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Monday, July 14, 2014
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Engineering News

ExxonMobil’s Antwerp Refinery Is Producing a Whole New Type of Bunker Fuel

“It used to be refinery feedstock, but now it’s being used as a finished product,” commented Iain White, Field Marketing Manager for

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 96

NCL Orders More ‘Breakaway-Plus’ Cruise Ships
Shipping News

NCL Orders More ‘Breakaway-Plus’ Cruise Ships

Norwegian Cruise Line (NASDAQ: NCLH) has announced that it has reached an agreement with Germany's Meyer Werft shipyard to build two new Breakaway-Plus class

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 72

PHOTOS: U.S. Navy’s New Mobile Landing Platform in Action
News

PHOTOS: U.S. Navy’s New Mobile Landing Platform in Action

This month twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are in and around the Hawaiian Islands for the world's

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 1114

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Incidents

With Insufficient Horsepower, the Northwest Passage Proves Unpassable

For the solo-sailor aboard the 36-foot steel-hulled sailing yacht Altan Girl, the Northwest Passage and the rumors of ice-free summers appears to have been

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 99

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News

NITC Still Faces Sanctions After EU Blacklisting Annulled

Iran's main oil tanker firm NITC will struggle for some time to call at European ports, get foreign insurance and overcome obstacles under western sanctions,

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 70

Refloating the Costa Concordia: Successful First Day – UPDATE
Accidents

Refloating the Costa Concordia: Successful First Day – UPDATE

The salvage team working to refloat and remove the Costa Concordia shipwreck from Giglio have been given green light from the Italian government to kick off

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 510

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News

LPG Tanker Attacked Off Trinidad, Captain Shot and Beaten Unconscious

Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Transport reports in an emailed statement the LPG tanker Virgo Gas was attacked on 10 July  29 June in the vicinity

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 110

Costa Concordia Refloated: Initial Stages of Refloating Phase Prove Successful
Accidents

Costa Concordia Refloated: Initial Stages of Refloating Phase Prove Successful

By Eleanor Biles GIGLIO, Italy, July 14 (Reuters) – The wreck of the luxury liner Costa Concordia was re-floated on Monday and will soon be towed away

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 126

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News

COSCO Continues Scrapping Program

COSCO announced today that since the end of May, eight of the company’s ships have been scrapped as part of a fleet restructuring plan announced last

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 55

Sunday, July 13, 2014
Philanthropist Couple Setting Up Private Migrant Rescue Service in Mediterranean
News

Philanthropist Couple Setting Up Private Migrant Rescue Service in Mediterranean

A philanthropist couple has spent millions of euros to buy a ship which they plan to use to rescue migrants from rickety boats in the centre of the

July 13, 2014
Total Views: 31

Friday, July 11, 2014
Maersk Tankers Explores 3D Printing Aboard Ships – VIDEO
Blog

Maersk Tankers Explores 3D Printing Aboard Ships – VIDEO

We've raised the question before: Can 3D printers be used to produce spare parts aboard ships while steaming in the middle of the ocean? It's a simple question

July 11, 2014
Total Views: 149

Watch: BMW Drifts Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck
Blog

Watch: BMW Drifts Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck

Here's a new video from German car manufacturer BMW promoting its new M4, part of the notorious high-performance M-model

July 11, 2014
Total Views: 63

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Incidents

CSAV Boxship Loses Containers in Typhoon [IMAGES]

The following images were sent to us from an anonymous source showing containers allegedly hanging off the side of the containership CSAV Traiguen as a result

July 11, 2014
Total Views: 75

Thursday, July 10, 2014
U.S. Navy Ship Spills 11,000 Gallons of Oil Into Boston Dry Dock – PHOTOS
Shipbuilding

U.S. Navy Ship Spills 11,000 Gallons of Oil Into Boston Dry Dock – PHOTOS

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a spill of approximately 11,000 gallons of oil inside a Boston dry dock facility, but luckily no oil has reached the

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 197

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Finance

EIB to Support Fjord Line Fleet Expansion

Norwegian ferry operator Fjord Line announced this week the receipt of a EUR 124 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the growth

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 205

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News

Maersk Flips Four More to Euronav While Exiting Crude Sector

Frustrated with unprofitability, Maersk Tankers announced today they are buying their six remaining bareboat chartered crude tankers and immediately

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 81

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News

Shale Seen Shifting Flows at America’s Biggest Oil Port

For more than 30 years, the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port LLC has been a symbol of U.S. dependence on foreign oil, pumping Nigerian and Saudi Arabian crude from

July 10, 2014
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Maersk and MSC Attempt New Sharing Agreement
News

Maersk and MSC Attempt New Sharing Agreement

The world's top two container shippers, Maersk Line and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co, have struck a fresh vessel-sharing agreement after a previous three-way

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 75

Wednesday, July 9, 2014
WATCH: Crane Operator Saves Supply Vessel from Capsizing
Interesting

WATCH: Crane Operator Saves Supply Vessel from Capsizing

An offshore crane operator just may have saved this supply vessel from

July 9, 2014
Total Views: 109

A Look at Island Offshore’s New State-of-the-Art Subsea Vessel, MV ISLAND PERFORMER
Offshore

A Look at Island Offshore’s New State-of-the-Art Subsea Vessel, MV ISLAND PERFORMER

9 July 2014 - Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft delivered the state-of-the-art MV Island Performer to its owner Island Offshore

July 9, 2014
Total Views: 567