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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Monday, October 22, 2012
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Engines

Rolls Royce Closes Ship-to-Shore Connector Deal with the US Navy

In a deal which has been anticipated for much of 2012, Rolls-Royce, announced today that they have won the contract to power the U.S. Navy’s future fleet

October 22, 2012
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News

Kherson Shipyard Launches First-Ever Ukrainian Tanker

On October 19th, a launching ceremony of a RST27 Project Tanker Product-Carrier took place at Ukraine’s Kherson Shipyard (KSY), a division of Smart

October 22, 2012
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Engineering News

Wärtsilä’s New Aframax Tanker Concept Design

Wärtsilä Ship Design announced today that they have come up with a new Aframax tanker design concept that they believe will provide  higher fuel

October 22, 2012
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News

Israel’s Leviathan Partners Court the Australians as the Arab League Sets up Roadblocks

JERUSALEM–The partners in Israel’s large offshore Leviathan natural gas reserve confirmed Monday that they have approached

October 22, 2012
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Finance

Speculators Elevate Rongsheng Stock 22 Percent on Offshore Market Optimism

(Bloomberg) — China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd. jumped by a record in Hong Kong trading as a new manager and an order to build a

October 22, 2012
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News

While Piracy Attacks Are Decreasing, “There Can Be No Room For Complacency”

(Bloomberg) — Somalia piracy attacks against merchant shipping fell to the lowest in six years in the third quarter as armed guards on vessels and

October 22, 2012
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
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News

Saudi Arabian Shipping Giants Consolidate in $1.3 Billion Deal

On Saturday, The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, Bahri, announced that it had closed a merger agreement worth upwards of USD $1.3 billion with

October 21, 2012
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Saturday, October 20, 2012
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Engineering News

Azipods Chosen by Swire Pacific for Windfarm Installation Vessels

ABB recently delivered four Azipod C propulsion systems for the Blue Ocean II Wind Turbine Installation Vessel built by Samsung Shipyard in Korea. This is a

October 20, 2012
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News

NYK Lines Accepts Delivery of Namura-Built “WOZMAX” Bulk Carrier

On 17 October, a naming and delivery ceremony was held at Namura Shipbuilding Co. for the Shagang Sunshine, a new 250,000 DWT, WOZMAX ore carrier.  This is

October 20, 2012
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Friday, October 19, 2012
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Defense

Austal Lays Keel of 6th US Navy Littoral Combat Ship

Austal held a keel-laying ceremony today for the third Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – Jackson (LCS 6), one of five Austal-designed

October 19, 2012
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Saipem Awarded $1.1 Billion in Offshore E&C Contracts
News

Saipem Awarded $1.1 Billion in Offshore E&C Contracts

MILAN – Saipem announced today they have been awarded new offshore engineering and construction contracts worth $1.1 billion in Brazil, Angola and the

October 19, 2012
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Vale’s Latest Super Ore Carrier Makes Debut at Philippine Port [IMAGES]
News

Vale’s Latest Super Ore Carrier Makes Debut at Philippine Port [IMAGES]

The Valemax iron ore carrier Vale Minas Gerais docked at the port of Villanueva in the Philippines on Wednesday marking the first time a Valemax ore carrier

October 19, 2012
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Iranian Tankers are Flying Tanzania-Zanzibar Flag, Officials Report “This Must be a Mistake”
News

Iranian Tankers are Flying Tanzania-Zanzibar Flag, Officials Report “This Must be a Mistake”

(Bloomberg) — Iranian oil tankers are mistakenly signaling their flag state as Tanzania-Zanzibar and no such registration took place, according to a

October 19, 2012
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
US Government Officials Bust Crew Carrying 8,000 Pounds of Illegally-Caught Fish
News

US Government Officials Bust Crew Carrying 8,000 Pounds of Illegally-Caught Fish

A report by NOAA in 2006 warned that “despite the implementation of domestic and international management measures, the status of Atlantic blue and

October 18, 2012
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Keep a Sharp Lookout for the Thejan Putha, and its Crew of Murderous Pirates
News

Keep a Sharp Lookout for the Thejan Putha, and its Crew of Murderous Pirates

On 15 October, the fishing vessel Thejan Putha was hijacked approximately 50 nm off the Hambantota Coast of Sri Lanka. Ten armed asylum seekers-turned pirates

October 18, 2012
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Engineering News

Steel-Cutting Commences for Shell’s Offshore Monstrosity…the Prelude FLNG Facility

LONDON–Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) said Thursday that major construction had begun on the world’s first floating vessel that will use new

October 18, 2012
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Salvors Refloat the Hansa Berlin off Cuba
Marine Salvage

Salvors Refloat the Hansa Berlin off Cuba

Following a lost of power during tropical storm Isaac off Cuba on 26 August, the Liberian-flagged container ship Hansa Berlin found herself bricked up off the

October 18, 2012
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Engineering News

Austal Continues Push into the Wind Farm Market with Latest Support Vessel Order

Reflecting its renewed competitiveness in the international market for small and medium-sized commercial vessels, Austal announced today that they have

October 18, 2012
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News

High Overhead and Material Costs Cut Deep into Profits at Keppel Corp

SINGAPORE–Keppel Corp. (BN4.SG) Thursday said third-quarter net profit fell 14.7% from a year earlier as a rise in costs outpaced revenue growth. Net

October 18, 2012
Total Views: 88

Diamond Offshore’s Rig Rates on the Rise, 13 New Contracts Signed [UPDATED]
Finance

Diamond Offshore’s Rig Rates on the Rise, 13 New Contracts Signed [UPDATED]

Diamond Offshore (NYSE: DO) reported their third quarter results today with somewhat mixed results.  Their net income for the third quarter was down 30

October 18, 2012
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