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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Wednesday, May 28, 2014
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Shipping News

Eastern Pacific Shipping Orders LPG Carriers as Positive Sentiment Abounds

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard’s backlog of LPG carrier newbuilds has grown to 21 today as two more were added to the list by Eastern Pacific Shipping.  The

May 28, 2014
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014
WATCH: RNLI Lifeboat Crew Lassos Runaway Speedboat
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WATCH: RNLI Lifeboat Crew Lassos Runaway Speedboat

A volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew from Teignmouth shows off their boat roping skills to stop a runaway speedboat after its operator was bucked off.

May 27, 2014
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Inmarsat Releases MH370 Satellite Data
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Inmarsat Releases MH370 Satellite Data

Malaysia's government and British satellite firm Inmarsat on Tuesday released data used to determine the path of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370,

May 27, 2014
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Unmanned Surface Vessel Concept Heading for Prototype Construction
Shipping News

Unmanned Surface Vessel Concept Heading for Prototype Construction

With all the talk of aerial drones and cars that drive themselves these days, we knew it was only a matter of time until the use of unmanned ships came into

May 27, 2014
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Ardmore Shipping Acquires Eco-Design MR Tanker

HAMILTON, Bermuda–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE:ASC) (“Ardmore” or the “Company”) today announced the

May 27, 2014
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Three Die from “Illness” Aboard German Cargo Ship
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Three Die from “Illness” Aboard German Cargo Ship

Three crewmembers of a German cargo ship have mysteriously died after becoming ill aboard the vessel while docked at the small port town of Goole in the

May 27, 2014
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Shelf Drilling Wins Long-Term Contracts Offshore Thailand

Shelf Drilling announced today their global fleet of 37 jack-up rigs will grow by two in conjunction with the recent award of a pair of 5-year offshore

May 27, 2014
Total Views: 67

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China Wants Iron Ore Transshipment Partnership with Vale

China is interested in setting up a partnership with Brazilian mining major Vale to move iron ore from its giant vessels on to smaller ones, as a ban on the

May 27, 2014
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SeaRoad Orders LNG-Powered RoRo for Bass Strait Run

Flensburger-Shiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) signed a contract today with Australian shipping company SeaRoad for a new LNG-powered 181-meter RoRo ferry. This marks

May 27, 2014
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South Korea Offers $500,000 Reward for Elusive Sewol Owner
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South Korea Offers $500,000 Reward for Elusive Sewol Owner

South Korea has hiked to nearly half a million dollars its reward for information leading to the capture of Yoo Byung-un, the head of the family that owns the

May 27, 2014
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Greenpeace Boards Transocean Spitsbergen Rig

15 Greenpeace activists boarded the Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible drilling rig this morning in protest of Statoil’s arctic drilling plans and

May 27, 2014
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Thome Appoints New Tanker Fleet COO

PRESS RELEASE – Thome Ship Management has strengthened its senior management tier by appointing Mr Steen Nygaard Madsen as Chief Operating Officer (COO)

May 27, 2014
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Finance

Frontline May Need To Restructure

OSLO, May 27 (Reuters) – OSLO, May 27 (Reuters) – Oil tanker firm Frontline reported deepening losses Tuesday and said it may struggle to repay its

May 27, 2014
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Monday, May 26, 2014
Chinese Vessel Attacks and Sinks Vietnamese Fishing Boat – Report
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Chinese Vessel Attacks and Sinks Vietnamese Fishing Boat – Report

A Chinese vessel attacked and sank a Vietnamese fishing boat, the Vietnam government said, raising tensions over a territorial dispute that saw clashes between

May 26, 2014
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Veolia’s Transdev In Talks With Unishipping About SNCM Sale
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Veolia’s Transdev In Talks With Unishipping About SNCM Sale

By Geert De Clercq PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) – U.S.-Mexico ferry operator Baja Ferries is in talks with French transport firm Transdev about buying its 66

May 26, 2014
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SAL Wins Tricky Heavy Lift Contract from BAM Clough
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SAL Wins Tricky Heavy Lift Contract from BAM Clough

SAL Heavy Lift announced today the signing of a major new contract with Australian marine jetty specialist BAM Clough for the shipping and deployment of LNG

May 26, 2014
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Engineering News

High Tech Yellow Boxes Transmit Germany’s Wind Power to Shore

Off the North Sea coast of Germany is an impressive array of wind farms that feed an enormous amount of renewable energy to the European power grid. Due to

May 26, 2014
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North Atlantic Drilling Receives Major Equity Investment from Rosneft

Seadrill has announced today a historic cooperation agreement that will result in a significant equity investment by Russian oil supermajor Rosneft into North

May 26, 2014
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Sunday, May 25, 2014
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Rosneft May Take Controlling Stake in Seadrill [UPDATE]

ST PETERSBURG, Russia/OSLO, May 24 (Reuters) – Russia’s Rosneft could buy a controlling stake in the world’s largest offshore driller,

May 25, 2014
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Friday, May 23, 2014
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Search Crew Locates Overturned Hull of S/Y Cheeki Rafiki, Search Suspended – UPDATE

A helicopter crew dispatched from a U.S. Navy warship located the overturned hull of the missing Cheeki Rafiki sailing vessel approximately 1,000 miles

May 23, 2014
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