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Sunday, August 18, 2013
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Collision

After Deadly Ferry Disaster, Philippines Asks What Went Wrong

By Rolando Ng TALISAY, Philippines, Aug 18 (Reuters) – As rescuers plucked more bodies from the sea after a Philippine ferry and a cargo ship collided

August 18, 2013
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Saturday, August 17, 2013
Philippines Suspends Search For Ferry Disaster Survivors [UPDATE]
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Philippines Suspends Search For Ferry Disaster Survivors [UPDATE]

Worsening weather and sea conditions on Saturday forced the Philippines to suspend a search for survivors of a ferry disaster that killed at least 32 people

August 17, 2013
Total Views: 147

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Grounding Incidents

Kiani Satu Refloated, Salvors Face Imminent Gale [UPDATE]

Update: The Kiani Satu has been successfully refloated this morning according to a statement by Captain Nigel Campbell from the SA Maritime Safety Authority.

August 17, 2013
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Friday, August 16, 2013
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U.S. Lawmakers to Introduce Harbor Maintenance Tax Overhaul Bill

U.S. Harbor Maintenance Tax would be converted into a fee on goods brought into the United States by rail and highway from Canada and Mexico under legislation

August 16, 2013
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World’s Most Dangerous Cargo Eyed in Bulker Sinking Near Hong Kong
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World’s Most Dangerous Cargo Eyed in Bulker Sinking Near Hong Kong

The 190-meter bulk carrier which sank off the coast of Hong Kong during Typhoon Utor earlier this week has been reported to have been carrying nickel ore,

August 16, 2013
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GasLog Strikes Deal for Two New LNG Carriers
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GasLog Strikes Deal for Two New LNG Carriers

GasLog (NYSE: GLOG) has announced that it has ordered two new 174,000 cbm tri-fuel diesel electric LNG carriers from Samsung Heavy Industries in South

August 16, 2013
Total Views: 40

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SPOTD: Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Arrives in Rotterdam

Amid throngs of shoreside and seagoing spectators, the world’s largest containership, MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, arrived today in Rotterdam on her

August 16, 2013
Total Views: 140

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Deep Ocean To Resolve Human Role In Global Warming

By Gerard Wynn LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – The world’s oceans have absorbed more than 90 percent of global warming since the mid-20th century,

August 16, 2013
Total Views: 58

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Maersk Climbs to 18-Month High on Elevated Shipping Forecast

Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S climbed to an 18-month high after the company raised the earnings forecast for its container line, which

August 16, 2013
Total Views: 76

Drunk Chinese Dude Passes Out in Shipping Container Bound for America
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Drunk Chinese Dude Passes Out in Shipping Container Bound for America

After a night of drinking in Qingdao, China, Jiang Wu mistook a shipping container as his hotel room. It’s a classic mistake that no doubt happens to

August 16, 2013
Total Views: 71

Thursday, August 15, 2013
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News

Retail Therapy | Tanker Owners Should Proceed With Caution

Regardless of the state of the global economy, the world renowned Fifth Avenue in New York City is always bustling with optimistic shoppers looking for some

August 15, 2013
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UN Security Council Seeks Regional Approach to Mitigate Piracy in Gulf of Guinea

The growing threat of piracy and maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea was on the docket this week at the United Nations. In a press statement, the Security

August 15, 2013
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AdvanFort Hires ARG to Provide Specialized Maritime Firearms Training

AdvanFort, a US-based private maritime security company announced today that in an effort to maintain the highest operational standards from its guards,

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 51

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Subsea 7 Shares Rise over 10 Percent on Record Backlog

Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) — Subsea 7 SA, an offshore oil services provider, rose to the highest level in more than seven weeks in Oslo as improving margins are

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 76

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Torm Sees Tanker Demand Benefiting From Indian Refining Growth

Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) — Demand for tankers to haul fuels including gasoline will benefit for several years as refinery expansions in India and the Persian

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 41

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Iran Detains Tanker Carrying Iraqi Crude To India [UPDATE]

UPDATE: According to tracking data gathered by Windward Maritime Analytics Services Company, the Desh Shanti is underway again and steaming toward the Strait

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 57

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Seadrill Seeks Partner In North Atlantic Drilling

OSLO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Seadrill, the world’s biggest gas and oil rig company by market capitalisation, is to sell part of its North Atlantic

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Petrobras-Contracted OSV Sinks Off Brazil
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Petrobras-Contracted OSV Sinks Off Brazil

Petrobas has confirmed that a 68-meter OSV providing support to one of its rigs caught fire and sank last week off the coast of

August 14, 2013
Total Views: 93

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VADM Brian Salerno to Assume Top Position at BSEE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today named former Vice Admiral Brian Salerno as the Director of the Bureau of Safety and

August 14, 2013
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Nakilat Rises as Foreign Investors Hurriedly Grab More Shares

Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) — Qatar Gas Transport Co., an operator of vessels to transport liquefied natural gas, jumped the most in more than two months as

August 14, 2013
Total Views: 56