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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Engineering News

Barge Master Launches At-Sea Motion Compensation Platform for Cranes

Anyone who’s ever operated a crane at sea, or worked as a roustabout or deck crew, can attend to the fact that operating cranes in a seaway is

May 15, 2013
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Engineering News

Bosch Rexroth to Provide Drives and Controls for Allseas’ Pieter Schelte

As the major engineering partner to the Allseas Group, Bosch Rexroth has developed and engineered the drive and control system solution for the world’s

May 15, 2013
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Incidents

Transocean’s Sedco Express Coordinates Rescue of 13 from Ablaze Tanker

Transocean’s ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig, Sedco Express (EXS), coordinated an at-sea firefighting rescue of the crew of a bunkering tanker

May 15, 2013
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Norden Orders 17 New Eco-Ships

Since the first of January, Danish tramp shipper Norden has been executing a significant growth plan focused on both the dry bulk and clean product tanker

May 15, 2013
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Zhejiang Delivers 2nd of 12 Ulstein PSVs to Seatankers [UPDATED]

Zhejiang shipyard has delivered the PSV Sea Flyer, the first of 12 Ulstein PX105 PSVs ordered by Seatankers

May 15, 2013
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Acquired by McAllister, Constellation Tugs to Leave Boston

Reports indicate the four-tugboat fleet based in Boston, which was previously owned by Constellation Maritime (FOSS), has been acquired by New York-based

May 15, 2013
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Hamburg Süd – Hapag-Lloyd Merger Talks Put on Indefinite Hold

FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) – Hamburg Süd, Germany’s second-largest shipping group, said on Wednesday it did not expect to resume merger talks

May 15, 2013
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14 New Ships to be Added to Neptune Orient Lines’ Containership Fleet

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., Southeast Asia’s biggest container-shipping company, said it will add more fuel-efficient ships this year to pare costs as a

May 15, 2013
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News

Taiwan Imposes Sanctions On Philippines Over Killing of Fisherman

Taiwan imposed sanctions against the Philippines on Wednesday, rejecting as unacceptable a Philippine apology for the killing of a fisherman from Taiwan last

May 15, 2013
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Uruguay Contracts GDF Suez for Newbuild Floating LNG Regasification Facility

MONTEVIDEO, May 14 (Reuters) – Uruguay awarded French gas and power group GDF Suez SA a contract to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification

May 14, 2013
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Schettino Plea Bargain Rejected, Captain of Costa Concordia will Head to Trial

Captain Francesco Schettino will stand trial on charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship.

May 14, 2013
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Defense

The Most Intense Bridge Conversation EVER – USS Porter Collides With Supertanker [BRIDGE RECORDING AUDIO]

Bridge audio from the August 2012 collision between the USS Porter and a VLCC.

May 14, 2013
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Day Rates for LPG Carriers Hit 7-Month High as U.S. Cargoes Expand

(Bloomberg) — Earnings for the largest ships hauling liquefied petroleum gases such as propane rose to the highest in seven months as the U.S. expands

May 14, 2013
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LNG Ship Owners Gaining as Obama Signals Export Support

Owners are reaping the benefits of President Barack Obama’s suggestions that he will back plans for liquefied natural gas exports equal to 17 percent of

May 14, 2013
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Allseas’ Pieter Schelte Seen From Space

Allseas' monstrosity, the Pieter Schelte, is currently under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in Okpo,

May 14, 2013
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Historic Agreement Reached on Standards for Australian Seafarers

"For the first time there will be single national standards for competency for seafarers and safe operation of vessels operating in near-coastal waters,”

May 14, 2013
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Finance

Off to a Better Start, Neptune Orient Lines Reports Q1 Profit

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., Southeast Asia’s biggest container-shipping company, posted a profit in the first quarter, helped by gains from selling its

May 14, 2013
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$5 Billion of Brazilian Seafloor Up for Auction, Offshore Drillers Flock to Brazil

For the first time in five years, more than 60 oil companies are set to bid on exploration permits offshore Brazil, taking on risks of drilling in virgin

May 14, 2013
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Grounding Incidents

Boat Carrying 100 Capsizes Off Myanmar, at Least 50 Feared Dead

A boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized off western Myanmar with many feared drowned at the start of a mass evacuation from low-lying regions ahead

May 14, 2013
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Monday, May 13, 2013
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Transatlantic Clean Tanker Rally Runs Out of Steam

Clean tanker rates for refined petroleum products on top export routes were mostly lower on Monday with a rally on the transatlantic market running out of

May 13, 2013
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