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Saturday, March 2, 2013
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Defense

USS Freedom (LCS 1) Departs on Maiden Overseas Deployment

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Farrington, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West SAN DIEGO (NNS) — The Navy’s first

March 2, 2013
Total Views: 63

Thursday, February 28, 2013
Finance

Capital Product Partners L.P. Reaches Conditional Agreement With Overseas Shipholding Group Regarding Long Term Charters of Three Product Tankers

ATHENS, GREECE–(Marketwire – Feb 28, 2013) – Capital Product Partners L.P. (the “Partnership” or “CPLP”)

February 28, 2013
Total Views: 6

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
News

Songa Offshore’s Chief Operating Officer Resigns

Trond Christensen, Chief Operating Officer at Norwegian drilling contractor, Songa Offshore SE, announced his resignation today, effective 31 March.

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 5

Monday, February 18, 2013
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Offshore

Technip Awarded Subsea Contract for the Laila and D12 fields Off Malaysia

Technip was awarded by Sarawak Shell Berhad an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning contract for two new gas-export lines at

February 18, 2013
Total Views: 24

Sunday, February 17, 2013
Offshore

Ezion Holdings Secures $79.9M Jack-Up Rig Charter

Ezion Holdings Limited announced today that it has secured a charter contract with a value of approximately USD 79.9 million over a 3 year period with

February 17, 2013
Total Views: 8

Saturday, February 16, 2013
REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING
News

Remontowa Shipbuilding Launches Latest Platform Supply Vessel

On 14 February, Polish shipyard Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. launched their next ABS-classed platform supply vessel, on that has been designed for one of the

February 16, 2013
Total Views: 13

Friday, February 15, 2013
Press Releases

ALMACO Refurbishes Star Cruises’ ‘Superstar Libra’

ALMACO reinforced the company’s collaboration with Star Cruises delivering the latest refurbishment project onboard Superstar Libra ahead of schedule

February 15, 2013
Total Views: 5

Thursday, February 14, 2013
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Engineering News

Bolidt Blends Science, Art, and Psychology into High End Flooring for NCL

Full scale decking work on the luxury cruise ship Norwegian Getaway is underway at Meyer Werft. Deck and flooring specialist Bolidt reports a shift in its

February 14, 2013
Total Views: 10

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News

ClassNK Announces Further Expansion into Germany

Hamburg – Tokyo-based classification society ClassNK announced today that it has earned authorization from Germany’s BG Verkehr to carry out

February 14, 2013
Total Views: 4

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Ports

ABB Acquires APS Technology Group, Expands Crane and Harbor Systems Portfolio

Zurich, Switzerland, February 12, 2013 – ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire APS Technology Group (APS), a San

February 12, 2013
Total Views: 14

Monday, February 11, 2013
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News

Polarcus Samur Seismic Vessel Sold to Turkish Petroleum Corp

Polarcus Limited (OSE: PLCS) is pleased to announce that they have completed the sale and delivery of the 8-streamer 3D seismic vessel POLARCUS SAMUR to

February 11, 2013
Total Views: 109

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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News

Advanfort Maritime Security Firm Approved by Panamanian Flag State

Panama City, Panama — The AdvanFort Company was officially approved today by the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) to conduct counter piracy operations

February 6, 2013
Total Views: 6

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News

Ancylus and Net 1 Deliver Hybrid Communications for the Scandinavian Offshore Market

Swedish broadband satellite provider Ancylus AB and Net1 have announced a strategic partnership to offer the Scandinavian and the Nordic maritime market a

February 6, 2013
Total Views: 6

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News

Drydocks World Completes Conversion of FSRU Toscana

Drydocks World announced today that they have finalized the conversion of the 135k,000 cbm LNG carrier Golar Frost, to a Floating Storage and Re-gasification

February 6, 2013
Total Views: 478

Friday, February 1, 2013
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News

Evergreen Seafarer Training Center Earns ClassNK Certification for Training Courses

TAIWAN – Japanese classification society ClassNK announced today that it has certified the Bridge Resource Management (BRM), Electronic Chart Display

February 1, 2013
Total Views: 77

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
ClassNK Reports (Another) Record Year in 2012
Press Releases

ClassNK Reports (Another) Record Year in 2012

ClassNK Registers 25 Million Gross Tons in 2012; Sets New Records for Newbuildings & Class Transfers Tokyo – ClassNK on Wednesday released its

January 30, 2013
Total Views: 4

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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News

John Minge Takes Over as President of BP America

HOUSTON–BP Plc (BP, BP.LN) said Tuesday it has named John Minge president of its U.S. unit, BP America, Inc. Mr. Minge succeeds Lamar McKay as BP’s

January 29, 2013
Total Views: 127

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News

Idemitsu Partners With AltaGas to Export Canadian Natural Gas to Asia

By Mari Iwata TOKYO–A Japanese energy company said Tuesday it is partnering a Canadian firm to export North American natural gas from Canada’s West

January 29, 2013
Total Views: 18

News

ABS Grants Energy Management Certifications to Leading Maritime Organizations

HOUSTON – The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) announced today the certification of several maritime industry leaders for adopting energy management

January 29, 2013
Total Views: 28

Monday, January 28, 2013
Press Releases

USMMA Gets New Deputy Superintendent

KINGS POINT, N.Y., January 25, 2013 – The United States Merchant Marine Academy welcomed its new Deputy Superintendent during a Town Hall meeting that

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 9
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