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Monday, July 15, 2013
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Shell’s Olympus Tensioned Leg Platform Leaves Kiewit [IMAGES]

This past weekend, Shell’s Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) left Kiewit shipyard in Ingleside, Texas,  and is now making its way to its future home in

July 15, 2013
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SBM Offshore, QGOG, and Partners Sign Major FPSO Deal

20-year charter contracts were executed last Friday by Brazilian offshore oil and gas subsidiary Tupi BV for the charter and operation of two new build FPSOs

July 15, 2013
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Europe’s Maritime Ports: An Engine for Growth [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Europe’s Maritime Ports: An Engine for Growth [INFOGRAPHIC]

The EU’s maritime ports handle 74 percent of the region’s total trade and are the primary gateways to the EU’s transportation network.  As

July 15, 2013
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Interesting

Containership Cargo Care – A Ticking Time Bomb?

By Michael Grey I may have been taken to task for blaming the cargo (weights) for breaking the MOL Comfort in half, but I am probably on a safer

July 15, 2013
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11 Crewmembers of MV Albedo Reported Alive
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11 Crewmembers of MV Albedo Reported Alive

6 days ago, the hijacked ship MV Albedo sank off Somalia.  Reports at the time indicated that both hostages and captors had drowned in the sinking.  Only an

July 15, 2013
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Pirate Kidnappings Surge in the Gulf of Guinea

Kidnappings of sailors on merchant ships in waters off Nigeria and nearby countries surged in the first half as pirates attacked a broader range of vessels and

July 15, 2013
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Seadrill Pounces on Weak Shipbuilding Industry, Orders 4 More Drillships

Seadrill has announced today that it has signed contracts to build four new ultra-deepwater drillships from South Korean yards, DSME and Samsung Heavy

July 15, 2013
Total Views: 90

Sunday, July 14, 2013
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Port Operators Under Pressure to Reduce Ship Emissions

Although most emissions attributed to the maritime sector are released across vast expanses of ocean when a ship is navigating the scarcely populated area

July 14, 2013
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Saturday, July 13, 2013
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Charters for Supertankers Surge to 6-Year High

July 12 (Bloomberg) — Bookings of the largest oil tankers jumped to the highest for the time of year since at least 2007 as demand for crude cargoes

July 13, 2013
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Friday, July 12, 2013
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Robert Allan Unveils Latest Self-Righting SAR Lifeboat Design

Vancouver-based naval architecture firm, Robert Allan Ltd., unveiled their latest design for a the Canadian Coast Guard, a next generation High Endurance

July 12, 2013
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Emma Maersk Ready to Return
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Emma Maersk Ready to Return

The mighty Emma Maersk is ready to return to service nearly 6 months after a damaged stern thruster caused her to take on water and lose power in the Suez

July 12, 2013
Total Views: 132

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How One West African Gas Deal Makes BG Group Billions

By Edward McAllister and Oleg Vukmanovic NEW YORK/LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – In signing up to buy all of Equatorial Guinea’s liquefied natural gas

July 12, 2013
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U.S. LNG Exports to India Present Significant Geopolitical Benefits

Louisiana Representative Charles Boustany has a lot of reasons to support the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States.  His district

July 12, 2013
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Prestige Oil Spill Trial Wraps Up in Spain
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Prestige Oil Spill Trial Wraps Up in Spain

Hearings in the trial over the 2002 Prestige oil spill, one of Europe's worst oil spills, wrapped up in Spain this week after eight months of

July 12, 2013
Total Views: 51

U.S. Navy’s First Mobile Landing Platform to Depart San Diego
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U.S. Navy’s First Mobile Landing Platform to Depart San Diego

The U.S. Navy's first Mobile Landing Platform (MLP), USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), will depart San Diego today for Naval Station Everett, Washington, the Navy

July 12, 2013
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classnk
Incidents

ClassNK: Clues to the Demise of the MOL Comfort Sank Along With Her

In an emailed statement today, Japanese classification society ClassNK notes that their Casualty Investigation Team, established in response to the 17 June

July 12, 2013
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EMAS AMC Awarded Over Half Billion in Offshore Project Contracts

Singapore-based offshore contractor EMAS AMC, a subsidiary of Ezra Holdings, has been awarded major new contracts around the world resulting in an increased

July 12, 2013
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Dutch LNG Hub Eyes Expansion On Rising Transport Fuel Interest

LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – The owners of the Dutch liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Rotterdam are studying the possibility of opening a third

July 12, 2013
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golden shadow bulk carrier
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Baltic Dry Index Gains on Higher Capesize and Panamax Rates

July 12 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Friday on

July 12, 2013
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Cyprus Considers Eight Train LNG Export Terminal

(Bloomberg) — Cyprus, the Mediterranean island that reported its first offshore natural-gas find in 2011, is studying an expansion of planned export

July 12, 2013
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