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Thursday, October 2, 2014
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BG Group and Ophir Energy Find Over 17 Trillion Cubic Feet of Gas Offshore Tanzania

The Deepsea Metro 1, under contract to BG Group and Ophir Energy, tapped into a reservoir containing an estimated 1.03 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas

October 2, 2014
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Coast Guard Rescues Four From Sinking Lobster Boat [VIDEO]
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Coast Guard Rescues Four From Sinking Lobster Boat [VIDEO]

The U.S. Coast Guard plucked four lobstermen from the Atlantic Ocean Thursday who were forced to abandon their sinking lobster boat about 40 miles south of

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 158

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SPOTD: MV KAIRI Leaves for Trinidad

MV KAIRI has left Damen Shipyards Galati for Trinidad where she and her three sister vessels still under construction will support the berthing of LNG carriers

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 89

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Ahrenkiel Steamship Signs With DNV GL

Hamburg-based ship management firm Ahrenkiel Steamship, with 62 ships under its technical management, has consolidated its entire fleet under DNV GL class.

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 49

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Elbe River Dredging Decision Delayed Until 2015

A German court delayed a long-awaited ruling on Thursday on the proposed dredging of the river Elbe for large container ships in Hamburg, Germany's largest

October 2, 2014
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
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Lifesaving Incidents

Sovcomflot Tanker Comes to the Rescue After Trimaran Breaks Apart Off Brazil

By Rob Almeida and Shubin Aleksey Andreyevich On 29 September, the Liberian-flagged Sovcomflot-owned tanker Krasnodar rescued six yachtsmen from a liferaft

October 1, 2014
Total Views: 52

Watch: Freefall Lifeboat Drop Test… The Correct Way
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Watch: Freefall Lifeboat Drop Test… The Correct Way

We recently saw the wrong way to conduct a lifeboat drop test, now here’s a look at the correct way. The freefall test was performed using a Harding

October 1, 2014
Total Views: 145

Cruise Ship Passenger Dies After Falling From Ship’s Mast
Shipping News

Cruise Ship Passenger Dies After Falling From Ship’s Mast

A passenger aboard a Carnival cruise ship has died after falling from the ship's mast as the vessel approached PortMiami following a

October 1, 2014
Total Views: 118

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Incidents

Nine Missing After Chinese Ship Sinks Off Japan -Reports

A search is underway for nine missing crewmembers from a Chinese-flagged ship which sank Tuesday in the Sea of Japan, according to

October 1, 2014
Total Views: 52

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U.S. Gas Boom Turns Global as LNG Exports to Shake Up Market

The U.S. natural gas boom is poised to go global as the government approves projects that will export the fuel to buyers from Tokyo to New

October 1, 2014
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EU Condemns Russian Arrest of Lithuanian Fishing Vessel

The European Union appealed to Russian authorities demanding the immediate release of Lithuanian fishing boat Juros Vilkas, detained in the Barents Sea on

October 1, 2014
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Pan Ocean on the Auction Block

South Korea's largest bulk shipper Pan Ocean Co Ltd has been put up for auction, according to a sales notice on Wednesday, becoming the latest asset to be sold

October 1, 2014
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
ClassNK Completes Forensic Study of MOL Comfort Structural Failure
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ClassNK Completes Forensic Study of MOL Comfort Structural Failure

With known weather and sea conditions at the time of the breakup, finite element modeling conducted by Japanese classification society ClassNK showed that the

September 30, 2014
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Shipping News

Aker Evaluating Jones Act Investment Strategy

Aker ASA controlled Converto Capital Fund is looking at ways to restructure or possibly merge American Shipping Company ASA and Aker Philadelphia Shipyard as

September 30, 2014
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Tenaska and Waller Marine to Build Louisiana’s First Natural Gas Liquifaction and Fueling Facility

Tenaska NG Fuels, LLC and Waller Marine, Inc. have announced an agreement to develop, construct, own and operate Louisiana’s first natural gas liquefaction

September 30, 2014
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Focus of Underwater Search for Missing Flight MH370 Shifts South

By David Fickling (Bloomberg) — Underwater vehicles will search for the missing Malaysian Airline System Bhd.’s Flight 370 further south than

September 30, 2014
Total Views: 103

Shipping News

Video: Drone Films Inbound ATB on Delaware River

Here's a new video from the elusive 'Meow Man' showing the tug OSG Horizon pushing a barge inbound on the Delaware River, filmed by an arial drone.

September 30, 2014
Total Views: 125

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South Korean Passenger Vessel Runs Aground [PHOTOS]

Fishing boats came to the rescue of a South Korean sightseeing tour boat that grounded Tuesday with some 110 people

September 30, 2014
Total Views: 49

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Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal Wins Final Approval

Dominion Resources Inc. won final U.S. approval to export liquefied natural gas from an East Coast terminal it intends to place in a publicly traded

September 30, 2014
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Russian Ports Given International Status

The Russian government has confirmed the international status of all Russian seaports including the Republic of Crimea according to a report by Russian news

September 30, 2014
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