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Friday, July 11, 2014
Giant ‘Pieter Schelte’ Supercat Headed for Rotterdam By Year-End
Engineering News

Giant ‘Pieter Schelte’ Supercat Headed for Rotterdam By Year-End

A giant catamaran-like vessel destined to become the largest vessel in the world will be completed in Rotterdam at the end of 2014, the Port of Rotterdam

July 11, 2014
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MV Seaman Guard Ohio
News

India Drops Charges Against Advanfort Private Security Crew

A High Court in India has dropped charges against the crew and guards from a US-based private security ship 8 months after the legal battle

July 11, 2014
Total Views: 59

Watch: BMW Drifts Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck
Blog

Watch: BMW Drifts Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck

Here's a new video from German car manufacturer BMW promoting its new M4, part of the notorious high-performance M-model

July 11, 2014
Total Views: 50

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News

Ship Looted, Crew Taken Hostage in Somalia

After experiencing technical difficulties 120 nautical miles north-east of Mogadishu near the village of Meyraley, a Kenyan-flagged merchant vessel became

July 11, 2014
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COSCO 57000 dwt bulk carrier guangdong
News

China COSCO Places 10-Ship Bulk Carrier Order

China Shipbuilding Trading and Chengxi Shipyard received an order today from Prosperity Investment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China COSCO for eight new

July 11, 2014
Total Views: 82

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Incidents

CSAV Boxship Loses Containers in Typhoon [IMAGES]

The following images were sent to us from an anonymous source showing containers allegedly hanging off the side of the containership CSAV Traiguen as a result

July 11, 2014
Total Views: 56

Thursday, July 10, 2014
Time-Lapse Video Shows Just How Beautifully Orchestrated Port Operations Really Are
Interesting

Time-Lapse Video Shows Just How Beautifully Orchestrated Port Operations Really Are

Artist Alex Hallajian spent the last seven months filming 24/7 at the Port of Long Beach to provide an interesting perspective of operations at the United

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 98

U.S. Navy Ship Spills 11,000 Gallons of Oil Into Boston Dry Dock – PHOTOS
Shipbuilding

U.S. Navy Ship Spills 11,000 Gallons of Oil Into Boston Dry Dock – PHOTOS

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a spill of approximately 11,000 gallons of oil inside a Boston dry dock facility, but luckily no oil has reached the

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 170

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Finance

EIB to Support Fjord Line Fleet Expansion

Norwegian ferry operator Fjord Line announced this week the receipt of a EUR 124 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the growth

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 170

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News

Egypt in Talks With Excelerate for LNG Regasification Ship

Egypt has missed a window to avert gas shortages this year as plans to secure a floating import terminal from a Norwegian firm hit snags, causing officials to

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 72

loop Louisiana Offshore Oil Port
News

Shale Seen Shifting Flows at America’s Biggest Oil Port

With U.S. domestic production at a 28-year high, the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port's managers are thinking the previously unthinkable: sending North American oil

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 47

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Finance

Shipping Loan Losses Hit Earnings at Norway’s Largest Bank

Higher-than-expected loan losses in the shipping sector ate into DNB's second-quarter earnings, sending shares in Norway's largest bank down almost 5 percent

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 52

Maersk Hakata
News

Maersk Flips Four More to Euronav While Exiting Crude Sector

Frustrated with unprofitability, Maersk Tankers announced today they are buying their six remaining bareboat chartered crude tankers and immediately

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 62

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News

Transocean Spitsbergen Gets Go Ahead to Spud-In North of Norway

The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority has granted the Statoil-contracted semi-submersible Transocean Spitsbergen the approval to begin drilling at

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 154

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News

EMAS Marine and EOC Limited Combine Forces

Ezra Holdings Limited today, announced plans to consolidate its Offshore Support Services division – EMAS Marine, into its associated company, EOC

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 216

loop Louisiana Offshore Oil Port
News

Shale Seen Shifting Flows at America’s Biggest Oil Port

For more than 30 years, the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port LLC has been a symbol of U.S. dependence on foreign oil, pumping Nigerian and Saudi Arabian crude from

July 10, 2014
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Maersk and MSC Attempt New Sharing Agreement
News

Maersk and MSC Attempt New Sharing Agreement

The world's top two container shippers, Maersk Line and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co, have struck a fresh vessel-sharing agreement after a previous three-way

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 59

Wednesday, July 9, 2014
WATCH: Crane Operator Saves Supply Vessel from Capsizing
Interesting

WATCH: Crane Operator Saves Supply Vessel from Capsizing

An offshore crane operator just may have saved this supply vessel from

July 9, 2014
Total Views: 92

A Look at Island Offshore’s New State-of-the-Art Subsea Vessel, MV ISLAND PERFORMER
Offshore

A Look at Island Offshore’s New State-of-the-Art Subsea Vessel, MV ISLAND PERFORMER

9 July 2014 - Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft delivered the state-of-the-art MV Island Performer to its owner Island Offshore

July 9, 2014
Total Views: 544

ABB to Build First Power Link From Newfoundland to U.S. Markets
Shipping News

ABB to Build First Power Link From Newfoundland to U.S. Markets

ABB Ltd., the world’s largest maker of transformers, won a $400 million contract to build the first electricity link between Newfoundland and the North

July 9, 2014
Total Views: 45