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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
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Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement Upgrades Fleet with ABS NS5 Enterprise Software

Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement GmbH & Co., has signed a contract with ABS Nautical Systems to utilize multiple modules from the NS5 Enterprise software

June 26, 2013
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Finance

Commerzbank Says Has No Plans For Firesale Of Shipping Portfolio

Commerzbank on Wednesday sought to reassure investors that it is not selling assets in a value destructive manner in response to market speculation about a

June 26, 2013
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Statoil Awards Technip Subsea Installation Contract at Snøhvit

Technip announced today they have been awarded a lump sum contract by Statoil for pipelay and subsea installation work on the Snøhvit CO2 Solution project.

June 26, 2013
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MOL Comfort Towing Commences, Sister Ships Inspected [UPDATE 2]

A tug has commenced towing of the forward section of the MOL Comfort towards the Arabian Gulf.

June 26, 2013
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Cyprus Aims to Be Mediterranean Energy Hub with New $6 Billion LNG terminal

By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, June 26 (Reuters) – Aiming for energy hub status and hoping to reboot an economy hobbled by a debt bailout – Cyprus

June 26, 2013
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Crowley Expands Presence in Asia
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Crowley Expands Presence in Asia

New Singapore office and equipment will allow Crowley to better service customers in the region.

June 26, 2013
Total Views: 94

Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Rising Mississippi River To Halt Barge Shipping Again
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Rising Mississippi River To Halt Barge Shipping Again

Rising water on the Mississippi River will force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close numerous locks on the major shipping waterway for the second time

June 25, 2013
Total Views: 60

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Engineering News

Offshore Cranes Get Bigger and More Sophisticated

An interesting trend in recent years has been the increase in high spec supply vessels ordered to service the offshore oil and gas industry, in addition to

June 25, 2013
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Chinese Businessman Behind $40 Bln Nicaragua Canal Denies Special Ties
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Chinese Businessman Behind $40 Bln Nicaragua Canal Denies Special Ties

The mysterious Chinese businessman behind a $40 billion plan to build a canal through Nicaragua pledged transparency on Tuesday -- but refused to reveal where

June 25, 2013
Total Views: 38

Car Carrier Eyed in Possible Collision With Fishing Vessel Off Japan [UPDATE]
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Car Carrier Eyed in Possible Collision With Fishing Vessel Off Japan [UPDATE]

Norwegian Car Carriers ASA (NOCC) is working with the Japanese Coast Guard to determine if one of their vessels was involved in a possibly fatal collision with

June 25, 2013
Total Views: 139

Dry Bulk Shippers Rally as China Books More Ore Carriers
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Dry Bulk Shippers Rally as China Books More Ore Carriers

June 25 (Bloomberg) — The biggest jump in shipping rates since September is spurring speculation that demand from Chinese steelmakers is rebounding after

June 25, 2013
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Daewoo Cuts Steel on Petronas’ FLNG Facility

At South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), first steel was cut yesterday for the hull of Petronas’ first Floating

June 25, 2013
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Monday, June 24, 2013
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Sinking Rupee Hits India’s Worst-Performing Gas Importer Deals

June 25 (Bloomberg) — Petronet LNG Ltd., India’s worst- performing oil and gas stock this year, is considering slowing contracts for importing

June 24, 2013
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Bollinger Delivers Fourth Ocean-Class Tug for Crowley

Bollinger Shipyards delivered the DP 2-classed Ocean Sky today, the fourth Ocean Class tugs for Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corporation. The first two

June 24, 2013
Total Views: 85

United Against Nuclear Iran Launches Vessel Tracking Initiative
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United Against Nuclear Iran Launches Vessel Tracking Initiative

The not-for-profit, non-partisan advocacy group, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), has announced the launch of an around-the-clock Iranian vessel tracking

June 24, 2013
Total Views: 75

Capesizes Gain for 13th Session in a Row as China Rebuilds Stockpiles
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Capesizes Gain for 13th Session in a Row as China Rebuilds Stockpiles

Rates to ship iron ore extended the year’s biggest rally on speculation Brazil expanded exports as Chinese steel mills, the biggest buyers, rebuild

June 24, 2013
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Transatlantic Clean Tanker Rates Boosted By Firmer Bookings

Clean tanker rates for refined petroleum products on top export routes were mostly softer on Monday although firmer bookings boosted earnings in the

June 24, 2013
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Wartsila Advice Confirms Castrol Concerns on Single Oils

Castrol Marine has welcomed new guidance from Wärtsilä that undermines claims that mid-range base number (BN) oils represent a single cylinder oil solution

June 24, 2013
Total Views: 64

Insider’s Perspective: Marine Money Week – Part I
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Insider’s Perspective: Marine Money Week – Part I

I had the opportunity to attend Marine Money Week in New York last week, the industry’s premier trade show for all things related to ship finance. Here

June 24, 2013
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Tugs to Reach MOL Comfort

Three tugboats and a patrol boat were scheduled to reach the MOL Comfort today, approximately 1 week after the vessel split in two while battling inclement

June 24, 2013
Total Views: 105