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Friday, October 3, 2014
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October 3, 2014
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New Video Shows Natural Gas Platform Fire in Cook Inlet, AK
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New Video Shows Natural Gas Platform Fire in Cook Inlet, AK

Some new video from the Nikiski Fire Department shows Thursday's fire aboard the Baker platform located in Cook Inlet, Alaska.

October 3, 2014
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USS Enterprise Anchor Gets Second Life Aboard USS Lincoln
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USS Enterprise Anchor Gets Second Life Aboard USS Lincoln

With its inactivation and eventual decommissioning just around the corner, the legacy of the USS Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft

October 3, 2014
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BP Seeks Review of ‘Gross Negligence’ Ruling

By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Laurel Brubaker Calkins Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc asked the U.S. judge in charge of thousands of oil-spill damage lawsuits

October 3, 2014
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Port Hedland Iron Ore Shipments to China Decline From Record

Iron ore shipped to China from Australia’s Port Hedland, the world’s biggest bulk export terminal, declined from a record last month amid speculation

October 3, 2014
Total Views: 52

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Kalmar to Improve Efficiency at the Port of Felixstowe with Four Reachstackers

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will deliver four reachstackers for laden handling to the Port of Felixstowe in the UK. The reachstackers have a capacity of 45 tons

October 3, 2014
Total Views: 289

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Scientists Map Ocean Floor From Space in Unprecedented Detail

Scientists have devised a new map of the Earth's seafloor using satellite data, revealing massive underwater scars and thousands of previously uncharted sea

October 3, 2014
Total Views: 198

Thursday, October 2, 2014
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Defense

Russia Raises Scuttled Battle Cruiser Off Crimea

After being intentionally sunk this past March at the entrance to Donuzlav Bay in western Crimea in order to effectively block the movement of any Ukrainian

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 599

TOTE Finalizes Charter for First LNG-Powered Containerships
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TOTE Finalizes Charter for First LNG-Powered Containerships

TOTE Shipholdings Inc. has finalized the charter agreement with Sea Star Line LLC for the operation of the world's first LNG-powered containerships currently

October 2, 2014
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Throwback Thursday Video – Escape Chute Testing in South Korea
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Throwback Thursday Video – Escape Chute Testing in South Korea

With all the hooplah surrounding freefall lifeboats this week, I thought this video showing the test of a Viking escape chute system at a shipyard in South

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 222

Canada Identifies Found Franklin Expedition Ship
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Canada Identifies Found Franklin Expedition Ship

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that the Franklin Expedition ship discovered by Canada in early September has been identified as the HMS

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 52

Carnival Says Fuel Saving Initiative Helped Save $2.5 Billion
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Carnival Says Fuel Saving Initiative Helped Save $2.5 Billion

A multi-layered fuel savings initiative has helped Carnival Corporation reduce energy consumption by 24% and has led to $2.5 billion in savings since the

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 38

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BG Group and Ophir Energy Find Over 17 Trillion Cubic Feet of Gas Offshore Tanzania

The Deepsea Metro 1, under contract to BG Group and Ophir Energy, tapped into a reservoir containing an estimated 1.03 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 92

Coast Guard Rescues Four From Sinking Lobster Boat [VIDEO]
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Coast Guard Rescues Four From Sinking Lobster Boat [VIDEO]

The U.S. Coast Guard plucked four lobstermen from the Atlantic Ocean Thursday who were forced to abandon their sinking lobster boat about 40 miles south of

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 161

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SPOTD: MV KAIRI Leaves for Trinidad

MV KAIRI has left Damen Shipyards Galati for Trinidad where she and her three sister vessels still under construction will support the berthing of LNG carriers

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 90

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Ahrenkiel Steamship Signs With DNV GL

Hamburg-based ship management firm Ahrenkiel Steamship, with 62 ships under its technical management, has consolidated its entire fleet under DNV GL class.

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 49

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Elbe River Dredging Decision Delayed Until 2015

A German court delayed a long-awaited ruling on Thursday on the proposed dredging of the river Elbe for large container ships in Hamburg, Germany's largest

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 56

Wednesday, October 1, 2014
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Lifesaving Incidents

Sovcomflot Tanker Comes to the Rescue After Trimaran Breaks Apart Off Brazil

By Rob Almeida and Shubin Aleksey Andreyevich On 29 September, the Liberian-flagged Sovcomflot-owned tanker Krasnodar rescued six yachtsmen from a liferaft

October 1, 2014
Total Views: 52

Watch: Freefall Lifeboat Drop Test… The Correct Way
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Watch: Freefall Lifeboat Drop Test… The Correct Way

We recently saw the wrong way to conduct a lifeboat drop test, now here’s a look at the correct way. The freefall test was performed using a Harding

October 1, 2014
Total Views: 148

Cruise Ship Passenger Dies After Falling From Ship’s Mast
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Cruise Ship Passenger Dies After Falling From Ship’s Mast

A passenger aboard a Carnival cruise ship has died after falling from the ship's mast as the vessel approached PortMiami following a

October 1, 2014
Total Views: 120