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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Helix Q4000
News

Capitalizing on a Booming Well Intervention Market, Helix ESG Orders the Q7000

Houston-based deepwater well intervention firm, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX), has announced their plans to build the Q7000, their

July 30, 2013
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Rowan EXL III jack-up rig
News

Relief Well Drilling to Commence at Site of Hercules Rig Fire

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced this afternoon that the drilling operation to permanently seal the well that blew out at

July 30, 2013
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hansa brandenburg
News

Fire Scorched Hansa Brandenburg Reaches Mauritius

The fire-scorched cargo vessel, MV Hansa Brandenburg, has reached Mauritius nearly two weeks after catching fire in the Indian

July 30, 2013
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fairchem sabre
Incidents

Chemical Tanker Fairchem Sabre Rescues 73 Offshore Sri Lanka

Images via Sri Lanka Navy While enroute to Zhangjiagang, China, the chemical tanker Fairchem Sabre responded to a distress call from an overcrowded trawler

July 30, 2013
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MÆRSK MC-KINNEY MØLLER
Multimedia

Mærsk McKinney-Møller’s Maiden Port Call to Busan [TIMELAPSE VIDEO]

2nd Officer Yaroslav Karetnikov of the Mærsk McKinney-Møller created a timelapse video of his ship’s maiden port call to Busan, South Korea. Watch it

July 30, 2013
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cma cgm marco polo
Finance

Container Shipping | Investing Capital For Suboptimal Returns

Containership owners such as Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Seaspan, SinOceanic, Costamare, Ignazio Messina, Capital Shipmanagement, CIMC and others are all moving

July 30, 2013
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port hedland australia capesize iron ore
Multimedia

Port Hedland – The World’s Biggest Bulk Export Port [IMAGES]

Port Hedland is located in the North West Pilbara region of Western Australia and is the world’s biggest bulk export port by tonnage.  The port

July 30, 2013
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News

Woodside May Scrap $1 Billion Leviathan Gas Field Investment

July 30 (Bloomberg) — Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia’s second-biggest oil and gas producer, may pull out of a deal to invest in Israel’s

July 30, 2013
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helicopter incident yacht
Incidents

Yacht Almost Loses Helicopter [IMAGE]

Update: 2 August 2013- According to a comment on Facebook, two of the straps that secured the helicopter to the deck apparently broke in a strong gust, causing

July 30, 2013
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Monday, July 29, 2013
Seaspan Places $550 Million Order for More Containerships
Finance

Seaspan Places $550 Million Order for More Containerships

In Seaspan’s latest financial earnings report, CEO Gerry Wang broke the news about having placed a $550 million order for an undisclosed number of new

July 29, 2013
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bee swarm
Interesting

Putrid North Korean Ship is Now Becoming a Giant Beehive

On July 15, the North Korea-bound cargo ship Chong Chon Gang was stopped by Panamanian authorities outside the Panama Canal.  Within the containers on board,

July 29, 2013
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four wind lr2 tanker taurus
News

Sluggish Trade Weighs On Transatlantic Clean Tanker Rates

LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) – Transatlantic clean tanker rates were steady on Monday, although slower activity put the brakes on a recent rally. Rates for

July 29, 2013
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iron steel production factory industry
News

World Steel Production and Utilization: Shipping Requirements Restrained

The World Steel Association, whose members represent approximately 85% of world steel production, reported that world crude steel production for the 64

July 29, 2013
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News

Alwaleed Questions Saudi Energy Policy in Letter to Naimi

July 29 (Bloomberg) — Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the billionaire owner of stakes in Citigroup Inc. and Time Warner Inc., has written publicly to Saudi

July 29, 2013
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hydrogen
Engineering News

The Dawn of Hydrogen as a Marine Fuel

In the midst of heightening bunker fuel prices and regulatory pressures around dirty fuel and the resulting combustive emissions, the maritime industry is

July 29, 2013
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USCG Cutter Damaged in Allision With Barge
Collision

USCG Cutter Damaged in Allision With Barge

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter was badly damaged Sunday after being struck by a barge while moored in Cordova,

July 29, 2013
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Freide & Goldman JU2000E
News

Prospector Drilling Wins 3-Year Contract for Newbuild Jack-Up, Plus Options

Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. (PROS) has announced today that their newbuild Freide & Goldman JU2000E jack-up rig, Prospector 5, has been awarded an

July 29, 2013
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ahts posh courage
News

POSH Semco Seeks S$300-S$500 Million IPO In Singapore

SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) – Offshore marine services provider POSH Semco, controlled by Malaysia’s richest man Robert Kuok, is seeking to list

July 29, 2013
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
swiber
News

Swiber Wins $435 Million in Offshore Construction Contracts

Swiber, a Singapore-based offshore construction firm announced today it has signed contracts worth approximately USD $435 million, plus $105 million in

July 28, 2013
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bulk carrier iron ore australia rio tinto
Multimedia

SPOTD: Loading Ore in Nhulunbuy, Australia

On 16 July 2013, the 53,450 dwt bulk carrier Bridgegate was loaded with her cargo of bauxite at a port at the Rio Tinto alumina refinery in Gove, also known

July 28, 2013
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