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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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Engineering News

Carnival Invests in Efficiency, and ABB Azipod Technology

ABB has won a long-term service contract from Carnival Corporation to maintain and upgrade ABB’s Azipod equipment over the next 15 years for 20 ships in

April 11, 2012
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News

Chevron Charters VLCC, North Sea Forties Cargo Bound for S. Korea

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Up to 2 million barrels of North Sea Forties crude are set to head to Asia later this month, supporting the price of the grade, which

April 11, 2012
Total Views: 67

Monday, April 9, 2012
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Engineering News

SPOTD: HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Mega Blocks Unite at BAE Systems

This Ship Photo of the Day from BAE Systems’s Govan Shipyard in Glasgow shows one of two massive hull sections of the HMS Queen Elizabeth being driven

April 9, 2012
Total Views: 295

Sunday, April 8, 2012
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Engineering News

Will the US Become the World’s Largest Exporter of LNG?

By John R. Siegel (Barrons) By 2017 the U.S. could be the largest exporter of liquefied natural gas in the world, surpassing leading LNG exporters Qatar and

April 8, 2012
Total Views: 115

Criminal charges and $22 Billion in Lawsuits Raise Questions About Brazil – WSJ
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Criminal charges and $22 Billion in Lawsuits Raise Questions About Brazil – WSJ

By John Lyons, Wall Street Journal SAO PAULO, Brazil (Dow Jones)–U.S. President Barack Obama is set to meet with Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff

April 8, 2012
Total Views: 33

Saturday, April 7, 2012
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News

Iran Halts Greek Oil Shipments After Bills Left Unpaid – UPDATE [REPORT]

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Iran stopped shipping oil to Greece and may halt supplies to Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN, RDSA, RDSB) over unpaid bills, Iran media

April 7, 2012
Total Views: 140

Friday, April 6, 2012
“Weapons Free” Pirates Decimated by Shipboard Security Team [VIDEO]
Multimedia

“Weapons Free” Pirates Decimated by Shipboard Security Team [VIDEO]

We have no idea what the circumstances were at the time of this attack, or which ship this video was taken from, but it clearly shows a vessel security

April 6, 2012
Total Views: 323

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Engineering News

ENSCO Orders Drillship with Retractable Thrusters!?

At first it looked like just another drillship order. Samsung Heavy wins a $645 million order to build a DP3 drillship for ENSCO, however buried in the middle

April 6, 2012
Total Views: 212

Gulf Drilling Orders New Pacific Class 400 Jackup from Sembcorp
Engineering News

Gulf Drilling Orders New Pacific Class 400 Jackup from Sembcorp

SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) Thursday said it secured a US$218.5 million contract to construct a jack-up rig for Gulf Drilling

April 6, 2012
Total Views: 96

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News

Chinese Merchant Ship Hijacked in Gulf of Oman

BEIJING (AFP)–A Chinese shipping vessel was hijacked by pirates Friday in the Gulf of Oman, south of Iran, state media said, citing China’s embassy

April 6, 2012
Total Views: 48

Thursday, April 5, 2012
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News

More Saudi Supertankers Headed for the US

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Saudi Arabia’s state shipping company, Vela, is set to ship more oil to the U.S. this month, after a flurry of activity in March

April 5, 2012
Total Views: 81

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News

Stena Carron Drillship Wins Contract West of Shetland

Valiant Petroleum announced today that it had entered into a contract to secure a firm rig slot on the Stena Carron drillship to drill the Handcross prospect

April 5, 2012
Total Views: 268

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News

North Sea Forties Trade Delayed by Elgin, a Dozen Cargos Now Affected

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Severe disruptions are hitting supply of North Sea Forties crude in April, following a serious gas leak on Total SA‘s (TOT) Elgin

April 5, 2012
Total Views: 18

New Zealand Charges Daina Shipping in the Shipwreck of MV Rena
Lifesaving Incidents

New Zealand Charges Daina Shipping in the Shipwreck of MV Rena

Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has officially charged Greece-based Daina Shipping for the the “discharge of harmful substances from ships” in the

April 5, 2012
Total Views: 61

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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Engineering News

Cochin Shipyard Delivers Anchor Handler to Shipping Corp of India

The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) accepted delivery of an Anchor Handling, Towing & Supply (AHTS) vessel MV SCI Kundan on 3 April 2012.  

April 4, 2012
Total Views: 80

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EDT Offshore Adds Damen Sea Axe-Type Workboats to their Fleet

EDT Offshore, a Cyprus-based operations and management company for offshore support and dredging services, has taken delivery of a Damen Fast Crew Supplier

April 4, 2012
Total Views: 243

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News

Keppel Shipyard to Upgrade Xikomba and Armada Claire FPSOs

Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) has secured Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) upgrading projects from its long-term partners SBM Offshore

April 4, 2012
Total Views: 480

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News

Crude Oil Trades Slightly Lower as Investors Take Profits

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Oil prices traded lower Tuesday as some investors took profits from a 2% surge in prices the previous day and others stayed on the

April 4, 2012
Total Views: 36

Elgin’s Offshore Installation Manager Describes Evacuation, Decision-Making [INTERVIEW]
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Elgin’s Offshore Installation Manager Describes Evacuation, Decision-Making [INTERVIEW]

Total’s interview with William Andrew Cardno, the Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) of the Elgin Platform.  He describes the evacuation of the

April 4, 2012
Total Views: 185

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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Incidents

Gulf Production Spills Light Sweet Crude into the Gulf of Mexico

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–About 630 gallons of oil were discharged Monday from a production facility near Head of Passes in the Gulf of Mexico due the failure

April 3, 2012
Total Views: 41