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Monday, May 26, 2014
Veolia’s Transdev In Talks With Unishipping About SNCM Sale
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Veolia’s Transdev In Talks With Unishipping About SNCM Sale

By Geert De Clercq PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) – U.S.-Mexico ferry operator Baja Ferries is in talks with French transport firm Transdev about buying its 66

May 26, 2014
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SAL Wins Tricky Heavy Lift Contract from BAM Clough
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SAL Wins Tricky Heavy Lift Contract from BAM Clough

SAL Heavy Lift announced today the signing of a major new contract with Australian marine jetty specialist BAM Clough for the shipping and deployment of LNG

May 26, 2014
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Engineering News

High Tech Yellow Boxes Transmit Germany’s Wind Power to Shore

Off the North Sea coast of Germany is an impressive array of wind farms that feed an enormous amount of renewable energy to the European power grid. Due to

May 26, 2014
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North Atlantic Drilling Receives Major Equity Investment from Rosneft

Seadrill has announced today a historic cooperation agreement that will result in a significant equity investment by Russian oil supermajor Rosneft into North

May 26, 2014
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Sunday, May 25, 2014
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Rosneft May Take Controlling Stake in Seadrill [UPDATE]

ST PETERSBURG, Russia/OSLO, May 24 (Reuters) – Russia’s Rosneft could buy a controlling stake in the world’s largest offshore driller,

May 25, 2014
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Friday, May 23, 2014
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Search Crew Locates Overturned Hull of S/Y Cheeki Rafiki, Search Suspended – UPDATE

A helicopter crew dispatched from a U.S. Navy warship located the overturned hull of the missing Cheeki Rafiki sailing vessel approximately 1,000 miles

May 23, 2014
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PHOTOS: 3D Seismic Vessel Gets “Twin Fin” Propulsion Upgrade
Engineering News

PHOTOS: 3D Seismic Vessel Gets “Twin Fin” Propulsion Upgrade

In February 2014, the 3D Seismic Vessel ‘Polarcus Naila’ was at Damen Shipyard Group’s ship repair and conversion yard Shipdock Amsterdam for a 6-week

May 23, 2014
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Fredriksen Bets on Spot Market and Chinese Ore Demand
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Fredriksen Bets on Spot Market and Chinese Ore Demand

A weak dry bulk spot market has provided John Fredriksen’s dry bulk shipping firm, Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) with a small, yet diminishing profit so far

May 23, 2014
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Engineering News

CAT to Outfit New Remolcadores Marracoi ASD Tug

Global tug and salvage operator Remolcadores Marracoi SL (REMARSL) chose a full Caterpillar Marine power and propulsion package for a new 55 ton bollard

May 23, 2014
Total Views: 191

Finance

SFL Acquires Kamsarmaxes

PRESS RELEASE – Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE: SFL) today announced the agreement to acquire two 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax dry-bulk carriers built

May 23, 2014
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BW Group and Pavilion Energy Form LNG Shipping Joint Venture

SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) – Commodities shipper BW Group and Singapore’s Pavilion Energy have agreed to form a joint venture to manage, acquire

May 23, 2014
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US Crude Exports – Four Important Considerations

1) US refiners are slowing down? Not exactly. In a Reuters report today, Valero was quoted in late April as saying, “it had reduced operations at two

May 23, 2014
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LNG Sellers to Chase Japan, South Korea on China-Russia Gas Deal

By Chou Hui Hong May 23 (Bloomberg) — Liquefied natural gas sellers may face more competitive markets in Japan and South Korea, which together bought

May 23, 2014
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Drillers Hopeful U.S. Will Ease Crude Oil Export Ban

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) – Recent meetings between U.S. oil producers and Commerce Department officials have fueled industry

May 23, 2014
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
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U.S. Senate Clears Port-Dredging Bill Aiding Maersk to Cargill

By Kathleen Hunter May 22 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Senate cleared for President Barack Obama’s signature a $12.3 billion water-projects bill that

May 22, 2014
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Video Emerges of $10M Yacht Launch Fail
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Video Emerges of $10M Yacht Launch Fail

The video you have all been waiting

May 22, 2014
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By the Numbers: NOAA’s 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season Predictions
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By the Numbers: NOAA’s 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season Predictions

The main driver of this year’s outlook is the anticipated development of El Niño this summer, according to

May 22, 2014
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Vigor Industrial and Oregon Iron Works Announce Merger
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Vigor Industrial and Oregon Iron Works Announce Merger

Oregon Iron Works (OIW) and Vigor Industrial (Vigor) have announced that the companies are merging in order to compete for larger and more complex projects and

May 22, 2014
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America’s Maritime Industry: Building on a Strong Past to Ensure a Vibrant Future
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America’s Maritime Industry: Building on a Strong Past to Ensure a Vibrant Future

By Thomas Allegretti, Chairman, American Maritime

May 22, 2014
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Shipping News

US Coast Guard Recruits 11,400 TEU Containership for Emergency Tow Drill – PHOTOS

As bigger and bigger containerships are now calling on U.S. ports, the U.S. Coast Guard, along with the San Francisco Bar Pilots, local tug workgroup members

May 22, 2014
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