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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
News

Ship Finance International Acquires Two Post-Panamax Containerships

Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE: SFL) (“Ship Finance” or the “Company”) today announced the agreement to acquire two 5,800 teu

March 11, 2014
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DeepOcean Orders New High Spec Cable Lay Ship, Signs Long Term Charter

A 7-year charter agreement between expanding subsea contractor DeepOcean and Maersk Supply Service has triggered a newbuild order for a Damen Offshore Carrier

March 11, 2014
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Cargo of Tin Seized by Indonesian Navy En Route to Singapore

March 11 (Bloomberg) — The Indonesian Navy seized 2,822 metric tons of tin from a vessel last week on suspicion the shipment failed to meet government

March 11, 2014
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Monday, March 10, 2014
Hot Work Explosion Injures Six
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Hot Work Explosion Injures Six

Six crewmembers suffered severe burns Friday following an explosion onboard a Philippines cargo ship as it was moored at Bredco Port in Bacolod City,

March 10, 2014
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Mysteries of Deep Often Solved in Air Accidents Over Water
Interesting

Mysteries of Deep Often Solved in Air Accidents Over Water

Teams searching for the wide-body jetliner that vanished off Vietnam almost certainly will locate it and figure out what brought it down, according to aviation

March 10, 2014
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Multi-National Search Continues for Missing Malaysia Airliner In “Unprecedented Mystery”
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Multi-National Search Continues for Missing Malaysia Airliner In “Unprecedented Mystery”

The disappearance of a Malaysian airliner about an hour into a flight to Beijing is an "unprecedented mystery", the civil aviation chief said on Monday, as a

March 10, 2014
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Libya Seizes North Korea-Flagged Tanker After Loading Crude at Rebel Port – UPDATE
Shipping News

Libya Seizes North Korea-Flagged Tanker After Loading Crude at Rebel Port – UPDATE

Libyan navy and allied militia forces have surrounded a North Korea-flagged tanker just outside an eastern port held by rebels, a navy spokesman said on

March 10, 2014
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Incidents

Limestone Carrier Remains Afloat After Crew Evacuated Off Cornish Coast – VIDEO

MV Sea Breeze, a 87-meter ship carrying 2,750 tons of limestone sent out a mayday call on Sunday as water began flooding into the vessel while 12 miles east

March 10, 2014
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OOCL Orient Overseas Container Line
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OOCL Profits Swamped in the Wake of Bigger Ship’s Cascading Effect

By Mike Wackett Hong Kong-based OOIL saw its net profit slashed by 84% in 2013, compared with the previous year, to $47m as the influx of ultra-large

March 10, 2014
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Iron Ore Plunges Most Since August 2009 on China Demand Concern
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Iron Ore Plunges Most Since August 2009 on China Demand Concern

Iron ore extended its slide into a bear market, plunging the most since August 2009, amid concerns about a possible slowdown in

March 10, 2014
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700,000 Barrel Oil Spill Capture Vessel Delivered to AET

Eagle Louisiana, the second of two Modular Capture Vessels (MCVs) built for Singapore-based AET by Drydocks World has been delivered.  The first MCV, Eagle

March 10, 2014
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oos gretha
Multimedia

SPOTD: OOS Gretha Arrives in Brazil

The semisubermisible crane & accommodation rig OOS GRETHA arrived in Brazil on Sunday, 9 March 2014 after an 11,802 nautical mile journey from Yantai,

March 10, 2014
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UASC SCHUAIBA, containership
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UASC Exercises Final Newbuild Option with Hyundai Heavy

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) announced over the weekend the exercising of their final option for a sixth 18,000 TEU containership from Hyundai Heavy

March 10, 2014
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Sunday, March 9, 2014
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Supply Vessel Prime Lady Attacked, Dryad Highlights 200 Mile Danger Zone in Gulf of Guinea

As Dryad Maritime Intelligence warned of an increased danger of attacks and kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea on Friday, another supply boat had just been

March 9, 2014
Total Views: 95

Libya Authorizes Use Of Force Against North Korean-Flagged Tanker
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Libya Authorizes Use Of Force Against North Korean-Flagged Tanker

Libya's defence ministry has issued orders to its military authorizing the use of force to stop a North Korea-flagged tanker loading crude oil sold by armed

March 9, 2014
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Missing Malaysian Jet Investigation Intensifies as Search Expands
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Missing Malaysian Jet Investigation Intensifies as Search Expands

Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner with 239 people on board suspect it may have disintegrated in mid-flight, a senior

March 9, 2014
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Saturday, March 8, 2014
Crew Rescued From Grounded Containership at Mykonos Island – VIDEO
Grounding Incidents

Crew Rescued From Grounded Containership at Mykonos Island – VIDEO

The Hellenic Coast Guard called in some help from the U.S. Navy on Saturday to assist in the rescue of crewmembers from a grounded containership at Mykonos

March 8, 2014
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Libya Threatens to Bomb North Korean Ship If It Exports Seized Oil
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Libya Threatens to Bomb North Korean Ship If It Exports Seized Oil

Libya threatened on Saturday to bomb a North Korean-flagged tanker if it tries to export oil from a rebel-controlled port east of Tripoli, in a major

March 8, 2014
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Massive Search Underway for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight
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Massive Search Underway for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight

A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew went missing off the Vietnamese coast on Saturday and was presumed to have

March 8, 2014
Total Views: 42

Friday, March 7, 2014
USS Taylor Heads for Repairs Following Grounding
Navy

USS Taylor Heads for Repairs Following Grounding

The USS Taylor on Friday departed the Turkish port of Samsun for the first time since the February 12 grounding that left the ship with a damaged

March 7, 2014
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