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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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News

Crude Tanker Markets Supported by Demand, Clean Products Slow as Holiday Approaches

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s crude-tanker markets may stay supported on the back of healthy demand in the coming week, though upside is limited, as

December 13, 2011
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News

Maersk Line Proves Their Worth to Chinese Volvo Ocean Race Team

A rough experience for one yacht on the high seas gave one Maersk Line team the perfect opportunity to show how quickly it could respond to the most difficult

December 13, 2011
Total Views: 58

Monday, December 12, 2011
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Engineering News

Caterpillar Animates their New Dual Fuel Marine Engine [VIDEO]

Want to know how a Dual Fuel Engine works?  Caterpillar Marine put together a pretty cool video recently to show all the bits and pieces that go into their

December 12, 2011
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
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News

“Clean Seas Are Good Business”

SHANGHAI, CHINA— At a recent Senior Maritime Forum held in conjunction with Marintec China 2011, Clay Maitland called for marine environment protection

December 11, 2011
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
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News

ASIA CRUDE OUTLOOK: Let’s Just Say It’s Complicated

For those of you who aren’t petroleum traders, here are some definitions that may help you digest the rest of this article below.  This article

December 10, 2011
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Friday, December 9, 2011
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Engineering News

Daewoo Shipbuilding Cancels $514M Order, Keeps Deposit for 2 VLCCs and 2 Bulk Carriers

SEOUL—Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. said Friday it has canceled an order worth 589 billion won ($514 million) from a European client

December 9, 2011
Total Views: 168

Thursday, December 8, 2011
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Incidents

Volvo Ocean Race Heads into Indian Ocean, Piracy Spreads Globally [WEEKLY UPDATE]

This Saturday, the Volvo Ocean Race will depart Cape Town and venture into the Indian Ocean toward an undisclosed “safe haven”.  As you’ll

December 8, 2011
Total Views: 29

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Defense

Pirates Outmatched by Royal Navy Miniguns, Snipers, and Helicopters

SOMALI basin (COMBINED MARITIME FORCES) – The Royal Navy has struck at the heart of Somali piracy operating in the Somali basin.  RFA Fort Victoria

December 8, 2011
Total Views: 115

Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Thousands of Issued TWIC Cards Won’t Work Due to an Issuing ‘Error’
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Thousands of Issued TWIC Cards Won’t Work Due to an Issuing ‘Error’

Not that many of you needed another reason to hate the TWIC program, but here it comes anyway. The TSA managed to issue thousands of TWIC cards that probably

December 7, 2011
Total Views: 990

Karine Langlois
News

IMO’s Work to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from International Shipping – Q&A

IMO’s Karine Langlois speaks with Eivind Vagslid, the Deputy Director and Head of IMO’s Air pollution and Climate change section on IMO’s

December 7, 2011
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Multimedia

The 27th International Maritime Organization Assembly [VIDEO]

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/33180141[/vimeo] A wide range of resolutions, reflecting the broad canvas of the Organization’s work, was adopted by the 27th

December 6, 2011
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Huntington Ingalls Wins $46M Contract, World’s Largest 5-Axis Saw Put to Use
Engineering News

Huntington Ingalls Wins $46M Contract, World’s Largest 5-Axis Saw Put to Use

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) today announced that the company’s

December 2, 2011
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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Finance

Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) Delivers One of Their “Best Quarterly Operating Profits Ever”

“At a point in time when there is turbulence in the financial markets we are very pleased to deliver one of our best quarterly operating profit ever

November 30, 2011
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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News

Shipping Industry Ponders $100 Billion Green Climate Fund

DURBAN, South Africa (Dow Jones)–The global shipping industry body said Tuesday it could consider contributing to a Green Climate Fund that aims to raise

November 29, 2011
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Monday, November 28, 2011
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Engineering News

Clean and Efficient Shipping by CAT: New Marine Engine Burns Both LNG and Diesel Fuels

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) Announces the Development of Their First High Performance Dual Fuel Marine Engine. Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is pleased to

November 28, 2011
Total Views: 274

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Engineering News

The Green Tug Project – Energy Efficient Design for Workboats

In November 2011 Iskes Towage & Salvage took its first Damen tug into operation: the ASD 2810 ‘Argus’. Pleased with its capabilities, Iskes

November 28, 2011
Total Views: 121

Saturday, November 26, 2011
IMO Honors Korean Captain Seog for Exceptional Bravery at Sea [VIDEO]
Multimedia

IMO Honors Korean Captain Seog for Exceptional Bravery at Sea [VIDEO]

LONDON – (IMO) Captain Seog Hae-gyun of the Republic of Korea, Master of the chemical tanker Samho Jewelry, has been presented with the International

November 26, 2011
Total Views: 73

Friday, November 25, 2011
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China Shipping Companies, Pay Us or Else…

SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)–Grand China Logistics Holding Co.–a unit of Chinese transportation company HNA Group–said Friday that it will honor

November 25, 2011
Total Views: 38

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News

Offshore Wind Power Gains Another Foothold in the North Sea

STOCKHOLM — Swedish utility Vattenfall AB Friday announced plans to build an offshore wind farm in the North Sea after it recently bought the license

November 25, 2011
Total Views: 57

Thursday, November 24, 2011
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News

A West African Giant – Total’s Pazflor FPSO is Inaugurated

Launched by Total in December 2007, Pazflor is one of the largest offshore oil production projects in the world, and a major development for Angola.  This

November 24, 2011
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