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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Diamond Offshore
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Diamond Offshore Rocks the 3rd Quarter, Earnings Up 29%

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (DO) third-quarter earnings rose 29% as the oil driller booked stronger revenue and higher average day and utilization rates for

October 20, 2011
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Attracting the Right Talent: Rolls-Royce Proves Successful in High Wage Countries
Engineering News

Attracting the Right Talent: Rolls-Royce Proves Successful in High Wage Countries

By Daniel Michaels, Wall Street Journal ALESUND, Norway—While many American and European manufacturers transplanted production to low-wage countries in

October 20, 2011
Total Views: 168

Kidnapped Frenchwoman Dies, Kenya Launches Airstrikes On Somalia’s al Shabaab
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Kidnapped Frenchwoman Dies, Kenya Launches Airstrikes On Somalia’s al Shabaab

By Solomon Moore, Wall Street Journal NAIROBI—Kenyan helicopters launched airstrikes in neighboring Somalia on Wednesday, striking at bases of al

October 20, 2011
Total Views: 100

Monday, October 17, 2011
canadian-ship-program
Navy

A Canadian Shipbuilding Revolution: $35 Billion Announcement Pending

Contracts will soon be awarded to Canadian shipyards for an aggressive $35-billion shipbuilding project, the largest military procurement in modern Canadian

October 17, 2011
Total Views: 65

Somali “Coast Guard” Captures Al-Shabaab Gunrunners
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Somali “Coast Guard” Captures Al-Shabaab Gunrunners

In what may be the first reported case of Somalis doing their part to prevent Somalia-based piracy operations, a speed boat carrying 7 men, AK-47s, RPGs, and

October 17, 2011
Total Views: 359

ManageMyVessel.com Cloud Service
Blog

NMEA 2011 Award Winners & Technology for Tomorrow’s Bridge Systems

With the release of the new Apple iPhone comes features like new high definition cameras, dual-core processors and Siri, a voice-based personal assistant. Each

October 17, 2011
Total Views: 86

Daewoo Shipbuilding Exceeds Yearly Order Target by $1B
Engineering News

Daewoo Shipbuilding Exceeds Yearly Order Target by $1B

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (042660.SE) has exceeded its annual order target of $11 billion by 9%,

October 17, 2011
Total Views: 66

Sunday, October 16, 2011
Svitzer MV Rena Salvage Maritime New Zealand
Incidents

Salvage of MV Rena Continues… Sucking Heavy Fuel Presents Issues

WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)–Maritime New Zealand is focused Monday on removing oil from a cargo vessel grounded on a reef off the east coast of New

October 16, 2011
Total Views: 119

Saturday, October 15, 2011
container ship containership storm
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Global Container Ship Market Weathers the Economic Storm

By Eric Uhlfelder, Barron’s Cargo shippers are in the tank, thanks to slowing global economic growth and oversupplies of dry-bulk ships, which transport

October 15, 2011
Total Views: 159

Thursday, October 13, 2011
jaime tetrault caterpillar
Engineering News

A Few Minutes with Caterpillar’s Director of Marine Product Support [VIDEO INTERVIEW]

My interview this morning with Caterpillar’s (NYSE:CAT) Director of Marine Product Support, Jaime Tetrault (via Skype). Jaime has worked in various

October 13, 2011
Total Views: 104

BP north sea
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BP Makes Highest Ever Investment Into the North Sea

LONDON—BP PLC Thursday announced it would make its highest-ever annual investment in the U.K., despite a steep tax increase on crude production enacted

October 13, 2011
Total Views: 68

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Mekong River Luang Prabang Laos Southeast Asia
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Massacre on the Mekong, 13 Chinese Sailors Dead

BEIJING (Dow Jones)–China suspended shipping along Southeast Asia’s Mekong River on Monday after attacks on Chinese cargo vessels left

October 11, 2011
Total Views: 167

MV Rena… “The worst environmental maritime disaster in New Zealand” – Prime Minister
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MV Rena… “The worst environmental maritime disaster in New Zealand” – Prime Minister

By Lucy Craymer And Rebecca Howard, Wall Street Journal WELLINGTON—Oil spilling from a cargo vessel stranded off the east coast of New Zealand’s

October 11, 2011
Total Views: 243

Sunday, October 9, 2011
MV Rena Astrolabe Reef grounding New Zealand
Incidents

Oil Slick From Containership Reaches New Zealand Beach, Deteriorating Weather Threatens Salvage

By Lucy Craymer, Wall Street Journal WELLINGTON—Oil from the damaged cargo vessel MV Rena has started to wash up on a popular beach on the east coast of

October 9, 2011
Total Views: 54

Friday, October 7, 2011
Somali fisherman somalia
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“We’re Not All Pirates!”… Somali Fisherman To Be Issued ID Cards And Uniforms

By Jama Deperani, Somalia Report Local fishermen in Somalia will now wear uniforms to differentiate them from the pirates, according to officials from

October 7, 2011
Total Views: 103

keppel corporation
Incidents

Tragedy Strikes at Keppel Shipyard, 5 Workers Killed in Fire

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Keppel Corp. Ltd (BN4.SG) Friday said that five workers have been killed in an accident at the company’s shipyard in the

October 7, 2011
Total Views: 264

Thursday, October 6, 2011
Indian Ocean Piracy Summary
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Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update: Week of 29 Sept 2011

Global Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy (source: Office of Naval Intelligence) BENIN: Chemical tanker fired upon, boarded, and robbed 2 October at 2337 LT

October 6, 2011
Total Views: 172

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Abdalla Salem el-Badri OPEC chief
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OPEC: Rejects Use of Armed Guards on Ships, Onshore Solution to Piracy Needed [REPORT]

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Somalian piracy could spread further unless an onshore solution is found, the secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum

October 5, 2011
Total Views: 44

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
ship emissions - Seawater Scrubbing
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Seawater Scrubbing – Port of Los Angeles invests in innovative green technology for ships

The Port of Los Angeles and California State University Long Beach (CSULB) have announced a partnership to develop and test a new $1.8 million seawater

October 4, 2011
Total Views: 54

Monday, October 3, 2011
Chuckchi Sea Shell arctic drilling
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Arctic Ocean Drilling Approved

By Tennille Tracy, The Wall Street Journal The Obama administration said Monday it was moving forward with oil-drilling leases off the coast of Alaska issued

October 3, 2011
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