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Sunday, March 8, 2015
NASSCO Lays Keel for First ECO Product Tanker for American Petroleum Tankers
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NASSCO Lays Keel for First ECO Product Tanker for American Petroleum Tankers

General Dynamics NASSCO has marked the keel laying for the first in a series of five Jones Act ECO tankers for American Petroleum Tankers (APT) under

March 8, 2015
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MSC Oscar – World’s Biggest Containership Sails Into Wilhelmshaven [VIDEO]
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MSC Oscar – World’s Biggest Containership Sails Into Wilhelmshaven [VIDEO]

With a nominal TEU capacity of 19,224, the MSC Oscar currently ranks in as the world’s largest containership. The ship right now is in the midst of its

March 8, 2015
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Hamburg-Süd CEO Expects Higher Sales, Volumes in 2015
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Hamburg-Süd CEO Expects Higher Sales, Volumes in 2015

German container shipper Hamburg-Süd expects to increase sales and volumes this year, Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday, citing chief executive Ottmar

March 8, 2015
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Asian LNG Prices Creep Higher on Japanese Demand

Asian spot liquefied natural gas prices edged higher as scattered demand from Japanese buyers and others helped stem the recent decline in prices, traders

March 8, 2015
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Friday, March 6, 2015
Video: Emergency Response Vessel Battles Heavy Seas
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Video: Emergency Response Vessel Battles Heavy Seas

This compilation was apparently filmed aboard an Emergency Rescue and Response Vessel (ERRV) belonging to North Star Shipping. It was most likely filmed

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 561

Statoil Delays Two Major Projects on Norwegian Continental Shelf
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Statoil Delays Two Major Projects on Norwegian Continental Shelf

Statoil says it is delaying two major projects on the Norwegian continental shelf amid low oil prices and the need for more robust planning in order to cut

March 6, 2015
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HERO to Zero
Finance

HERO to Zero

A financial discussion on the offshore drilling

March 6, 2015
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USCG Rescues Man Trying to Walk Across Frozen Lake St. Clair
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USCG Rescues Man Trying to Walk Across Frozen Lake St. Clair

It’s so cold in the midwest that the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday rescued (or stopped) a man from walking across frozen Lake St. Clair from Detroit to

March 6, 2015
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Lysblink Seaways Arrives Safely in Greenock for Repairs
Accidents

Lysblink Seaways Arrives Safely in Greenock for Repairs

The stricken MV Lysblink Seaways is now safely berthed at Clydeport's Great Harbour in Greenock, Scotland following a 150-mile tow from the Sound of

March 6, 2015
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Grounding Incidents

High Winds Ground Cargo Ship in Split, Croatia

In a recent storm, the unmanned and unladen cargo ship Orebic dragged anchor and was stranded on the shore of Marjan hill in Split, Croatia. The following

March 6, 2015
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Guyana says ExxonMobil to Begin Drilling Offshore

ExxonMobil will start exploration drilling at the large Stabroek Block off the coast of Guyana on Friday, the government said, in a move that could inflame a

March 6, 2015
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Skandi Salvador Extended Offshore Brazil

Chevron Brasil (Chevron) has extended the contract for the STX ROV 06-design subsea construction vessel Skandi Salvador for the remainder of 2015, according to

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 100

Thursday, March 5, 2015
LNG-Powered ‘Harvey Energy’ Begins Work for Shell in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
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LNG-Powered ‘Harvey Energy’ Begins Work for Shell in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

The first of Harvey Gulf International Marine’s LNG-powered offshore supply vessels has entered into service, marking the start of operations for the

March 5, 2015
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Wintershall Goes Subsea With Operatorship Offshore Norway

Wintershall, the exploration and production subsidiary of Germany-headquartered BASF, has taken over operatorship of the subsea oil and gas field Vega from

March 5, 2015
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Multimedia

Ocean Pride DPs off the Borgland Dolphin [VIDEO]

The Ocean Pride, a Havyard 832 L-design platform supply vessel is on station at the Snorre Field offshore Norway today.  The Atlantic Offshore-managed vessel

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 111

WATCH: Superyacht Dwarfs Small Dutch Town
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WATCH: Superyacht Dwarfs Small Dutch Town

Check out this aerial drone video of a brand new 83.5-meter (nearly 274 feet!) superyacht in the canal's of the small town of Alphen aan den Rijn, in the

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 286

Operations Resume at Port Metro Vancouver After Chemical Fire
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Operations Resume at Port Metro Vancouver After Chemical Fire

Port Metro Vancouver was mostly re-opened Thursday after a chemical fire broke out in a container Wednesday afternoon at a terminal at the port's south

March 5, 2015
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Engineering News

Caterpillar to Power New Edison Chouest Heavy Duty AHTS’

Long-time Caterpillar customer Edison Chouest has chosen to install four Tier 4 Final C280-16 generator sets aboard two new Polar Class 3 anchor handling tug

March 5, 2015
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Seadrill Semi-Rig West Pegasus
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Seadrill Braces for Two More Years of Rig Pain on Oil Slump

Seadrill Ltd., the offshore oil driller controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, said the rig market is unlikely to recover for at least two years following

March 5, 2015
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Goldman Sees LNG as Biggest Commodity After Crude This Year

Global trade in liquefied natural gas will exceed $120 billion this year, taking it past iron ore as the most valuable commodity after oil, Goldman Sachs Group

March 5, 2015
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