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Sunday, February 24, 2019
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Navy

Why Will All US Navy Ships Start Flying The Union Jack?

A US Navy order released on Thursday directs all ships of the fleet to start flying the union jack. Not to be confused with the national flag of the

February 24, 2019
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Thursday, February 21, 2019
maersk drilling rig
Offshore

Trump’s Atlantic Oil Effort Runs Aground In South Carolina

by Carlyann Edwards (Bloomberg) More than half the registered voters in Republican-controlled South Carolina supported Donald Trump in a poll last month, but

February 21, 2019
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
drillship
Offshore

Oil Major Total Plans Biggest Exploration Drive in Years

By Bate Felix and Wendell Roelf PARIS/CAPE TOWN, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Total is launching its biggest exploration campaign for years in 2019 as part of a

January 29, 2019
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Thursday, January 24, 2019
offshore wind farm
Offshore

China’s Old Oil Guard Tap Offshore Expertise to Dabble in Wind

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s offshore oil and gas experts are dipping their toes in wind power, bringing their experience working on the

January 24, 2019
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Thursday, January 17, 2019
Royal Caribbean Passenger Banned for Life for Insanely Stupid Balcony Jump
Shipping News

Royal Caribbean Passenger Banned for Life for Insanely Stupid Balcony Jump

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nick Naydev (@naydev91) on Jan 11, 2019 at 11:28am PST Forget a ban, this guy is lucky to be alive!

January 17, 2019
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, January 8, 2019
thunder horse platform
Offshore

BP Uses New Technology to Unlock 1 Billion BOE at Thunder Horse Field

By Ron Bousso LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – BP said it has discovered two new oilfields in the Gulf of Mexico and has identified an additional billion

January 8, 2019
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Friday, December 21, 2018
Grande Tema
Piracy

Stowaways Threaten Cargo Ship’s Crew, But British Police Denies Piracy or Hostage Situation

LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – British police said on Friday that they had received no reports that anyone has been harmed in an incident on an Italian cargo

December 21, 2018
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Thursday, December 20, 2018
egina field layout
Offshore

Total Poised to Start Exports From Big New Oil Field in Nigeria

By Sherry Su (Bloomberg) — Total SA is poised to start exports of crude from a major new offshore field in Nigeria, adding to global supplies at a time

December 20, 2018
Total Views: 209

Friday, November 30, 2018
seismic survey vessel
Offshore

Trump Said to Advance Seismic Surveys for Oil in Atlantic

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is taking a major step toward allowing a first-in-a-generation seismic search for oil and

November 30, 2018
Total Views: 47

Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Eastern Canada’s Crude Oil Production Still Recovering After Monster Storm
Offshore

Eastern Canada’s Crude Oil Production Still Recovering After Monster Storm

Production remains shut in at the SeaRose floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel with all production wells secure after a period

November 21, 2018
Total Views: 46

Thursday, November 15, 2018
seafarers
Shipping News

First Ever Manila Statement Issued on Fair Treatment of Seafarers

A meeting was held on 13 November in Manila, between senior government representatives from Asia’s leading maritime nations regarding the treatment of

November 15, 2018
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
Offshore

Brazil’s New President Set for Offshore Oil Windfall

By Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro is staring at an oil windfall. After a decade of stagnant production, Brazil’s

October 30, 2018
Total Views: 35

Friday, October 19, 2018
saipem 12000 drillship
Offshore

Turkish Ship to Continue Exploration in Mediterranean, Energy Minister Says

IZMIR, Turkey, Oct 19 (Reuters) – A Turkish energy exploration ship will continue to operate in the Mediterranean Sea, the energy minister said on

October 19, 2018
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Monday, October 8, 2018
offshore rig
Offshore

Offshore Driller Ensco to Buy Rowan in $2.38 Billion Deal

By John Benny and Shanti S Nair Oct 8 (Reuters) – Deep-sea oil driller Ensco Plc said on Monday it would buy smaller rival Rowan Cos Plc in an

October 8, 2018
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Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Deepwater Champion Drillship
Offshore

Transocean May Reactivate 3 Rigs A Year As Recovery Takes Hold

by David Wethe (Bloomberg) — Transocean, the world’s biggest offshore oil driller, may reactivate two to three mothballed rigs a year as the

September 5, 2018
Total Views: 51

Wednesday, August 29, 2018
MAersk Drill-Ship
Offshore

Maersk Drilling Is Ready To Stand On Its Own Says CEO

By Nerijus Adomaitis (Reuters) – Drilling rig contractor Maersk Drilling will provide strong competition for its peers when it is spun off from the

August 29, 2018
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Friday, August 17, 2018
Maersk’s Offloading of Drilling Unit is Latest Move to Exit Energy
Offshore

Maersk’s Offloading of Drilling Unit is Latest Move to Exit Energy

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S has decided to list its drilling unit separately, marking its latest step toward a complete

August 17, 2018
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, August 1, 2018
CMA CGM and VIKING work together for better safety equipment management
Press Releases

CMA CGM and VIKING work together for better safety equipment management

Press Release – Viking Thinking big When your fleet has a large number of vessels, including some of the world’s biggest container ships, and you

August 1, 2018
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Thursday, July 19, 2018
Offshore Heavy Transport to Enter Wind Market with Innovative Heavy Lift Installation Vessel
Offshore

Offshore Heavy Transport to Enter Wind Market with Innovative Heavy Lift Installation Vessel

Norway-based Offshore Heavy Transport is set to enter the offshore renewables market with a state-of-the-art heavy lift transport and installation vessel that

July 19, 2018
Total Views: 206

Thursday, July 5, 2018
car carrier
Uncategorized

Global Automakers Hail More Ships Ahead of Tariff Deadline

By Nick Carey, Jonathan Saul and Brenda Goh DETROIT/LONDON/SHANGHAI, July 5 (Reuters) – Automakers are scrambling to ship vehicles to the United

July 5, 2018
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