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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
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Indian Prime Minister Signs MOU At Hyundai Heavy Industries

During Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to South Korea this week, the Indian Prime Minister was focused on seeking increased industrial partnership

May 19, 2015
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VARD Delivers 280 Tons Of Bollard Pull To NorSkan

DOF AS reports today the 280 ton bollard pull anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Skandi Angra was delivered yesterday from Vard Niterói shipyard to its

May 19, 2015
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U.S. To Change The Global LNG Market Forever
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U.S. To Change The Global LNG Market Forever

When the first tanker carrying LNG from shale fields leaves the Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana, it will turn consumers into traders with more bargaining

May 19, 2015
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BP and Sinopec Join To Deliver Bunker Fuel
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BP and Sinopec Join To Deliver Bunker Fuel

British oil major BP and China's Sinopec Fuel Oil are starting a Singapore-based joint venture in ship fuel storage and sales, BP said in a statement on

May 19, 2015
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Search for Missing Containership Captain Called Off
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Search for Missing Containership Captain Called Off

Since 15 May, the crew of the German-flagged containership Hanjin Miami, and other merchant vessels in the area, have been searching for the captain of the

May 19, 2015
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Monday, May 18, 2015
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Iran uses maritime confrontations to project power in Gulf

BY PARISA HAFEZI (Reuters) – Iran is using its sea power in the Gulf to show it will not be cowed by Washington’s newly assertive Arab allies,

May 18, 2015
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Ship Photo of the Day – World’s First Battery-Powered Retrofit-To-Be

This is Eidesvik Offshore’s LNG-powered Viking Queen, which has just been signed on to become the world’s first offshore vessel to be retrofitted

May 18, 2015
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Bulk Carrier Grounding Shuts Saint Lawrence Seaway

A section of the Saint Lawrence Seaway was shut down this weekend following the grounding of a Canadian-flagged bulk carrier. The Saint Lawrence Seaway

May 18, 2015
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Hundreds of Protesters Block Shell Rig Access in Seattle

About 200 protesters gathered at the Port of Seattle on Monday to block access to a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig headed for the Arctic this summer to resume

May 18, 2015
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Bulk Carrier Busted Over Significant Safety and Environmental Violations

The U.S. Coast Guard has detained the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Ikan Sudip after an inspection in Astoria, Oregon revealed significant environmental and

May 18, 2015
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River Cruising Leader Viking Cruises Launches New Oceangoing Line

Viking Cruises has officially launched its new ocean-going cruise line with the departure of the new Viking Star cruise ship on its maiden

May 18, 2015
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Ocean Rig Drillships Secure Work Offshore Angola
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Ocean Rig Drillships Secure Work Offshore Angola

NASDAQ-listed deepwater driller Ocean Rig says it has secured contracts with ENI for two of its ultra-deepwater drillships for work offshore Angola.

May 18, 2015
Total Views: 67

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Rolls-Royce to Cut Marine Unit Jobs

Rolls-Royce Group Plc, which is already eliminating about 2,600 positions globally, said it will cut an additional 600 jobs at its marine unit that’s

May 18, 2015
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Singapore Condemns Tanker Shooting Incident Off Iran

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has expressed “deep concern” with the alleged shooting incident involving the Singapore-flagged

May 18, 2015
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Saudi Oil Exports Reach 9-Year High in March on Market-Share Push

Saudi Arabia shipped more crude in March than in any month since November 2005 as the world’s biggest oil exporter battled for market share amid a global

May 18, 2015
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Maersk Line Enters New Vessel Sharing Agreement with MSC and MOL

Maersk Line announced today it has entered into Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA) with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) on the

May 18, 2015
Total Views: 82

Sunday, May 17, 2015
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New York Journalist Is Aboard Iranian Ship

(Reuters) An Iranian cargo ship carrying aid and activists crossed into the Gulf of Aden on Sunday and will reach Yemen’s Hodaida port on May 21, Iranian

May 17, 2015
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Iran’s Yemen Aid Ship Enters Gulf of Aden

An Iranian aid ship bound for Yemen has entered the Gulf of Aden, defying a naval blockade on Yemeni ports by Saudi Arabia, which is leading a coalition

May 17, 2015
Total Views: 67

Saturday, May 16, 2015
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Maersk Anchor Handler Rescues Fallen Rig Hand from Seadrill’s West Hercules

A rig worker assigned to the West Hercules, a semi-submersible drilling rig owned by Seadrill and on contract to Statoil, fell overboard this morning which the

May 16, 2015
Total Views: 140

Friday, May 15, 2015
Engineering News

Naval Architects: Make Sure You’re Covered…

After launching a brand new ro-ro ferry, the operator of the vessel noticed a number of issues including excess vibration, lack of maneuverability and stopping

May 15, 2015
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