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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
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Multimedia

Pirate Boats Can’t Hide From ‘Murica’s Laser-Guided Bombs

The U.S. Air Force proved this month that laser guided bombs can, in fact, hit moving targets at sea when dropped from supersonic bombers like the B-1B Lancer.

September 18, 2013
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Keppel Wins $150 Million in FPSO Conversion Contracts

Keppel Shipyard announced today the signing of two Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) conversion contracts worth a combined value of S$190

September 18, 2013
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Box Carriers Forced to Cancel Sailings

By Gavin van Marle, Back in June, The Loadstar published a story which quoted a European forwarder who believed that the 1 July general rate increase

September 18, 2013
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Harvey Deep-Sea Heads to Work in the Gulf of Mexico

The recently delivered Harvey Deep-sea, a 302-foot subsea construction vessel designed by STX Marine, successfully completed commissioning this month and is

September 18, 2013
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Engineering News

Vietnam Shipbuilding to Fire 14,000 Employees in Massive Overhaul

Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) — Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group, the state company whose near-bankruptcy contributed to credit downgrades and banking system

September 18, 2013
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Shots Fired in the Arctic, Greenpeace Activists Held by Russian Security
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Shots Fired in the Arctic, Greenpeace Activists Held by Russian Security

“Imagine you’re that activist. For a moment, in the middle of the chaos of protesting in the frigid Arctic ocean, you lock eyes with a Russian

September 18, 2013
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
The Costa Concordia Parbuckling in Pictures [24 HD Photos]
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The Costa Concordia Parbuckling in Pictures [24 HD Photos]

The operation to upright the Costa Concordia in

September 17, 2013
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Matson to Pay for Honolulu Molasses Spill Response
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Matson to Pay for Honolulu Molasses Spill Response

Jones Act shipping company Matson (NYSE: MATX) says it will cover all costs associated with the Honolulu Harbor molasses spill response, sparing Hawaiian

September 17, 2013
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Engineering News

The Trickle-Down Technology of the America’s Cup

Software titan Larry Ellison's decision to race the 34th America's Cup on high-speed 72-foot catamarans has been criticized for pushing the competition too far

September 17, 2013
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Ship Photo of The Day – Triple-E No. 3 Mary Maersk Departs Busan on Maiden Voyage
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Ship Photo of The Day – Triple-E No. 3 Mary Maersk Departs Busan on Maiden Voyage

MV Mary Maersk, the third installment of Maersk Line's massive Triple-E class, quietly commenced her maiden voyage this week from Busan, South Korea with about

September 17, 2013
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Costa Concordia Successfully Righted…It’s Time for a Beer
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Costa Concordia Successfully Righted…It’s Time for a Beer

The Costa Concordia liner was pulled upright off the island of Giglio on Tuesday, in one of the world's most complex and expensive salvage operations which the

September 17, 2013
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Farstad Wins New Contracts Offshore Brasil

Farstad announced the winning of three new contracts today worth a total of NOK 150 million for operations offshore Brazil. The contracts consist of: Shell

September 17, 2013
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Smallest Ships Profitable Again as China Imports More Timber

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) — China is building the most property in at least a decade, expanding shipments of logs and adding to record commodity cargoes that

September 17, 2013
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Parbuckling of Costa Concordia Completed -UPDATE
Marine Salvage

Parbuckling of Costa Concordia Completed -UPDATE

Officials in Italy have confirmed that the parbuckling of the Costa Concordia has been completed after a 19 hour operation to upright the

September 16, 2013
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SPOTD: Perini Navi Launches the Grace E Superyacht

Perini Navi’s latest beauty, the 73 meter Azipod-powered Grace E was launched today from their Picchiotti shipyard in La Spezia.  She shares the same

September 16, 2013
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Shipping Rates in China Surge to 16-Month High

The cost of hauling iron ore and coal along China’s coast rose to a 16-month high, adding to signs the nation’s demand is strengthening for the

September 16, 2013
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EU Court Rules to Lift Sanctions Against Iran’s IRISL
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EU Court Rules to Lift Sanctions Against Iran’s IRISL

he European Union's efforts to impose economic sanctions on Iran suffered a new setback on Monday when a top court ruled that measures against the Islamic

September 16, 2013
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Defense

12 Dead Inside Washington Navy Yard

UPDATE: 14:30 EST – D.C. Metro Police Chief Cathy Lanier has confirmed 12 fatalities, the U.S. Navy reports. D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier addressed a

September 16, 2013
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STX Finland to Close Rauma Shipyard
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STX Finland to Close Rauma Shipyard

STX Finland has announced that its Board has unanimously approved a restructuring of the company which will see current operations at the Rauma Shipyard ramped

September 16, 2013
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Mideast Crude Tanker Rates Weak As Mideast Unrest Weighs

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Crude oil tanker earnings on the major Middle East route stayed under pressure on Tuesday with a surplus of

September 16, 2013
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