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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
ECB President Mario Draghi
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Oil Set for First Monthly Gain in Three on Stimulus Speculation

(Bloomberg) — Oil in New York headed for the first monthly increase since April before meetings of central bank policy makers to discuss the economy and

July 31, 2012
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Engineering News

China Looks to Break the Ice with New Research Vessel

To meet the increased need of polar scientific research,  China’s State Oceanic Administration (SOA), Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration

July 31, 2012
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News

IMO: North American Emission Control Area Comes Into Effect Tomorrow

The North American Emission Control Area (ECA), under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), comes into effect from

July 31, 2012
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News

Prosafe Wins $58 Million North Sea Contract for the Safe Scandinavia

Prosafe has been awarded a contract by an undisclosed client for the provision of the Safe Scandinavia accommodation support rig at a project in the British

July 31, 2012
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New York City Prison Barge. Image (c) Robert Almeida/gCaptain
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NYC’s Prison Barge – The Most Depressing Barge in the World?

New York City Prison Barge, The Vernon C. Bain Center (VCBC), is an 800-bed jail barge that is designed to handle inmates from medium- to maximum-security in

July 31, 2012
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Engineering News

Rongsheng Heavy Faces Even Tougher Times, Market Value Has Fallen by Over $5 Billion

(Bloomberg) — China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd., which hasn’t announced any 2012 ship orders, may find winning deals even harder

July 31, 2012
Total Views: 167

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Finance

Danaos Stays in the Black While Market Uncertainty Holds the Containership Sector in Limbo

With an average contract duration of over 10 years, Greek containership owner, Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC) is largely protected from the fluctuations found

July 31, 2012
Total Views: 86

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News

MAERSK Line: “We Cannot Sustain Continual Losses”

MELBOURNE–A worldwide glut of containers and a fall in demand for shipped goods during the global financial crisis have pushed shipping prices to

July 31, 2012
Total Views: 98

NYK Lines LNG Carrier
Finance

NYK Lines to Reduce LNG Carrier and FPSO Expenditures By ¥100 Billion

TOKYO–Nippon Yusen KK (9101.TO) said Tuesday that it has slashed its investment to build new liquefied natural gas carriers and floating production,

July 31, 2012
Total Views: 60

Monday, July 30, 2012
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News

Bunker Prices are Still Crushing Shipowners as Asian VLCCs Post Huge Net Losses

(Bloomberg) — Losses widened for oil tankers hauling 2 million-barrel crude cargoes on the industry’s benchmark route to Asia from the Persian Gulf

July 30, 2012
Total Views: 42

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Rongsheng Shipbuilding Chairman Tied to CNOOC-Nexen Insider Trading Scandal

(Bloomberg) — China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd. plunged to its lowest level since 2010 in Hong Kong trading after the U.S. Securities

July 30, 2012
Total Views: 86

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News

Panamax Bookings Take a Dive as Chinese Coal Demand Softens

(Bloomberg) — The number of cargoes booked on Panamax bulk carriers, the largest to transit the Panama Canal, slumped 33 percent in July amid slowing

July 30, 2012
Total Views: 58

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News

ABS Nautical Systems Signs Caspian Drilling Company

Caspian Drilling Company, based in Azerbaijan, will install ABS Nautical Systems’ NS5 Enterprise software on four of its drilling rigs.  Three of these

July 30, 2012
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Technip Awarded Substantial UK North Sea Contract

Technip was awarded by Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd an EPIC subsea contract for the Greater Stella Area (GSA) development, located 280 kilometers East-Southeast of

July 30, 2012
Total Views: 41

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News

Knightsbridge Gets Burned by Capesize Charterers, Damages Sought

Knightsbridge Tankers Limited (Nasdaq:VLCCF) announced today that two of its charterers, Hong Xiang Shipping Holding Co Limited and Sanko Steamship, have

July 30, 2012
Total Views: 42

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Interesting

It’s Really Gonna Happen This Time, the Exxon Valdez is Doomed

(Bloomberg) — India’s Supreme Court ruled that the ship that spilt millions of gallons of oil in waters off Alaska in 1989 can be recycled in the

July 30, 2012
Total Views: 36

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News

China Plans to Triple LNG Consumption in the Near Future

(Bloomberg) — China National Offshore Oil Corp. won government approval to build another liquefied natural gas terminal in southern China’s

July 30, 2012
Total Views: 33

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Finance

Mired in Debt, Vantage Drilling Reports Another Tough Quarter

In their recent SEC filing, Vantage Drilling Company (NYSE: VTG) reports carrying over $2 billion in long term debt, nearly double last year’s figure

July 30, 2012
Total Views: 62

Sunday, July 29, 2012
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News

Hapag-Lloyd Celebrates 120 Years of Liner Service to Canada

In 1892, the first steamer “Cremon” set sail for Montreal flying the Hapag flag.  Today, Hapag-Lloyd is the largest container carrier in Canada,

July 29, 2012
Total Views: 83

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Defense

Global Navies Assemble for RIMPAC [IMAGES]

Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are currently participating in the biennial Rim of the

July 29, 2012
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