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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Saint Lawrence Seaway Workers Threaten Strike
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Saint Lawrence Seaway Workers Threaten Strike

Union workers on the St. Lawrence Seaway, the waterway that links the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, have given notice of a possible strike, which could

October 28, 2014
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Canada’s Arctic Fleet Expansion Needs More Funds, Watchdog Says
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Canada’s Arctic Fleet Expansion Needs More Funds, Watchdog Says

Canada will fail to deliver a proposed fleet of six to eight Arctic patrol ships unless it spends significantly more than the C$2.8 billion ($2.51 billion)

October 28, 2014
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Northern Sea Route Transit Applications Hit Record High in 2014
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Northern Sea Route Transit Applications Hit Record High in 2014

The Northern Sea Route of the Northeast Passage saw a record number of applications for permits to sail the famed arctic route in 2014, while sea ice extent

October 28, 2014
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Engineering News

MSC Magnifica to Receive New Rudders at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam

Since arriving at Damen’s shiprepair yard in Rotterdam on 20 October, work has been in progress around the clock on the 2010-built, 293 meter-long cruise

October 28, 2014
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Shell Seeks U.S. Arctic Drilling Extension
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Shell Seeks U.S. Arctic Drilling Extension

Royal Dutch Shell is asking the Obama administration for five more years to explore for oil off Alaska’s coast, saying set backs and legal delays may push

October 28, 2014
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BG Group’s Profit Fall Bigger-Than-Expected

Britain's third-biggest energy company BG Group reported a worse-than-expected 26 percent fall in third-quarter operating profit on the back of a continued

October 28, 2014
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Monday, October 27, 2014
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News

Major Downtime for Gulf of Mexico Energy Majors as Loop Current Halts Operations

For the past 70 to 80 days, a meander of the North Atlantic gyre has put offshore drilling on hold for many deepwater drilling rigs within the Green Canyon,

October 27, 2014
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Time-Lapse Video: Allseas ‘Audacia’ Offshore Pipelay Vessel In Action
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Time-Lapse Video: Allseas ‘Audacia’ Offshore Pipelay Vessel In Action

Check out this great time-lapse video showing exactly what Allseas’ newest pipelay vessel was built to do. In service since December 2007, the MV

October 27, 2014
Total Views: 1073

Military Sealift Command Shows Off New Seabasing Capabilities
Defense

Military Sealift Command Shows Off New Seabasing Capabilities

The U.S. Navy was off Camp Pendleton, California last week testing out its newfound seabasing and ship-to-shore capabilities with Military Sealift

October 27, 2014
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High Arctic Costs Deter Business Despite Thaw
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High Arctic Costs Deter Business Despite Thaw

Despite high hopes for Arctic business from mining to shipping as the ice melts rapidly and temperatures rise twice as fast as the global average, few firms

October 27, 2014
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Los Angeles Delays Hit Sales as No. 1 U.S. Port Suffers
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Los Angeles Delays Hit Sales as No. 1 U.S. Port Suffers

After years of ending the holiday shopping season with too much merchandise stacked in their warehouses, U.S. retailers face the opposite this year: They may

October 27, 2014
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News

Shell Seeks More Time to Fulfill Arctic Ambitions

Royal Dutch Shell Plc is asking the Obama administration for five more years to explore for oil off Alaska’s coast, saying set backs and legal delays may

October 27, 2014
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Interesting

Salamis Lines RoRo Breaks Free in Greece, Sinks Yachts

Mooring lines holding the Salamis Lines-owned RoRo Alios parted last Friday during an unexpected wind storm setting loose the 170 meter ship to her own

October 27, 2014
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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Sewol Captain
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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Sewol Captain

South Korean prosecutors on Monday sought the death penalty for the captain of a ferry that capsized in April, leaving 304 people, most of them school

October 27, 2014
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Finance

Torm’s Restructuring Plan Progresses

After losing 13 product tankers to Oaktree Capital Management earlier this year, Danish shipowner Torm has entered into an agreement with its 40+ lenders and

October 27, 2014
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News

Total Hires Maersk Venturer Drillship for Malaysian Job

The newly delivered drillship Maersk Venturer has just been picked by Total for a 45-day/one-well drilling job offshore Malaysia.  The approximately USD $17

October 27, 2014
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Sunday, October 26, 2014
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KrisEnergy Signs Contract for Rubicon Vantage FSO

Singapore-listed KrisEnergy Ltd announced today it has chartered the Rubicon Vantage FSO vessel and a catenary anchor leg mooring (CALM) buoy for

October 26, 2014
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8 Tips for Ship Launching via Rubber Inflatables
Blog

8 Tips for Ship Launching via Rubber Inflatables

Ship launching using rubber inflatables, or commonly known as airbags, is a very popular vessel launching method, particularly in Asia. Besides, many

October 26, 2014
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Supertanker Arrives With Venezuela’s First Imported Crude Oil
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Supertanker Arrives With Venezuela’s First Imported Crude Oil

Oil tanker Carabobo, bringing Venezuela's first import of crude oil, arrived late on Saturday at the Jose port, where it is scheduled to unload up to 2 million

October 26, 2014
Total Views: 738

Saturday, October 25, 2014
UN Orders Ship Searches Off Somalia to Find Weapons, Charcoal
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UN Orders Ship Searches Off Somalia to Find Weapons, Charcoal

The United Nations Security Council authorized naval inspections of ships off Somalia’s coast and beyond suspected of carrying illegal weapons and charcoal,

October 25, 2014
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