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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Wärtsilä 6L20DF
Engineering News

LNG-Powered Inland Vessels – Wärtsilä Wins Contract to Supply Pair of Medium-Speed 20DF Engines

Wärtsilä announced today that they have been contracted by Koedood Diesel Service BV to supply a complete power system, including two of its 6-cylinder

May 8, 2012
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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News

A Crazy Roller Coaster Ride…Importers and Exporters May See Doubled Freight Rates by 2015

-By Can Fidan, MTS Logistics As we all know, the current situation in the shipping world is that there is a large lack of demand against the current overall

May 7, 2012
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Bullish on Future of US LNG Exports, Asian Firms Sign $498 Million Investment Deal
News

Bullish on Future of US LNG Exports, Asian Firms Sign $498 Million Investment Deal

HOUSTON – Cheniere Energy (NYSE Amex: LNG) announced today that Asian investment company Temasek,and private equity firm RRJ Capital, have agreed to

May 7, 2012
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News

Pacific Santa Ana Comes to Town, Plans to Drill the Undrillable

SAN RAMON – Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced that the Pacific Santa Ana, a deepwater drillship built to Chevron’s specifications, has

May 7, 2012
Total Views: 147

Cardiac Valve Replaced, Maersk CEO is Full Up and Running Again, So to Speak
News

Cardiac Valve Replaced, Maersk CEO is Full Up and Running Again, So to Speak

COPENHAGEN (Dow Jones)–Nils Smedegaard Andersen, the chief executive of Danish industrial conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S(MAERSK-B.KO), returned to

May 7, 2012
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
pyrenees fpso western australia
News

Investing in LNG: Australia Awards a Dozen Offshore Exploration Permits

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)–Australia’s government on Sunday said it has awarded 12 new petroleum exploration permits for off the coast of Western Australia

May 6, 2012
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swire pacific psv pacific hawk
News

Shipbuilders Are Drooling…Swire Pacific Announces Big Budget for Offshore Vessels

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–Swire Pacific Ltd. (SWRAY, 0019.HK) said it will spend HK$11 billion ($1.4 billion) over the next two years on building energy

May 6, 2012
Total Views: 152

statoil rosneft russian arctic
News

Statoil and Rosneft Sign Russian Arctic Agreement Worth as Much as Facebook IPO

MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Norway’s Statoil ASA (STO, STL.OS) signed Saturday a potential $100 billion cooperation agreement with Russian state oil company

May 6, 2012
Total Views: 57

al deebel lng terminal buoy
Incidents

Tugboat Explosion Kills 7 Off Qatar

Nearly a week ago, 7 people were killed off Qatar when an offshore LNG buoy terminal exploded unexpectedly.  Tugboat 53, which is part of the Svitzer/Nakilat

May 6, 2012
Total Views: 230

Saturday, May 5, 2012
Saudi Arabia to Send More Crude Oil Supertankers to the US
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Saudi Arabia to Send More Crude Oil Supertankers to the US

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Saudi Arabia’s state shipping company, Vela, will transport large volumes of oil to the U.S. again this month, repeating a trend

May 5, 2012
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Friday, May 4, 2012
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News

BW Rhine Released from Pirate Control, Cargo Stolen

After a four days under the control of west African pirates, BW Shipping reports that the product tanker, BW Rhine, has been released off Nigeria by its

May 4, 2012
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Survey Says…Growing Confidence in LNG as a Marine Fuel
Engineering News

Survey Says…Growing Confidence in LNG as a Marine Fuel

By Lars Petter Blikom, DNV As part of a project to define the future design of container feeder ships for operation in the Baltic Sea, some of my colleagues

May 4, 2012
Total Views: 27

Could Oil Supply and Demand be Returning?  WTI Under $100 BBL!
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Could Oil Supply and Demand be Returning? WTI Under $100 BBL!

It was a wild ride in the oil markets this week as crude prices fell off of a cliff today and WTI is now lower than $100 BBL.  While

May 4, 2012
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Sauter Carbon Proposes “Green” Alternative to Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter
Defense

Sauter Carbon Proposes “Green” Alternative to Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter

Sauter Carbon Offset Design (SCOD) says they have come up with an alternative design for the USCG’s new Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters (FRC) that

May 4, 2012
Total Views: 91

seadrill west phoenix semisubmersible
News

West Phoenix on Station to Perform Elgin Well Intervention

PARIS (Dow Jones)–French oil major Total SA (TOT, FP.FR) Friday reiterated it was ready to start “in the coming days” an operation to

May 4, 2012
Total Views: 78

Seadrill Orders Another Harsh Environment Semi, Wins $235M Contract from Chevron
Engineering News

Seadrill Orders Another Harsh Environment Semi, Wins $235M Contract from Chevron

To benefit from the current strong demand for high specification drilling units Seadrill announced today that it has entered into a turnkey construction

May 4, 2012
Total Views: 81

Ekofisk platform
News

Crude Oil Loading Program at the North Sea Ekofisk Platform Increases

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The June loading program for North Sea Ekofisk crude oil is scheduled at 263,000 barrels a day, up from 237,097 barrels a day

May 4, 2012
Total Views: 122

navios tankers
Finance

Navios Maritime Offers 4 Million Shares at Discount

Navios Maritime Partners L.P.’s (NMM) public offering of 4 million common units priced at a 4.5% discount to Wednesday’s close. The units were

May 4, 2012
Total Views: 35

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News

Ship Photo of the Day: Hapag-Lloyd Bumps Up Freight Rates

FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)–German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd said Friday it has increased freight rates for all cargo and container types between Europe and

May 4, 2012
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
shipbreaking chittagong Naquib Hossain
News

Baltic Dry Index Could Be Supported with Scrapping of 50 Million Deadweight Tons

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–The Baltic Dry Index, the bellwether gauge of rates for ship dry commodities including grains, iron ore and coal, will likely find

May 2, 2012
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