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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Veteran Captain ‘Daydreaming’ When Ferry Grounded – Report
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Veteran Captain ‘Daydreaming’ When Ferry Grounded – Report

A veteran captain of a Bald Head Island ferry was likely daydreaming when his vessel ran aground in December 2013 in North Carolina, injuring 14 people,

October 22, 2014
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Canadian LNG Projects See British Columbia Tax Bills Slashed By Half
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Canadian LNG Projects See British Columbia Tax Bills Slashed By Half

Royal Dutch Shell Plc is among liquefied natural gas developers applauding British Columbia’s plan to halve a proposed tax on multibillion-dollar projects

October 22, 2014
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Alaska State Ferry Crew Rescues Fisherman in B.C. Waters
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Alaska State Ferry Crew Rescues Fisherman in B.C. Waters

The crew of an Alaska state ferry came to the aid of a Canadian fisherman whose vessel had sunk off British Columbia early Saturday, but tragically two others

October 22, 2014
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Disabled Dutch Cargo Ship Under Tow Off Scotland
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Disabled Dutch Cargo Ship Under Tow Off Scotland

A Dutch cargo ship was adrift overnight in the North Sea after a small engine room fire disabled the vessel off Shetland's Fair

October 22, 2014
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Samsung Heavy Develops Self-Guided, Hull-Cleaning Robot
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Samsung Heavy Develops Self-Guided, Hull-Cleaning Robot

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has announced the development of a underwater robot for cleaning the hulls of ships. Think of it as a Roomba for

October 22, 2014
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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Chevron and Edison Chouest Face Lawsuit Over Kidnapping of American Supply Boat Captain

Nearly a year to the day after Edison Chouest’s supply vessel C-Retriever was hijacked and its captain and chief engineer kidnapped off Nigeria, a

October 21, 2014
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Capesize Rates Rise Most On Record

Daily rates for Capesize vessels hauling about 160,000 metric tons of iron ore jumped 38 percent to $12,580 today, according to the Baltic Exchange in

October 21, 2014
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WWII ‘Battle of the Atlantic’ Shipwrecks Discovered Off North Carolina
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WWII ‘Battle of the Atlantic’ Shipwrecks Discovered Off North Carolina

A team of researchers led by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries have discovered two significant shipwrecks from World War II’s legendary

October 21, 2014
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Weak Oil Threatens U.S. LNG Exports, Leaving Asian Buyers Stranded
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Weak Oil Threatens U.S. LNG Exports, Leaving Asian Buyers Stranded

By Oleg Vukmanovic MILAN, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Plunging global oil prices may turn hopes for cheap liquefied natural gas supplies from the United States

October 21, 2014
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GLDD Lands Major Dredging Contracts

Boskalis, Van Oord and Jan de Nul aren’t the only the only ones who will be sucking vast quantities of mud from the Suez Canal over the next few

October 21, 2014
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Video: Future USS Detroit (LCS 7) Launched at Marinette Marine
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Video: Future USS Detroit (LCS 7) Launched at Marinette Marine

A Lockheed Martin-led team launched the United States Navy's seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Detroit, into the Menominee River this weekend

October 21, 2014
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Sweden’s Submarine Whodunit Brings Cold War Back to Baltic Sea
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Sweden’s Submarine Whodunit Brings Cold War Back to Baltic Sea

Is it a submarine? Is it Russian? And what’s it doing off the coast of

October 21, 2014
Total Views: 65

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Petronas Hires McDermott’s DB30 Offshore Indonesia

McDermott International’s DB30 derrick barge, with its 2,794 metric ton-rated crane, will be put to work this year supporting Petronas’ Bukit Tua

October 21, 2014
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SPOTD: Centennial J Gets Set for Turret Installation at Jurong

The VLCC Centennial J was selected by Tullow Oil for the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) Project offshore Ghana where she is currently being converted into an

October 21, 2014
Total Views: 91

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Profit Falls at Singaporean Rig Builder

"We believe that with the depleting (oil) reserves and aging (rig) fleet, the industry fundamentals are still strong," said Chief Executive Loh Chin Hua in a

October 21, 2014
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Lifeboat Failure Leads to Fatalities Aboard Ensco Rig
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Lifeboat Failure Leads to Fatalities Aboard Ensco Rig

Two crew members aboard the Ensco-104 jack-up rig were killed on Saturday, 18 October when the lifeboat they were working on unexpectedly let go and fell to

October 21, 2014
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Monday, October 20, 2014
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Total CEO Dies in Plane Crash

Christophe de Margerie, Chief Executive of French energy major Total was killed tonight along with three crew members in a plane crash at Moscow’s

October 20, 2014
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Triyards Acquires Strategic Marine

Singapore-based TRIYARDS Holdings Ltd, a builder of specialized offshore vessels and mobile drilling units announced today it will be expanding through the

October 20, 2014
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Shipping Industry Reveals Skepticism Over Nicaragua Canal Project
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Shipping Industry Reveals Skepticism Over Nicaragua Canal Project

By Rainbow Nelson in Cartagena Nicaragua’s ambitious plans to build a rival to the Panama Canal are likely to cost almost double the estimated $40bn,

October 20, 2014
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Coast Guard Rescues Two From Sinking Yacht in Washington [PHOTOS]
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Coast Guard Rescues Two From Sinking Yacht in Washington [PHOTOS]

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people after their yacht began taking on water north of Dungeness Spit, near Sequim, Washington, on

October 20, 2014
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