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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Australia’s Top Iron Ore Port Braces For Direct Cyclone Hit
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Australia’s Top Iron Ore Port Braces For Direct Cyclone Hit

Update: Tuesday updates show Rusty not deepening as fast as earlier forecasts, now expected to have max winds of 80 knots as it makes landfall just ENE of Port

February 26, 2013
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Iran Said To Deploy Ageing Foreign Tankers to Avoid Sanctions

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Iran is using old tankers, saved from the scrapyard by foreign middlemen, to ship out oil to China in ways that avoid

February 26, 2013
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Singapore Trading Hub May Put Cap on Costliest LNG, IEA Says

(Bloomberg) — Singapore is the most likely hub for trading liquefied natural gas and reducing the government interference that keeps Asia’s prices

February 26, 2013
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Body Found Among Mysterious Debris Field Off Florida
Incidents

Body Found Among Mysterious Debris Field Off Florida

A high seas hit-n-run? We certainly hope not… The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking information from the public to help identify the source of a large debris

February 25, 2013
Total Views: 291

Friday, February 22, 2013
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Tanker Rates Finish Biggest Week of 2013

By Rob Sheridan (Bloomberg) — Hire costs for the largest oil tankers on the industry’s busiest trade route had this year’s biggest weekly

February 22, 2013
Total Views: 202

Derelict Cruise Ship M/V Lyubov Orlova Spotted [UPDATE]
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Derelict Cruise Ship M/V Lyubov Orlova Spotted [UPDATE]

UPDATE Jan. 24, 2013: Cannibal Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Story Hijacks the Internet -FAQ Update: According to data from the U.S. National

February 22, 2013
Total Views: 434

Thursday, February 21, 2013
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BP Witness Testimony May Save Halliburton Billions

By Margaret Cronin Fisk, Jef Feeley and Laurel Brubaker Calkins (Bloomberg) — Halliburton Co. may escape paying billions of dollars in damages for its

February 21, 2013
Total Views: 198

Search Called Off for Missing Crew Off Philippines
Incidents

Search Called Off for Missing Crew Off Philippines

MANILA — The Philippine Coast Guard on Thursday said it has called off the search for the 14 missing crewmembers of a Panamian-flagged cargo ship that

February 21, 2013
Total Views: 101

teekay
Finance

In No Uncertain Terms, Teekay is Planning for Growth

Teekay reported their FY 2012 financials today and if there was one word to describe Teekay operations at this very moment, it would be “Growth.”

February 21, 2013
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Chevron, Transocean Say Brazil Has Dropped Criminal Charges From Frade Oil Spill

By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 20 (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge dropped criminal charges against Chevron Corp, Transocean Ltd and 17 of their

February 21, 2013
Total Views: 80

Nigerian Offshore Attacks Surge As Pirates Advance, Violence Increases
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Nigerian Offshore Attacks Surge As Pirates Advance, Violence Increases

By Joe Brock and Jonathan Saul ABUJA/LONDON (Reuters) – A spike in piracy off Nigeria’s oil-rich coast has shown gangs are willing to venture

February 21, 2013
Total Views: 112

bergen group
Engineering News

Bergen Group Rises Nearly 50 Percent on Sale of Offshore Engineering Business

(Bloomberg) — Bergen Group ASA, a Norwegian shipbuilder and offshore services company, climbed the most in more than 3 ½ years in Oslo after agreeing to

February 21, 2013
Total Views: 135

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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NYK and Mitsui O.S.K Lines Stand to Prosper on Toyota’s Growth in Thailand

(Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp.’s success in selling Thai-made vehicles to the Middle East and Latin America is fueling a boom for car carriers.

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 240

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Collision

Chemical Tankers Collide Off Galveston

Two chemical tankers inbound toward Houston collided in the early morning on Wednesday, approximately 70 miles south of Galveston according to a report by the

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 151

Thinking About a New Shoreside Career? New Report Finds Reality is Not What You Think
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Thinking About a New Shoreside Career? New Report Finds Reality is Not What You Think

So you have worked at sea your entire career and are thinking about coming ashore, but you’re not sure what to expect or even where to start. What sort

February 20, 2013
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Songa Offshore’s Chief Operating Officer Resigns

Trond Christensen, Chief Operating Officer at Norwegian drilling contractor, Songa Offshore SE, announced his resignation today, effective 31 March.

February 20, 2013
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Charters for Capsize Bulkers are Few and Far Between, Rates Remain at 6-Week Low

(Bloomberg) — Earnings for Capesize ships, the largest carriers of iron ore and coal, remained at a six-week low as a dearth of cargoes curbed hiring of

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 168

singapore lng tanks
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Singapore Considers Huge New LNG Storage Tank to Support Q-Max Cargoes

(Bloomberg) — Singapore LNG Corp.’s fourth gas storage tank may have 260,000 cubic meters of capacity, enough to fit four A380 jumbo jets, the

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 218

Bonny gas transport nigeria lng carrier
Finance

Nigeria LNG Looks to Raise $1.6 Billion to Buy Half-Dozen Gas Carriers

LAGOS, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) has appointed France’s BNP Paribas and GT Bank to help raise around $1.6

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 137

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Nigerian Pirates Demand $1.3 Million Ransom for Release of Kidnapped Sailors

YENAGOA, Nigeria, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Pirates who kidnapped six foreign sailors from an oil servicing vessel off the Nigerian coast on Sunday are

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 65