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Monday, November 4, 2013
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News

Heerema’s New Heavy Lift Crane Vessel Wins Shipping Award

Heerema Marine Contractors’ new self propelled heavy lift crane vessel named Aegir has won the Dutch Association of Ship Owners (KVNR) Shipping Award at

November 4, 2013
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News

Leasing Giant New Ships and Containers Remains a Healthy Business Amid a Dismal Sector

By Gavin van Marle, There have been few sectors of the liner shipping business that have done well over the past few years, but businesses leasing both

November 4, 2013
Total Views: 158

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News

Bumper Profits for Chemical Tankers Spurs Newbuild Order

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) announced today they have signed a newbuild order with an undisclosed European shipowner for four chemical tankers for a total

November 4, 2013
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Engineering News

Wärtsilä: Retrofiting Emissions Scrubbers or Ballast Water Treatment Systems is Feasible

The following is an informational bulletin from gCaptain sponsor Wärtsilä Upcoming environmental regulations will affect existing vessels, and as a

November 4, 2013
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Incidents

North Korean Sailors Killed

SEOUL, Nov 4 (Reuters) – At least 19 North Korean sailors were killed when a naval vessel sank during “combat duties” off the east coast last

November 4, 2013
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Sunday, November 3, 2013
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News

After Wasting Tens of Billions of Cubic Meters of Gas, Iran Looks to Lead Exporters Amid Sanctions

Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) — Iran will lead a club of the world’s biggest natural gas exporters as its own shipments abroad are hampered by U.S. and

November 3, 2013
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Fire Extinguished Onboard MV Fernanda Near Iceland [UPDATE]
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Fire Extinguished Onboard MV Fernanda Near Iceland [UPDATE]

Icelandic Coast Guard crews continued fighting a fire onboard the MV Fernanda Friday evening into Saturday while west of Faxafloi, a bay located on the

November 3, 2013
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Friday, November 1, 2013
Watch: Containership’s Structure Visually Flexing in Heavy Seas
Interesting

Watch: Containership’s Structure Visually Flexing in Heavy Seas

As the MOL Comfort disaster clearly showed, there is a point at which the load on a ship’s structure exceeds the breaking strength. One might say the

November 1, 2013
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News

Chemical Tankers In Demand As U.S. Exports Soar

By Swetha Gopinath and Garima Goel Nov 1 (Reuters) – After four years in the doldrums, the specialized chemical tankers that ply the seas between the

November 1, 2013
Total Views: 218

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Engineering News

ClassNK Issues Preliminary Findings Around MOL Comfort Casualty

After the containership MOL Comfort cracked in half, partially sank, and then caught fire this past summer in spectacular fashion, Japanese classification

November 1, 2013
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News

Nordic American Tankers Heads Offshore with 6 Ulstein PSVs, Plus an Option for a 7th

Update: NAT has announced an option for a 7th vessel will be included as part of this fleet growth plan.  The price for the 7th vessel will be $45

November 1, 2013
Total Views: 196

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News

Shipwreck Hunter Odyssey Tumbles on Withering Report

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., the deep-ocean salvage company that has recovered millions of dollars of precious metals from

November 1, 2013
Total Views: 78

Thursday, October 31, 2013
Kiel Canal Reopens After Bulldozers Secure Half-Sunk MV Siderfly [PHOTOS]
Interesting

Kiel Canal Reopens After Bulldozers Secure Half-Sunk MV Siderfly [PHOTOS]

The Kiel Canal in Germany partially reopened Thursday after a three-day closure caused by a ship collision which left a 100-meter cargo ship on the verge of

October 31, 2013
Total Views: 133

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News

Gas Natural Fenosa Buys Long-Term LNG From Russia’s Yamal

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Spain’s Gas Natural Fenosa on Thursday signed a deal to buy 2.5 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas (LNG)

October 31, 2013
Total Views: 52

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News

Astrium Enhances VSAT Coverage in the Barents and Mediterranean Seas

Oslo, 31 October 2013 – Astrium Services, the global innovative provider of satellite enabled telecom solutions, is expanding its already comprehensive

October 31, 2013
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News

BG Group Profit Drops as Production, LNG Shipments Decline

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc’s profit dropped 4 percent in the third quarter as the U.K.’s third-largest gas producer cut output to the

October 31, 2013
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News

Dutch Naval Architects and Sea Rescue Professionals Unveil Next-Generation Fast Rescue Lifeboat

Building on lessons learned from many years of designing fast maritime craft, Damen Shipyards, Delft Technical University and De Vries Lentsch Yacht Designers

October 31, 2013
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News

Technip and Subsea 7 Win $1.2 Billion in Deepwater Projects Offshore Ghana

Technip and Subsea 7 will be working together offshore Ghana on a USD $1.23 billion SURF project for Tullow Ghana announced today. The Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme

October 31, 2013
Total Views: 262

Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Cargo Ship Catches Fire Near Iceland [PHOTOS]
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Cargo Ship Catches Fire Near Iceland [PHOTOS]

Coast Guard crews in Iceland have rescued 11 crewmembers from a ship which caught fire in heavy weather just south of the North Atlantic

October 30, 2013
Total Views: 144

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Multimedia

WATCH: Torrens Tide PSV Launched from LEEVAC

The Torrens Tide, a 77-meter, MMC-designed 879 platform supply vessel was launched from LEEVAC shipyards this month for Tidewater. Chris Vaccari, owner and CEO

October 30, 2013
Total Views: 129