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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Berlin Express Hapag Lloyd
News

G6 Alliance Holds Back on Asia – North Europe Loop due to “Unfavorable Market Conditions”

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–The G6 alliance of container shipping firms, which includes Singapore-listed Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.’s (N03.SG) APL

May 2, 2012
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Rowan Viking
Finance

Rowan Shows Strong Revenue Growth with Higher Day Rates and Jackup Rig Utilization

(Dow Jones) Rowan Cos.’s (RDC) first-quarter earnings rose 54% as higher day rates contributed to the offshore drilling company’s

May 2, 2012
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BW Rhine
Incidents

BW Maritime Loses Contact with Product Tanker off Togo

BW Maritime believes their product tanker, BW Rhine, has been captured off Togo.  Here’s a statement made by the company. On 28 April 2012, BW Rhine, a

May 2, 2012
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
pirate attack west africa
Incidents

Product Tanker Reported Hijacked Off Togo in Gulf of Guinea

A product tanker has reportedly been hijacked yesterday in position: 06:01.14N – 001:20.2E, correlating to Lome Anchorage, Togo. The owners of the

May 1, 2012
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News

Transocean and ExxonMobil Begin Drilling at Jansz-Io Offshore Australia

– By ExxonMobil Connection The ExxonMobil Drilling team this month commenced operations on the Jansz-lo driling program for the Gorgon LNG Project off

May 1, 2012
Total Views: 164

DNV Launches New Rule Book for Jackup Rig Builders and Designers
Engineering News

DNV Launches New Rule Book for Jackup Rig Builders and Designers

Coinciding with the announcement of Lamprell’s newbuild jackup order today, DNV released a new rule book for self-elevating units, aka jackups, which

May 1, 2012
Total Views: 50

Lamprell Wins $227 Million Jackup Newbuild Contract
Engineering News

Lamprell Wins $227 Million Jackup Newbuild Contract

Lamprell announced today the receipt of a USD $227 million contract award from an international drilling contractor for the construction of a jackup drilling

May 1, 2012
Total Views: 90

BP Executive Suspended Over Tanker Chartering Scandal
News

BP Executive Suspended Over Tanker Chartering Scandal

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The senior BP PLC (BP.LN) executive accused of taking cash payments in return for giving sweetened tanker chartering terms has been

May 1, 2012
Total Views: 68

Monday, April 30, 2012
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News

Nigerian Crude Cargos Delayed from Total’s USAN FPSO

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Two cargoes of Nigerian Usan crude have been delayed from May to June, traders told Dow Jones Newswires Monday. The Total

April 30, 2012
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skandi atlantic
News

DOF ASA Signs NOK 225 Million Contract Offshore Australia with Apache

DOF announced today that they have signed a NOK 225 million contract with Apache Energy Limited for the use of the anchor handling tug supply vessel, Skandi

April 30, 2012
Total Views: 100

Viking Thaumas
News

Brazilian Operations Not as Fruitful as Expected, Eidesvik Sells Pair of Supply Vessels

Norwegian shipowner, Eidesvik, has entered into sales agreements of USD $64 million for the two supply vessels Viking Surf (built 2002) and Viking Thaumas

April 30, 2012
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Seadrill Orders Sixth Ultra-Deepwater Drillship from Samsung Heavy, Contract Awarded
News

Seadrill Orders Sixth Ultra-Deepwater Drillship from Samsung Heavy, Contract Awarded

Hamilton, Bermuda – Seadrill continues to see strong demand for modern ultra-deepwater drilling rigs driven by high oil prices and large deep-water

April 30, 2012
Total Views: 81

Sunday, April 29, 2012
DNV Gains Arctic Oil Spill Response Expertise with Latest Acquisition
News

DNV Gains Arctic Oil Spill Response Expertise with Latest Acquisition

The Arctic has large oil and gas resources and operations in this sensitive and harsh area will require efficient oil-spill preparedness solutions. “The

April 29, 2012
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Oil Prices Stabilize, Uncertainty Remains
News

Oil Prices Stabilize, Uncertainty Remains

Bunker and crude prices stabilized this week as better than expected earnings and moderately improving government data had speculators holding their ground. 

April 29, 2012
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Sleeping in Comfort – Low-Vibration Design of a Ship’s Deckhouse
Engineering News

Sleeping in Comfort – Low-Vibration Design of a Ship’s Deckhouse

By Hyundai Heavy Industries As the fuel consumption efficiency of a ship is becoming a primary concern for shipowners, the length of the hull and the operating

April 29, 2012
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Blog

LNG, Get on Board or Get Left Behind…The Future is Already Here

Given the current price of low sulfur diesel, the enormous global emphasis on reducing the carbon footprint of our industry, and the fact the price of natural

April 29, 2012
Total Views: 159

Saturday, April 28, 2012
tian luhai cosco china
News

COSCO: Dry Bulk Capacity Forecasted to Outpace Demand, Losses Widen

  SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)–China Cosco Holdings Ltd. (1919.HK) said Thursday that its net loss widened in the first quarter as its dry-bulk shipping

April 28, 2012
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Noble Energy Contracts Atwood Hunter Offshore West Africa
News

Noble Energy Contracts Atwood Hunter Offshore West Africa

Houston-based offshore drilling contractor, Atwood Oceanics, announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract by a

April 28, 2012
Total Views: 89

Friday, April 27, 2012
JHSV Sea Trials
Defense

“Hauling the Mail”… Austal Left Grinning After Sea Trials of JHSV 1 [IMAGES]

USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), the innovative high-speed catamaran transport ship under construction by shipbuilder Austal in Mobile, Alabama, successfully completed

April 27, 2012
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Jumbo Shipping Conducts Heavy Lift Wind Farm Installations at Anholt
News

Jumbo Shipping Conducts Heavy Lift Wind Farm Installations at Anholt

Jumbo’s DP2 heavy lift vessel Jumbo Javelin has successfully installed the first Transition Pieces (TPs) for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark.

April 27, 2012
Total Views: 98