9, 2015
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Sunday, February 8, 2015
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Saipem’s Giant Pipelay Ship Castorone Starts Work Off Darwin

Saipem’s deepwater pipelay installation vessel Castorone commenced laying the remaining 718 kilometer section of 42-inch pipe last week, according to

February 8, 2015
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Keppel FELS Denies Involvement in Petrobras Bribery Scandal
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Keppel FELS Denies Involvement in Petrobras Bribery Scandal

Last week, a huge corruption scandal at Petrobras resulted in an entire change-out of the top leadership at the Brazilian energy major.  A report by

February 8, 2015
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SPOTD: Unloading Iron Ore in Rizhao

Cranes unload iron ore from a ship at a port in Rizhao, Shandong province February 7, 2015.

February 8, 2015
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Incidents

Tidewater Supply Vessel Heavily Damaged After Hitting Production Platform

On February 5th, the anchor handling tug supply vessel Lim Tide suffered some sort of issue which caused it to ram a production platform in the Persian Gulf.

February 8, 2015
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Saturday, February 7, 2015
A missile is fired from a naval vessel during the test-firing of a new type of anti-ship cruise missile to be equipped at Korean People's Army (KPA) naval units in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang
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North Korea Tests New Anti-Ship Missile

North Korea has test-fired a new anti-ship cruise missile, images released by state media on Saturday showed, demonstrating the increased capability of the

February 7, 2015
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Friday, February 6, 2015
Shippers Suspend Weekend Cargo Ops at West Coast Ports
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Shippers Suspend Weekend Cargo Ops at West Coast Ports

Cargo freighter loading and unloading operations will be suspended at U.S. West Coast Ports this weekend due to continuing chronic slowdowns, the companies'

February 6, 2015
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Prediction: Statoil Will Axe the Discoverer Americas
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Prediction: Statoil Will Axe the Discoverer Americas

Since she was delivered to Transocean in 2009, the 6th generation drillship Discoverer Americas has been on contract with Norwegian energy major Statoil.

February 6, 2015
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Allseas Agrees to ‘Pieter Schelte’ Name Change – Report

Swiss-based Allseas Group has reportedly agreed to change the name of its Pieter Schelte vessel amid recent public outcry over the vessel's namesake being a

February 6, 2015
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Three Medevaced from Bulk Carrier Off Oregon Coast with Burn Injuries
Shipping News

Three Medevaced from Bulk Carrier Off Oregon Coast with Burn Injuries

Three crewman suffering from burns and a broken leg were airlifted from a bulk carrier Thursday approximately 52 miles west of the Columbia River Bar.

February 6, 2015
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MUST WATCH: The Best of Port of Rotterdam
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MUST WATCH: The Best of Port of Rotterdam

The Port of Rotterdam has just released this awesome compilation video showing the best images displayed on Europe's largest screen in Rotterdam Central

February 6, 2015
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SPOTD – Navy Photog Captures Epic Rainbow Across John C. Stennis’ Bow
Navy

SPOTD – Navy Photog Captures Epic Rainbow Across John C. Stennis’ Bow

A U.S. Navy photographer captured this epic rainbow forming over the bow of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), while underway in

February 6, 2015
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