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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Engineering News

ExxonMobil: Let’s Throw Some Money into New Energy Supplies…$185 Billion Should Be Enough

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) plans to spend roughly $185 billion over the next five years to develop new energy supplies in anticipation of growing demand. In a

March 8, 2012
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Finance

Shipping Corp of India Seeks $500 Million in Loans for More Ships

MUMBAI (Dow Jones)–The Shipping Corp. of India Ltd. (523598.BY) plans to raise up to $500 million in dollar loans from banks overseas in the financial

March 8, 2012
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Engineering News

MAN Diesel and Turbo Awarded $30 Million Order from Norwegian Cruise Lines

FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)–MAN Diesel & Turbo, a subsidiary of German truck maker and engineering firm MAN (MAN.XE), said Thursday it has received a

March 8, 2012
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News

Shell Sends Another Shipment of Forties Crude to South Korea

LONDON (Dow Jones)–More North Sea Forties crude is set to move to Asia this month, pushing up prices as part of an arbitrage that until December was

March 8, 2012
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Defense

US Senator Questions the Future of the Littoral Combat Ship Program

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) questioned Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus about the future of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program during a

March 8, 2012
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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Maersk Drilling Heads Offshore Namibia

COPENHAGEN (Dow Jones)–Danish industrial conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (MAERSK-B.KO) said Wednesday its oil exploration services unit Maersk

March 7, 2012
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News

April Showers Bring… More Crude Oil from the Ekofisk Field

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The April loading program for North Sea Ekofisk crude oil is scheduled at 337,788 barrels a day, up from 296,832 barrels a day

March 7, 2012
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News

Russian Northern Sea Route Critical to Development of Yamal Megaproject [REPORT]

MOSCOW (Dow Jones)–Russian independent natural gas producer OAO Novatek (NVTK.RS) shipped nine cargos or more than 600,000 metric tons of stable gas

March 7, 2012
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News

US Department of Defense Gets a New Toy to Explore the Ocean

Hydroid, Inc. a Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary, announced today that they had delivered a new deep-diving Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to the Woods Hole

March 7, 2012
Total Views: 281

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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Engineering News

Brazilian Shipbuilder Plagued by Strikes and Financial Issues Requests Help from Samsung Heavy

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Samsung Heavy Industries Co. (010140.SE), the world’s second-largest shipbuilder by sales, said Wednesday it is considering a

March 6, 2012
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News

Saudi Aramco Announces Deepwater Drilling Ambitions in the Red Sea

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer, plans to drill its first deepwater exploratory well in the Red Sea by year-end,

March 6, 2012
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Engineering News

Slow Speed Dual Fuel Engines? MOL is working on it…

It’s a bit of an experiment.  Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced today that they are modifying the engine of one of their newbuilds and hooking it up

March 6, 2012
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News

Maersk Wins 4-Year Contract from Petrobras to Launch Some Badass Anchors

Maersk Supply Service has won three new contracts with the Brazilian state owned oil company Petrobras (SAO:PETR3) for anchor handling tug supply (AHTS)

March 6, 2012
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Blog

The Shipping Industry Innovates with New Fuels, New Engines, and New Designs

– Tom Boardley, Marine Director, Lloyd’s Register Future technology and innovation is needed in shipping as emission regulations and fuel prices

March 6, 2012
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News

The Fire is Out Off Nigeria, Blown-Out Gas Well Stops Flowing

The drilling engineers and geoscientists at Chevron Nigeria (CNL) knew that there was a good chance the unimpeded flow from the blown-out Funiwa 1A natural gas

March 6, 2012
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Monday, March 5, 2012
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News

Maersk Line CEO: “The Shipping Market Isn’t Sustainable”

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Danish oil and shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (MAERSK-B.KO) expects growth on its Asia-Europe container trade route to

March 5, 2012
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News

Diana Containerships Receives the APL Spinel, Fleet Grows to 9

Greek shipping company, Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX), announced today that they had taken delivery of the Panamax container vessel, MV APL Spinel,

March 5, 2012
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Finance

Glencore CEO Hits the Road to Court Xstrata Shareholders

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The chief executive of commodity giant Glencore International PLC (GLEN.LN) said the share swap ratio in its proposed merger of equals

March 5, 2012
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ClassNK Revises Guidelines Following Loss of MV Vinalines Queen
News

ClassNK Revises Guidelines Following Loss of MV Vinalines Queen

On Christmas day 2011, the nickel-ore carrier, Vinalines Queen, and her crew of 22 seafarers went missing in the western Pacific Ocean.  No trace of the ship

March 5, 2012
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News

Rolls-Royce Recruits Technology Experts from Wärtsilä and Saab

In a move that strengthens its Marine Engineering and Technology team, Rolls-Royce has recruited Oskar Levander from Wärtsilä and Peter Michael

March 5, 2012
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