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Friday, November 21, 2014
One Dead After Explosion on GoM Production Platform
Incidents

One Dead After Explosion on GoM Production Platform

An explosion at oil and gas operator Fieldwood Energy's Echo Platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday killed one person and injured at least one, but no

November 21, 2014
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News

Q3 Below Expectations for Dry Bulk Shipper Golden Ocean Group

Dry bulk shipping firm Golden Ocean reported third-quarter earnings below expectations on Friday and said charter rates remained too low to ensure

November 21, 2014
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News

Bulk Carrier Owner and Master Fined for Dumping Trash Off Australia

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has prosecuted China Earth Shipping Incorporated, the owners of Panama flagged bulk carrier Xin Tai Hai and

November 21, 2014
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News

Statoil Cancels Another Deepwater Rig Contract

It’s going to cost them upwards of USD $350 million, however Norwegian energy major Statoil has decided to cancel the Stena Carron rig contract after

November 21, 2014
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News

COSL Prospector Delivered

China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) accepted delivery today of the COSLProspector, their fourth deep-water semi-submersible drilling rig built by CIMC

November 21, 2014
Total Views: 106

Thursday, November 20, 2014
Ford-Class Carrier Cost Overruns Appear Likely, GAO Says
News

Ford-Class Carrier Cost Overruns Appear Likely, GAO Says

The cost of the U.S. Navy’s new aircraft carrier is likely to keep rising from the $12.9 billion now estimated, with the final price masked by deferring some

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 150

Stena Line Ferry Converts to Green Methanol Fuel
News

Stena Line Ferry Converts to Green Methanol Fuel

Stena Line is taking Stena Germanica out of service for 6 weeks in early January for conversion to clean and green methanol fuel. Here's the video from

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 63

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Navy

Austal USA Cited for Health and Safety Violations at Mobile Shipyard

Austal USA has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor officials and may have to pay more than $40,000 in penalties related to 12 safety and health

November 20, 2014
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Nicaragua Canal Construction to Begin in December, Committee Says
Shipping News

Nicaragua Canal Construction to Begin in December, Committee Says

Construction of Nicaragua's $50 billion Interoceanic Grand Canal, expected to rival the Panama Canal, will begin Dec. 22 after feasibility studies have been

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 110

DFDS Captain and Crew Awarded IMO Exceptional Bravery at Sea Award
News

DFDS Captain and Crew Awarded IMO Exceptional Bravery at Sea Award

The IMO has awarded Captain Andreas Kristensen and the crew of the MV Britannia Seaways for the 2014 IMO Exceptional Bravery at Sea

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 197

World’s Largest Containership Also Sets Record for Largest Engine Ever
Interesting

World’s Largest Containership Also Sets Record for Largest Engine Ever

With a capacity to carry 19,000 TEUs, the recently named MV CSCL Globe is the world’s largest containership by cargo capacity. But that’s not all

November 20, 2014
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Collision

Navy Ships Collide in Gulf of Aden

The U.S. Navy reports two of their supply ships, USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) and USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) collided today as they were beginning an

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 69

hmas toowoomba heroin bust
Defense

Australian Frigate Intercepts Huge Stash of Heroin

While supporting Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) off the coast of east Africa, Australia’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba discovered 388 kgs of

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 95

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Finance

Board of OW Bunker Did Not Approve Credit Line That Caused Collapse

The unrecoverable credit granted Tankoil was never submitted to the board, let alone authorised by it, said Chairman Niels Henrik

November 20, 2014
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APM Terminals Announces $1B Investment Plan into Ghana’s Tema Port
News

APM Terminals Announces $1B Investment Plan into Ghana’s Tema Port

APM Terminals signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today with the Government of Ghana, representing a private investment in excess of USD $1 billion for

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 130

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Canada’s Seaspan Turns to Turkish Shipyard for LNG-Fueled Ferries
News

Canada’s Seaspan Turns to Turkish Shipyard for LNG-Fueled Ferries

Seaspan Ferries Corporation, a unit of Vancouver-based Seaspan Marine Corporation, says it has awarded a contract to Sedef Shipyard of Istanbul, Turkey for the

November 19, 2014
Total Views: 106

Malaysian Navy Ship Sinks at Dock
News

Malaysian Navy Ship Sinks at Dock

A Royal Malaysian Navy hydrographic vessel partially sank while docked at a naval shipyard where it was scheduled to undergo maintenance and

November 19, 2014
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News

Norway Faces Oil and Gas Project Delays with Crude Slump

Norway faces more delays in offshore oil and gas projects and reduced exploration next year after the value of crude slumped by a third, according to the

November 19, 2014
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Damen to Build Five Brazil-Bound Oil Spill Response Vessels
News

Damen to Build Five Brazil-Bound Oil Spill Response Vessels

Damen Shipyards says it has inked a contract with Monaco-based Compagnie Maritime Monégasque SAM for the construction of five Fast Oil Spill Response Vessels

November 19, 2014
Total Views: 133

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News

Baltic Exchange Faces Competition from EEX

Britain's Baltic Exchange faces competition from EEX, part of Deutsche Borse, as it tries to revive its loss-making Baltex dry bulk freight derivatives

November 19, 2014
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