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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
London Array OffShore Wind Farm Sees First Foundation Installed
Engineering News

London Array OffShore Wind Farm Sees First Foundation Installed

LONDON (Dow Jones)–DONG Energy, E.ON AG (EOAN.XE) and Masdar said Tuesday that the first of 177 foundations has been installed at the U.K.’s

March 8, 2011
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Pemex CEO: Gulf Of Mexico 1st Round Tenders Expected Late ’11, Early ’12
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Pemex CEO: Gulf Of Mexico 1st Round Tenders Expected Late ’11, Early ’12

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, expects to have a first round of tenders on some areas of the

March 8, 2011
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Monday, March 7, 2011
Engineering News

Upgraded Wärtsilä RT-flex68-D successfully tested for IMO Tier II compliance

The first upgraded Wärtsilä RT-flex68-D engine equipped with a Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG) turbocharger was successfully tested at Doosan Engine Co

March 7, 2011
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Defense

Two Rescued From Burning, Non-Producing Oil Platform In US Gulf

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men from a burning Gulf of Mexico oil platform on Sunday. The platform, owned by Houston-based Arena

March 7, 2011
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) frees Japanese merchant ship from pirate control
Defense

USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) frees Japanese merchant ship from pirate control

MANAMA, Bahrain – A request for assistance from a Japanese-owned merchant vessel in the Somali Basin led to Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship USS

March 6, 2011
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Saturday, March 5, 2011
BOEMRE Probe Finds No Evidence Of Safety Risk At BP’s Atlantis Platform
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BOEMRE Probe Finds No Evidence Of Safety Risk At BP’s Atlantis Platform

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. investigators said Friday that problems with engineering documents on a BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) production platform in the Gulf of

March 5, 2011
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Vroon Selects KVH TracPhone V7 and mini-VSAT Broadband Service for 125+ Vessels
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Vroon Selects KVH TracPhone V7 and mini-VSAT Broadband Service for 125+ Vessels

MIDDLETOWN, RI – KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) today announced that Netherlands-based Vroon has chosen the KVH TracPhone® V7 and its mini-VSAT

March 4, 2011
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News

SBM Sees Oil Majors Trying to Push Risks to Sub-Contractors

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)–Major oil companies are increasingly trying to push liabilities of offshore oil projects onto sub-contractors as risk awareness has

March 4, 2011
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Engineering News

Rolls-Royce wins $40m Royal Navy contract for replenishment-at-sea systems

Rolls-Royce has been selected to supply a unique replenishment-at-sea (RAS) system to the Royal Navy. It will enable heavier-than-ever loads to be transferred

March 4, 2011
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Teekay sells remaining 49 percent interest in Teekay Offshore
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Teekay sells remaining 49 percent interest in Teekay Offshore

Hamilton, Bermuda – Teekay Corporation (Teekay) announced today that it has agreed to sell its remaining 49 percent interest in Teekay Offshore Operating

March 4, 2011
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Greek Amver ship saves Frenchmen
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Greek Amver ship saves Frenchmen

The Greek participating Amver tanker Delta Kanaris rescued four French sailors Sunday Feb. 27, 2011 after the sailors activated their personal locator beacon

March 4, 2011
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Beluga’s CEO steps down amid financial crisis
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Beluga’s CEO steps down amid financial crisis

According to gCaptain sources, Niels Stolberg, Chief Executive Officer of German heavy-lift shipping operator Beluga has stepped down from his post amid a

March 4, 2011
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Noble Corporation Exercises Option to Construct New Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
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Noble Corporation Exercises Option to Construct New Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) today announced that a subsidiary has exercised its first option with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (“HHI”) for

March 4, 2011
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WSJ: Spill Panel Co-Chair Says Offshore Regulatory System ‘Not One We Can Rely On’

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The co-chairman of the presidential panel that investigated last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill said Thursday the

March 4, 2011
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steven newman transocean
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Transocean CEO Newman Paid $6.3M In First Year At Driller’s Helm

HOUSTON — Transocean Ltd. (RIG) Chief Executive Steve Newman received compensation valued at $6.3 million in his first year at the helm of the

March 4, 2011
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BP is largest stakeholder in Gulf’s first issued deep-water drilling permit since Horizon disaster

While Noble Energy (NBL) made headlines as the first operator to receive a deep-water drilling permit in the US Gulf since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the

March 4, 2011
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Yacht crew rescued from pirate attack by private security firm
Maritime Security

Yacht crew rescued from pirate attack by private security firm

Private security firm Naval Guards Ltd successfully rescued their Dutch clients on board M/Y Capricorn after it had been overrun by pirates in the central

March 3, 2011
Total Views: 113

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update: 24 Feb – 2 Mar 2011
Maritime Security

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update: 24 Feb – 2 Mar 2011

Summary of maritime crime developments and incidents, week of 24 February 2011 (source: ONI): INDIAN OCEAN: Yacht (CAPRICORN) was fired upon and boarded 2

March 3, 2011
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Ulstein Verft delivers PSV “Rem Hrist”
Engineering News

Ulstein Verft delivers PSV “Rem Hrist”

Ulstein Verft today delivered the new PSV ‘Rem Hrist’ to Remøy Shipping.  ‘Rem Hrist’ is Remøy Shipping´s first vessel from

March 3, 2011
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Wartsila to provide propulsion machinery for new LNG powered passenger ferry
Engineering News

Wartsila to provide propulsion machinery for new LNG powered passenger ferry

Wartsila has been awarded a contract by shipbuilding company STX Finland Oy to supply the propulsion machinery for a new passenger ferry to be built for

March 3, 2011
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