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Thursday, March 5, 2015
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 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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World’s Biggest Containership Title Shifts Monthly as Rates Fall

This is how much size matters in the shipping industry: Bragging rights for the world’s largest container ship have changed hands four times in as many

March 5, 2015
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Port of Rotterdam Ups 2014 Sales But Profit Slips Nearly 5 Percent

The Port of Rotterdam Authority said on Thursday its net profit for 2014 fell 4.9 percent to 215 million euros ($237 million) on higher financing

March 5, 2015
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Stronger Panamaxes Drive up Baltic Sea Freight Index

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, made minor gains on Thursday on higher rates for the

March 5, 2015
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Video Shows Aftermath of FPSO Cidade de São Mateus Explosion

The following video was filmed aboard the FPSO Cidade de São Mateus after an explosion that killed nine people on 11

March 5, 2015
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Multimedia

WATCH: U.S. Navy LCS Tackles Heavy Seas in East China Sea

Here's some video captured from the bow of the U.S. Navy third Littoral Combat ship, USS Fort Worth, as it transited the East China Sea towards South

March 5, 2015
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Rosneft and Golar LNG to Cooperate on Floating LNG Projects

Norwegian shipping company Golar LNG and Russian oil giant Rosneft have signed a preliminary agreement to develop floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants

March 5, 2015
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Lamprell Delivers LeTourneau Super 116E “Greatdrill Chaaru”

UAE-based rig builder Lamprell has delivered their latest newbuild jack-up, Greatdrill Chaaru, to their customer Greatship Global Energy Services Pte. Ltd.

March 5, 2015
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Collision

Crewboat Sinks in Gulf of Mexico After Collision With Halliburton Liftboat [INCIDENT PHOTOS]

The crewboat Diamond Edge, owned by Jewel Marine allided was involved in a collision with the Halliburton-owned liftboat B.W. Haley at around 10am on

March 4, 2015
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Four-Alarm Chemical Fire Shuts Port Metro Vancouver – Update

Update: The fire was brought under control as of 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, Port Metro Vancouver said in a update. The update said that smoke continued to diminish

March 4, 2015
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Interesting

Microsoft Billionaire Paul Allen Locates Famous WWII Shipwreck

A team of researchers led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has discovered a long-lost Japanese battleship that was sunk during WWII with the loss of over

March 4, 2015
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Finance

China Rongsheng Suspends Warrant Issue as Investor Detained

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd., once the country’s largest private shipyard, said it will not proceed with a proposed warrant sale

March 4, 2015
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MV Maersk Garonne Departs Fremantle After Grounding

The MV Maersk Garonne departed Fremantle Inner Harbour Tuesday after an inspection of the vessel found no significant damage from Saturday's

March 4, 2015
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Accidents

‘Lysblink Seaways’ Under Tow to Greenock, Scotland

The tow of the stricken MV Lysblink Seaways commenced Wednesday exactly two weeks after the ship ran aground along with western coast of Scotland.

March 4, 2015
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Ten Migrants Killed, Over 1,100 Rescued from Mediterranean Within 24 Hours

At least 10 North African migrants died when their rubber boat overturned in the southern Mediterranean while almost a thousand more were rescued in a single

March 4, 2015
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Bourbon Profit Hit by Oil Price Slump, 2015 Margins On Deck

Bourbon SA, a French supplier of ships and crew to oil and natural gas producers, said margins may drop this year following a 36 percent profit slump in 2014

March 4, 2015
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Edison Chouest to Build Polar Anchor Handler, Rolls-Royce Wins Propulsion Contract

U.S. -based offshore support vessel owner Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract today to supply azimuth main propulsion, propulsion

March 4, 2015
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U.S. Navy Ship Hit by Fire at NASSCO Shipyard

Navy and local firefighters in Portsmouth, Virginia responded Tuesday to a fire aboard a U.S. Navy amphibious dock landing

March 4, 2015
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