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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Commanding Officer Among Three Killed as Canadian Coast Guard Helicopter Crashes into Arctic Ocean
Interesting

Commanding Officer Among Three Killed as Canadian Coast Guard Helicopter Crashes into Arctic Ocean

A helicopter assigned to a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker has crashed into the Arctic Ocean, killing all three people on board including the icebreaker's

September 10, 2013
Total Views: 220

USCG Oil Spill Cleanup Boom
Defense

Maritime Industry Collaborates with USCG on Major OPA 90 Training Drill

On September 17, McAllister Towing and Reinauer Transportation will be partnering with the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound and Sector New York in a

September 10, 2013
Total Views: 45

Monday, September 9, 2013
Disaster Averted on Columbia River
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Disaster Averted on Columbia River

A heads up tugboat crew helped in averting a potentially disastrous situation late Friday night when they hauled in a 250-foot, unlit and unmanned grain barge

September 9, 2013
Total Views: 193

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Freeport LNG Signs 20-Year Supply Agreement with Toshiba

NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Japan’s Toshiba Corp has agreed to buy liquefied natural gas from the proposed Freeport LNG export plant in Texas,

September 9, 2013
Total Views: 60

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Engineering News

Mitsui to Team With Rivals as 700 LNG Ships Needed by 2030

(Bloomberg) — Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., the heavy machinery maker whose merger talks with Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. fell apart

September 9, 2013
Total Views: 171

Sunday, September 8, 2013
MV Gold Star
Incidents

MV Gold Star Becomes Epic Cannabis Campfire Off Malta

The Tanzanian-registered cargo ship MV Gold Star, loaded with an estimated 30 tons of cannabis, caught fire on Friday 6 September while in international waters

September 8, 2013
Total Views: 265

Friday, September 6, 2013
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Research Vessel Aids in Discovery of World’s Largest Volcano

Researchers at the University of Houston have uncovered the largest single volcano on earth, laying thousands of feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

September 6, 2013
Total Views: 28

berg propulsion propeller
Engineering News

Caterpillar Finalizes Acquisition of Berg Propulsion

Caterpillar Marine has announced the acquisition of Johan Walter Berg AB has successfully closed. The merger deal between CAT and Berg was announced on July

September 6, 2013
Total Views: 197

STX Frontier LNG carrier hoegh lng
News

GasLog to Acquire LNG Carrier from STX Pan Ocean, More to Follow Says CEO

GasLog (NYSE: GLOG) announced further expansion of their shipping fleet today in the form of an additional LNG carrier from Singapore-based STX Pan Ocean.

September 6, 2013
Total Views: 92

Investigators Rule Out Technical Failure in Fatal Shetland Helicopter Crash
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Investigators Rule Out Technical Failure in Fatal Shetland Helicopter Crash

Air officials in the U.K. have ruled out technical failure in last month’s fatal crash of a Super Puma helicopter in the North Sea near Scotland’s

September 6, 2013
Total Views: 108

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News

Offshore Oil Sector Faces Major Skills Shortage Yet Wages Must Fall Say CEOs

By Sarah Young and Stephen Eisenhammer ABERDEEN, Scotland, Sept 6 (Reuters) – At one of the largest oil shows in the world in Scotland’s oil town

September 6, 2013
Total Views: 37

80bn castrol
Engineering News

Castrol Maintains Approach on Higher BN Cylinder Lubricants

Tighter regulations covering sulphur emissions, which imposes limits on the sulphur content of the heavy fuel oil (HFO) burned has become an important

September 6, 2013
Total Views: 144

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News

Shanghai Shares Hit 11-Week Closing High, Shippers Soar

HONG KONG, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Shanghai shares climbed to an 11-week closing high on Friday, helped by counters linked to sea transport after local media

September 6, 2013
Total Views: 34

Thursday, September 5, 2013
New Fireboat for Port of Houston
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New Fireboat for Port of Houston

The Port of Houston Authority has officially welcomed the first of a series of new high-performance emergency response vessels for enhanced security and fire

September 5, 2013
Total Views: 90

Call the Midwife… Coast Guard Delivers Baby at Sea
Blog

Call the Midwife… Coast Guard Delivers Baby at Sea

The U.S. Coast Guards says it was called upon Monday to assist with the delivery of a baby aboard a cargo ship about 100 miles southwest of San

September 5, 2013
Total Views: 36

Teekay megi lng carrier
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U.S. Gas Via Panama Frightens LNG Exporters Worldwide

By Andrew Callus and Oleg Vukmanovic LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) – The United States is set to grab the first and biggest chunk of unfilled extra Asian

September 5, 2013
Total Views: 17

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News

Steel Rallies as Demand from Chinese Builders Outpaces Supply

Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) — The fastest Chinese steel output on record is still too slow to meet demand from builders, reducing inventories and driving prices

September 5, 2013
Total Views: 22

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Maersk Gains as DFDS Deal Sparks Sales Bets

Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S rose to its highest in more than two weeks in Copenhagen after the sale of a stake in a ferry operator

September 5, 2013
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, September 4, 2013
bhp billiton port hedland western australia bulk carrier
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Port Hedland’s Iron Ore Exports To China Up 33 Percent in August

SYDNEY, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Iron ore exports to China from Australia’s Port Hedland, which handles about a fifth of the global seaborne market for

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 23

dnv gl group merger
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DNV-GL Merger: Deal Closure Could Happen This Month

Oslo-based classification society DNV reports they are very close to completing their merger with Hamburg-based Germanischer Lloyd (GL), a deal announced in

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 45