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Monday, December 17, 2012
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Engineering News

Ship Photo of the Day – Dockwise Vanguard in the HHI Drydock

Launched last month at Hyundai Heavy Industries, the Dockwise Vanguard is the largest heavy lift vessel ever built and is currently undergoing sea trials.

December 17, 2012
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
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Incidents

VOS Sailor Disabled Offshore Scotland, Daring Helicopter Crews Rescue 11

At approximately 0500 hrs local time on Saturday, the offshore support vessel VOS Sailor suffered damage and was disabled in severe weather conditions in the

December 16, 2012
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
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News

20 Iraqi Migrants Drown Off Greece

ATHENS – A small boat carrying migrants hoping to get to Greece sank near the eastern island of Lesvos early on Saturday, drowning 20 people, Greek

December 15, 2012
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Friday, December 14, 2012
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Incidents

MOL’s Woodchip Carrier, Global Explorer, Rescues Stricken Yachtsman

TOKYO – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced today that its owned and operated 47k gross ton woodchip carrier Global Explorer rescued the skipper of

December 14, 2012
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Marine Salvage

Titan Salvage Opens New Australian Office in Cairns

CAIRNS – To meet the needs of changing market conditions and increased commercial vessel traffic in and around the Great Barrier Reef, TITAN

December 14, 2012
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
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Engines

American Commercial Lines Chooses CAT C280s to Re-power Towboat Fleet

American Commercial Lines (ACL) has selected Cat® C280 marine engines for repowering six of their towboats. Bill Foster, ACL Vice President Boat Maintenance,

December 13, 2012
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Kings Pointer Takes Top Position at Austal USA
Engineering News

Kings Pointer Takes Top Position at Austal USA

Austal USA announced today that Craig Perciavalle has been chosen to assume the role as President of the Mobile, Alabama-based shipyard. “I am pleased to

December 13, 2012
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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News

Dockwise Awarded Nearly $60 Million in New Contracts

Dockwise, the Dutch heavy lift operator, has announced that they have been awarded 6 new contracts, letters of intent and contract extensions valued at nearly

December 12, 2012
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News

STX Group May Sell Controlling Stake in Fleet of 400 Dry-Bulk Ships

STX Group is in talks about selling its controlling stake in STX Pan Ocean Co., South Korea’s largest dry-bulk ship operator, as it tries to raise 2.5

December 12, 2012
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Sayaendo mol lng carrier
Engineering News

Steel-Cutting Commences on MHI’s Next Generation Sayaendo Series LNG Carrier

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced today that construction has commenced on the first ship in their Sayaendo series of new-generation LNG carriers.

December 11, 2012
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Close Call: M/V Ocean Victory Nearly Grounds Along Dutch Coast
Grounding Incidents

Close Call: M/V Ocean Victory Nearly Grounds Along Dutch Coast

Scary moments again off the coast of the Netherlands- this time on Sunday night, when the 170-meter M/V Ocean Victory cargo ship lost propulsion and was

December 10, 2012
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News

Alaska Plans $355 Million Liquefaction Facility to Support US-Asia LNG Trade

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Alaska‘s governor will introduce legislation allowing the state to provide $355 million (221 million pounds) in

December 10, 2012
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Friday, December 7, 2012
Baltic Ace Sinking: What You Need to Know Right Now
Incidents

Baltic Ace Sinking: What You Need to Know Right Now

Search for missing crewmembers Baltic Ace has been called off. By Tobias Pieffers, Local Correspondent ROTTERDAM – The Dutch Coast Guard has called off

December 7, 2012
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
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News

Italian Court Sends Pirates to Jail for Attack on Italian Tanker

ROME (Reuters) – Eleven Somali men who attacked an Italian oil tanker in January were each jailed for three and a half years on Tuesday after a Rome

December 4, 2012
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Incidents

Coal Carrier Sinks off Northern Coast of Turkey, 3 Killed [UPDATE]

ISTANBUL, Dec 4 (Reuters) – At least three people were killed and nine others were missing after a cargoship with a Ukrainian and Russian crew sank in a

December 4, 2012
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News

Teekay Tankers: A Flat Market Ahead with Sprinkles of Volatility [REPORT]

Christian Waldegrave, Market Analyst from Teekay presents the factors that contributed to this year’s boost in tanker demand in the first half of the

December 4, 2012
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News

Shipping Company Fined $5000 For Dumping Food Waste on Great Barrier Reef

The master and owners of Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier Hope Star have been fined and had criminal convictions recorded by an Australian court following the

December 4, 2012
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Monday, December 3, 2012
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Interesting

CMA CGM’s Marco Polo Transits the Suez [IMAGES/VIDEO]

The world’s largest containership, CMA CGM’s M/V Marco Polo transited the Suez Canal over the weekend while on her maiden voyage from the Far East

December 3, 2012
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News

Oaktree Capital and Rickmers Partner to Build at Least 8 New Eco-Container Ships

Not to be outdone by their friends in Hong Kong, Los Angeles-based investment management firm, Oaktree Capital, and the Rickmers Group have joined forces

December 3, 2012
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Engineering News

Jack-Up Rig Tips Over at Jurong Shipyard, 89 Injured

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has confirmed that all shipyard workers have been accounted for after a jack-up rig accident injured 89 at Jurong

December 3, 2012
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