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Monday, July 18, 2011
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Engines

Wärtsilä to supply main engines for 25 new Russian tankers

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading systems integrator, has been awarded the contract to supply the main engines for a series of 25 tankers

July 18, 2011
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News

Exmar and BW Gas agree to swap LPG ships

EXMAR and BW Gas have reached an agreement to swap 2 of EXMAR’s “VLGC’s” ( Very Large Gas Carrier) against the “Midsize”

July 18, 2011
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Incidents

Fully laden tanker pirated in northern Indian Ocean

(EUNAVFOR) Late on the morning of 16 July, it was reported by the owners that the MV JUBBA XX, a laden tanker, had been pirated in the northern Indian Ocean,

July 18, 2011
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News

Subsea 7 Gets $80M Subsea Umbilicals Pact Offshore Australia

Norwegian seabed-to-surface engineering and construction contractor Subsea 7 S.A. (SUBC.OS) announced Monday the award of a $80 million contract from Chevron

July 18, 2011
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Sunday, July 17, 2011
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News

Brazil Petrobras June Total Gas, Oil Output At 2.641 Million BOE/Day

RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, said late Friday that total crude oil and

July 17, 2011
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Department of Homeland Security
Defense

US Approves 6 Waivers For Non-US Ships To Load Oil-Sale Crude

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Six waivers have been approved to allow some buyers of crude oil in the government’s emergency sale to use foreign-flag

July 17, 2011
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Friday, July 15, 2011
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Maritime Security

Pirate attacks up 63% this year, however fewer ships are being taken: IMB REPORT

Pirate attacks on the world’s seas totalled 266 in the first six months of 2011, up from 196 incidents in the same period last year, the International

July 15, 2011
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Defense

The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK

The British Parliament’s Energy and Climate Change Committee, chaired by Tim Yeo MP, launched an inquiry last week to investigate the potential for

July 15, 2011
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
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News

Austal awarded contract for three offshore wind support vessels

Following the launch of Austal’s Wind Express series in mid 2010, Austal is pleased to announce the award of a contract for the design and construction

July 14, 2011
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News

SBM Offshore Signs Contract For FPSO Cidade de Paraty

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)–SBM Offshore NV (SBMO.AE) said Thursday that contracts for the twenty year charter and operation of FPSO Cidade de

July 14, 2011
Total Views: 274

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News

Sembcorp Marine: Unit Secures Contract Worth Close To S$600M

  SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) said Thursday its unit, SMOE Pte. Ltd., has secured a contract close to S$600 million to

July 14, 2011
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Incidents

UPDATE: BP’s Valhall Platform Still Shut Down Following Fire

Image by Kjetil Alsvik –Average production of 60,000 barrels equivalent a day to be lost as result of shutdown –Accident to be investigated by

July 14, 2011
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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Defense

Heroic Royal Marine saves two yachtsmen in Cornish storm

Two yachtsmen owe their lives to the fliers of 771 Naval Air Squadron after a dramatic rescue in a gale 100 miles off Cornwall. Aircrewman Sgt Tony Russell RM

July 12, 2011
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Stena Bulk VLCC crude oil tanker
News

ASIA TANKER: VLCCs At 2-Mo Low; CPPs Waiting For Gasoline Demand

Image courtesy of Stena Bulk SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–High availability of vessels is pressuring Asia crude tanker markets, while rates for ships that carry

July 12, 2011
Total Views: 131

Monday, July 11, 2011
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News

Oil Speculators Distorting Shipping Market -China Cosco Executive

Image from minnesotansforglobalwarming.com PERTH (Dow Jones)–State-owned China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co. said Monday that oil-price speculators are

July 11, 2011
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News

France Boosts Investment In Wind Energy

(Dow Jones)–The French government announced Monday the launch of a EUR10 billion tender offer to build five off-shore wind farms, in a bid to muscle up

July 11, 2011
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Friday, July 8, 2011
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Incidents

Somali Pirates May Face Death Penalty

(Dow Jones) Three Somali men accused of hijacking a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and killing the four Americans on board could face the death penalty, rather

July 8, 2011
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Thursday, July 7, 2011
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News

Transocean: Rig Off Ghana Remains Stable After Taking On Water

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Transocean Ltd. (RIG) said Thursday that the deep-water drilling rig off Ghana that was evacuated Wednesday after it took on water

July 7, 2011
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piracy indian ocean
Incidents

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update, plus July convoy sked – Week of 30 June 2011

July 2011 Gulf of Aden Convoy Schedule A. GULF OF ADEN: Turkish maritime task group schedule for June/July 2011.   Rendezvous point “A”

July 7, 2011
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Finance

Stolt-Nielsen 2Q Net Pft $32.4M Vs $27.5M, Maintains Outlook

Norwegian shipping and seafood company Stolt-Nielsen Ltd. (SNI.OS) Thursday announced a second quarter net profit of $32.4 million, from $27.5 million, boosted

July 7, 2011
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