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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Monday, May 5, 2014
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Seabulk Tankers to Expand Fleet Through New Joint Venture

Oivind Lorentzen, Chief Executive Officer of Fort Lauderdale-based SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) announced plans for further asset growth today as a result

May 5, 2014
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VARD and Simek Shipyards Win Supply Vessel Orders

Norwegian ship owner Island Offshore and Aberdeen-based Fletcher Shipping have just signed contracts with Rolls-Royce for a total of four new offshore supply

May 5, 2014
Total Views: 137

Vietnam Protests Against China’s “Mobile Sovereign Territory” aka Deepwater Drilling Rig
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Vietnam Protests Against China’s “Mobile Sovereign Territory” aka Deepwater Drilling Rig

May 5 (Bloomberg) — Vietnam denounced China for setting up an exploration rig in waters off its central coast disputed by the two nations, raising the

May 5, 2014
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Sunday, May 4, 2014
Norwegian Breakaway Towed to Port Following Propulsion Issue
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Norwegian Breakaway Towed to Port Following Propulsion Issue

A cruise ship returning to New York from the Caribbean with 4,500 passengers on board had to be towed into port on Sunday after getting stuck in the Hudson

May 4, 2014
Total Views: 68

Saturday, May 3, 2014
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Grounding Incidents

Brand New Capesize Bulker Runs Aground in Richards Bay

The 2014-built capesize bulk carrier LEOPOLD LD arrived in Richards Bay on the first of May 2014 after completing her maiden voyage from Tianjin Xingang

May 3, 2014
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West African Piracy: 7 Trends You Need to Know

By Major Bryan Abell, USMCR I am not an expert on maritime piracy, nor am I an expert on West Africa. So seven months ago when our Stanford team

May 3, 2014
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Friday, May 2, 2014
Mexico’s Oil Reforms Are a Scandal in the Making
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Mexico’s Oil Reforms Are a Scandal in the Making

On its face, Mexico’s plan may seem conservative. But it will be easy for the nation's notoriously corrupt politicians to exploit. Here’s a better idea:

May 2, 2014
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LISCR Appoints New General Manager for London

PRESS RELEASE – The Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the US-based manager of the Liberian Registry, has appointed Robert

May 2, 2014
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Seagull Brings Competence Management System to the Dry Bulk Industry

PRESS RELEASE – Seagull has released the Bulker Industry Training Standard (BITS), a predefined competence management system for the dry bulk industry.

May 2, 2014
Total Views: 137

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Rickmers Maritime Presses on, Hopes for Market Recovery in 2015

According to Clarkson Research, global trade growth is projected to reach around 6.0 percent in 2014 as compared to 4.9 percent growth in 2013, yet with a

May 2, 2014
Total Views: 26

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Valero to Suncor Shun Overseas Imports at Eastern Canada Plants

By Christine Harvey May 2 (Bloomberg) — Suncor Energy Inc. and Valero Energy Corp. are poised to use only North American crude in eastern Canada by 2015,

May 2, 2014
Total Views: 81

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Fairmount Drags the Naga 3 Across South China Sea

Fairmount Marine, the Netherlands-based ocean-going tug operator, announced this week that their 205 ton bollard pull tug, Fairmount Expedition completed the

May 2, 2014
Total Views: 66

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Hanjin and Hyundai Must Sell Assets and Cut More Costs to Survive

By Mike Wackett, Against the continued toxic mix of oversupply and weak demand, cash-strapped ocean carriers are being forced to consider every creative

May 2, 2014
Total Views: 51

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West Hercules Makes Discovery in the Barents Sea

For the second day in a row, a Statoil-contracted drilling rig has found oil off Norway, this time however, the discovery was located 230 kilometers northwest

May 2, 2014
Total Views: 95

Thursday, May 1, 2014
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Mexico Seeks Quick Investment With Energy Reform Rules

Mexico's government on Wednesday proposed a set of rules tailored toward attracting quick investment to its oil and gas industry as it mapped out how the state

May 1, 2014
Total Views: 41

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Subsea 7 Wins More Work from BP in the Gulf of Mexico

Subsea 7 announced today the winning of a 3-year $160 million contract extension from BP Exploration & Production for light subsea construction, and

May 1, 2014
Total Views: 111

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The Kids on the Sewol Had Very Little Clue They Were About to Die

Just released cell phone video recovered from the body of one of the students that died on board the Sewol captures the overall sense of naivety about the

May 1, 2014
Total Views: 41

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Tesoro’s Plan For Washington State Crude Railport Delayed

By Kristen Hays HOUSTON, May 1 (Reuters) – The start-up of a major Pacific Northwest rail-to-barge terminal that could bring hundreds of thousands of

May 1, 2014
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Happy Days Continue for Kirby as Grzebinski Takes Over

Kirby Corporation’s record profit streak has continued through the first quarter according to their latest earnings report. The inland tug and barge

May 1, 2014
Total Views: 47

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Songa Trym Finds Oil South of Fram

The Statoil-contracted drilling rig Songa Trym encountered a minor oil discovery while drilling wildcat well 35/11-17 located approximately 1 kilometer south

May 1, 2014
Total Views: 65