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Friday, September 5, 2014
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News

Chemical Boom at Risk as U.S. Ethane is Shipped Abroad

When ExxonMobil kicked off construction last month of its largest U.S. chemical investment, business unit chief Steven Pryor said he’d never seen a project

September 5, 2014
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Engineering News

Neptune Lines Steps Up to Maintenance Management Agreement

Neptune Lines has signed a comprehensive three year Maintenance Management Agreement (MMA) with ABB Turbocharging that the Mediterranean and Black Sea shortsea

September 5, 2014
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Cargo Ship Crewmember Goes Missing in UK
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Cargo Ship Crewmember Goes Missing in UK

A search is underway for a missing crewmember from a Dutch-flagged cargo ship who is believed to have fallen overboard in the River Humber this

September 5, 2014
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Thursday, September 4, 2014
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News

Transocean Cleared from Deepwater Horizon Blowout Liability

Steven Newman, Chief Executive of deepwater drilling firm Transocean scored a big victory today, both for his company and most certainly on a personal level as

September 4, 2014
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U.S. Maritime Industry Jobs Program Lures Veterans
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U.S. Maritime Industry Jobs Program Lures Veterans

National Program Helps Veterans Transition to New Jobs in the American Maritime

September 4, 2014
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IMO Joins Ebola Travel Task Force

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has joined the World Health Organization's international ad hoc Ebola Travel and Transport Task Force as part of

September 4, 2014
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Master Fined Over Offshore Wind Farm Collision
Offshore

Master Fined Over Offshore Wind Farm Collision

The Master of a wind farm support vessel has been ordered to pay £3,000 (nearly US $5,000) in fines and costs over a collision with a wind turbine in the

September 4, 2014
Total Views: 68

One Dead, One Missing After Cargo Ship Capsizes in Sea of Japan
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One Dead, One Missing After Cargo Ship Capsizes in Sea of Japan

One crewmember is dead and another is still missing after a cargo ship carrying timber capsized Thursday in the Sea of Japan, RIA Novosti has

September 4, 2014
Total Views: 304

French Ferry Operator SNCM Loses State Aid Appeal
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French Ferry Operator SNCM Loses State Aid Appeal

Cash-strapped ferry operator SNCM looks set to seek legal protection from its creditors after Europe's highest court ruled on Thursday it must pay back 220

September 4, 2014
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BHP Billiton Seeks to Explore Mexico’s Deep Water Fields

BHP Billiton Ltd. is preparing to join the bidding to develop Mexico’s deep-water oil fields when the nation opens its offshore resources to foreign

September 4, 2014
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China Publishes First “White List” of 51 Shipyards

China has released its first "white list" of 51 shipyards that it deems worthy of favourable policy support, as the world's largest shipbuilder strives to

September 4, 2014
Total Views: 149

Wednesday, September 3, 2014
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Syrian Refugees Take Billy Pugh Ride to Safety on Ridgebury Tanker

Ridgebury Tankers’ Suezmax Ridgebury Astari participated in a 3-vessel rescue operation on Tuesday, 2 September while operating in the Ionian Sea.  95

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 41

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Defense

France Balks at Delivering New Warship to Russia

France will not deliver the first of two helicopter carriers to Russia for now because of Moscow's actions in eastern Ukraine, the French president's office

September 3, 2014
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Drunk Captain Jailed in UK
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Drunk Captain Jailed in UK

A Latvian ship captain has pleaded guilty and sentenced to serve four months in prison in the UK for navigating his ship with a blood alcohol content of

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 89

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Multimedia

Jaya Cavalier Conducts ROV Ops off Congo as Gas Flares from Nearby FPU [VIDEO]

Video removed. See here http://vimeo.com/104875223 The Jaya Cavalier, an 8,000 horsepower anchor handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessel owned by Jaya Holdings

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 23

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Shipping News

Dryships Cancels Newbuild Orders at Rongsheng

NASDAQ-listed DryShips Inc. (DRYS) says it has pulled the trigger on the cancellation of newbuilding contracts for four four ice-class panamax bulker vessels

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 31

MOL Comfort Report Coming Soon -ClassNK
Incidents

MOL Comfort Report Coming Soon -ClassNK

Classification society ClassNK says the investigation report into the 2013 MOL Comfort casualty in the Indian Ocean will be released by the

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 66

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Engineering News

Building an ABB Azipod [TIME LAPSE]

Ever had to pull apart one of ABB’s Azipods? The following video might look familiar then.  These huge externally-mounted high voltage thrusters

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 135

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StealthGas Exercises Options for More Refrigerated LPG Carriers

LPG shipper StealthGas INC. (Nasdaq:GASS) announced today it has exercised newbuild options for two 22,000 cubic meter semi-refrigerated LPG carriers from an

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 191

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Royal Caribbean Sells Cruise Ship to Chinese Travel Firm

Ctrip.com International, a top online travel service provider and cruise agency based in Shanghai announced today that it has agreed to acquire the cruise ship

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 111