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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Steel Cut on Crowley’s Second LNG-Powered ConRo
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Steel Cut on Crowley’s Second LNG-Powered ConRo

  VT Halter Marine on Wednesday morning cut the first steel on the second of two liquefied natural gas-powered, combination container and Roll-On/Roll-Off

May 27, 2015
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Environmentalists Cite Santa Barbara Oil Spill in Fight Against New Offshore Drilling Plan

Environmentalists urged California regulators on Wednesday to reject a proposed expansion of the only offshore drilling operation still permitted in state

May 27, 2015
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Australia Files Suit – New Lawsuit Seeks Damages Over 2010 Great Barrier Reef Grounding
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Australia Files Suit – New Lawsuit Seeks Damages Over 2010 Great Barrier Reef Grounding

  The Commonwealth of Australia is suing the Chinese owner of the bulk carrier MV Shen Neng 1 over unpaid damages from the ship’s 2010 grounding on

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 221

More Offshore Layoffs – World Wide Supply Lay-ups to Impact 48 Crew
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More Offshore Layoffs – World Wide Supply Lay-ups to Impact 48 Crew

Norway’s World Wide Supply (WWS) says it is laying up two platform supply vessels operating in the UK spot market amid weak demand for offshore vessels.

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 57

Russia Lays Keel for Giant Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker
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Russia Lays Keel for Giant Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker

  Russia’s state-owned Baltic Shipyard (Baltijskiy Zavod-Sudostroyenie) has hosted the keel laying ceremony for a nuclear-powered icebreaker being

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 145

Hazardous Smoke Engulfs Ship – INCIDENT PHOTOS
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Hazardous Smoke Engulfs Ship – INCIDENT PHOTOS

More than 20 crewmembers were evacuated from a 34,500 DWT cargo ship off the coast of Germany on Tuesday after its fertilizer cargo began to overheat, creating

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 435

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UK Opts to Maximize Offshore Oil Production Over Onshore Wind

The U.K. aims to maximize domestic oil and gas production and curb the spread of onshore wind farms as the government leans toward maintaining energy security

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 72

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – ‘Three Queens’ Hit Up Liverpool
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Ship Photos of the Day – ‘Three Queens’ Hit Up Liverpool

Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria meet in the company’s “spiritual home” in Liverpool for the very first time

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 114

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Naval Architects of Lore May Have Been Right After All

  [contextly_sidebar id=”eTQ4jKmGgaBM8winqn9iZ2ItZZwUju84″]Docked near the Houston ship channel in a bug infested estuary is the

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 534

China Reveals Plans for Expanded Naval Presence Beyond Its Coasts
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China Reveals Plans for Expanded Naval Presence Beyond Its Coasts

China set out its ambitions for a bigger naval presence far from its coasts, amid wariness among its neighbors over whether the country’s fleet will be used

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 66

Bordelon Marine Hopes New Ultra-Light Intervention Vessels Hit Subsea Sweet Spot
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Bordelon Marine Hopes New Ultra-Light Intervention Vessels Hit Subsea Sweet Spot

Louisiana-based Bordelon Marine has taken delivery of the M/V Shelia Bordelon, the second of two new Stingray 260 class Ultra-Light Intervention Vessels

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 149

Sketchy Boarding – Will This Truck Make It Onto This Ship?
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Sketchy Boarding – Will This Truck Make It Onto This Ship?

This video was posted Monday to Youtube and has already racked up close to 1 million views. And for good reason – it’s so sketchy! So, will the

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 69

Unintentional Release of Freefall Lifeboat – ATSB Final Report
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Unintentional Release of Freefall Lifeboat – ATSB Final Report

  An improperly reset hook was to blame for the unintentional release of a freefall lifeboat from a bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean in 2014, the

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 169

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2000 Club – World’s Biggest Shipbuilder Hits Delivery Milestone

  South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder, announced a new milestone Tuesday with the recent delivery

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 83

Bahri Signs On for 5 VLCCs at Hyundai Samho
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Bahri Signs On for 5 VLCCs at Hyundai Samho

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has signed contracts with South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for the construction

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 58

Monday, May 25, 2015
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South China Sea – Philippines seeks stronger U.S. commitment

by Manuel Mogato (Reuters) The Philippines is seeking a “stronger commitment” from the United States to help its ally, the defense minister said on

May 25, 2015
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China Buildup South China Sea
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South China Sea – Maritime Build-up Accelerates

(Reuters) Southeast Asian nations are prioritizing spending on their navies and coastguards amid rising tensions in the South China Sea, but as their

May 25, 2015
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$23 Billion Mexico Port Venture Faces Snarls
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$23 Billion Mexico Port Venture Faces Snarls

by Nacha CattanBenjamin Bain (Bloomberg) Carmakers from Nissan Motor Co. to Mazda Motor Corp. are churning out record numbers of vehicles in Mexico destined

May 25, 2015
Total Views: 34

Activists Chained to Shell Supply Vessel Decide to Come Down
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Activists Chained to Shell Supply Vessel Decide to Come Down

  Two activists who secured themselves to a Shell offshore supply vessel moored in Bellingham, Washington this weekend have both decided to come

May 25, 2015
Total Views: 29

Sunday, May 24, 2015
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Libya Airstrike Sets Oil Tanker Ablaze

By Nayla Razzouk and Saleh Sarrar (Bloomberg) — Warplanes deployed by Libya’s internationally recognized government bombed an oil

May 24, 2015
Total Views: 42