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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – Giant Cranes Arrive in Houston Ship Channel
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Ship Photos of the Day – Giant Cranes Arrive in Houston Ship Channel

Four new Super Post-Panamax wharf cranes for the Port of Houston Authority’s Barbours Cut Container Terminal traveled up the Houston Ship Channel on Tuesday

May 6, 2015
Total Views: 185

Ice Freezes Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade
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Ice Freezes Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade

Heavy ice blanketing the Great Lakes is continuing to wreak havoc on the region's robust iron ore trade.

May 6, 2015
Total Views: 57

Ocean’s Wrath Summed Up in Four Epic Minutes [VIDEO]
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Ocean’s Wrath Summed Up in Four Epic Minutes [VIDEO]

This is clip from the 2009 documentary film ‘Oceans’ by Jacques Cluzaud. How they filmed that warship I have no idea.

May 6, 2015
Total Views: 223

Raw Video: Chaotic Migrant Rescue by Cargo Ship Caught on Tape
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Raw Video: Chaotic Migrant Rescue by Cargo Ship Caught on Tape

Some dramatic raw video emerged Tuesday (May 5) showing the chaotic rescue of migrants from a sinking rubber boat by a cargo ship. The shipping industry has

May 6, 2015
Total Views: 106

Iran, Maersk Close to Deal Over Vessel Arrest
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Iran, Maersk Close to Deal Over Vessel Arrest

Iran said on Wednesday a legal settlement could be reached soon over its seizure of the Marshall-Islands flagged Maersk Tigris container ship in the Strait of

May 6, 2015
Total Views: 28

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Hitting the Reset Button in the Offshore Industry

In 2013, Keppel Offshore & Marine was in the process of breaking the world record for most the number of offshore rigs ever delivered in a single

May 6, 2015
Total Views: 58

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Ship Photo – China Navigation’s “Coral Chief”

The Coral Chief is the lead ship of four that was ordered by China Navigation Company’s (CNCo) from Zheijiang Ouhua Shipyard in Chin.  She and her

May 6, 2015
Total Views: 182

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U.S. Seen Joining Biggest Oil Exporters If Ban Is Lifted

The U.S. will become one of the world’s largest oil exporters if domestic production continues to surge and policy makers lift a four-decade ban that keeps

May 6, 2015
Total Views: 38

Tuesday, May 5, 2015
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Iron Ore Seen at $45 by UBS as Exports Expand, Costs Tumble

Iron ore shipments from Australia are set to pick up in the second half on mine expansions from the largest suppliers, according to UBS Group

May 5, 2015
Total Views: 34

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Ulstein Rolls Out Suezmax-Sized Drillship and Other New Concepts

Even amid a decimated offshore market, the prolific naval architects and marine engineers at Ulstein’s office in the Netherlands have been working

May 5, 2015
Total Views: 266

US Approves Cuba Ferry Service
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US Approves Cuba Ferry Service

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday approved licenses for passenger ferry service between the United States and Cuba, a Treasury Department official told

May 5, 2015
Total Views: 43

Crude Collapse – Diamond Offshore to Scrap Three Rigs
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Crude Collapse – Diamond Offshore to Scrap Three Rigs

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, one of the world's top five offshore rig contractors, said it was scrapping three rigs in the face of weak demand due to a steep

May 5, 2015
Total Views: 173

VIDEO: USS Enterprise Returns to Original Drydock for Inactivation
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VIDEO: USS Enterprise Returns to Original Drydock for Inactivation

The world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier was moved into its birthplace dry dock at Huntington Ingalls’ Newport News Shipbuilding this

May 5, 2015
Total Views: 498

OSG Planning $100 Million NYSE Return – Reports
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OSG Planning $100 Million NYSE Return – Reports

Overseas Shipholding Group, one of the world’s largest tanker operators, is planning a return to the New York Stock Exchange less than a year after

May 5, 2015
Total Views: 86

New $1.8 Billion Singapore Mega Port Will Have 20 Deep Water Berths
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New $1.8 Billion Singapore Mega Port Will Have 20 Deep Water Berths

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed a milestone contract for the construction of the first phase of a new $1.82 billion mega port in

May 5, 2015
Total Views: 539

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Chinese Patrol Vessels Approach Disputed Senkaku Islands

Three Chinese vessels crossed into Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands yesterday, as reported by the Japanese Defense Ministry. The Japanese

May 5, 2015
Total Views: 52

Monday, May 4, 2015
Disaster Statistics –  Ship Losses Reach 10 Year Low
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Disaster Statistics – Ship Losses Reach 10 Year Low

Martime disasters including high profile incidents – such as the Costa Concordia disaster, Sewol ferry sinking and Norman Atlantic ferry fire –

May 4, 2015
Total Views: 338

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SBM Offshore’s Super Special Chain Connector

Anchoring a floating production facility such as an FPSO in deep water is not a trivial thing to do by any means considering the vessel has to remain there

May 4, 2015
Total Views: 435

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Engineering News

DNVGL: Data Transparency is Changing the World Around Us

“Transparency of information is changing the world around us,” commented Tor Svensen, CEO of DNV GL’s maritime business in an interview

May 4, 2015
Total Views: 78

Baltic Navy Shadow-Boxing Said to Reach Cold War Levels
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Baltic Navy Shadow-Boxing Said to Reach Cold War Levels

VISBY FORWARD OPERATING BASE, Sweden — A daily game of Cold War cat-and-mouse is ratcheting up tensions in the Baltic and drawing the biggest military

May 4, 2015
Total Views: 152