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Monday, June 10, 2013
Ensco Returns to SHI for New $625 Million Drillship
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Ensco Returns to SHI for New $625 Million Drillship

Ensco said Monday that it has placed an order Samsung Heavy Industries for its eighth advanced-capability DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship for approximately $625

June 10, 2013
Total Views: 154

Kenya Sentences M/V Magellan Star Pirates
Piracy

Kenya Sentences M/V Magellan Star Pirates

A Kenyan court sentenced nine Somali citizens each to five years in prison on Monday after finding them guilty of violently hijacking a vessel, MV Magellan

June 10, 2013
Total Views: 267

Maersk Taps Oil Talent With New Online Video Game
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Maersk Taps Oil Talent With New Online Video Game

Maersk's new game, Quest for Oil, lets players find and extract oil.

June 10, 2013
Total Views: 363

Piracy Trial
Piracy

Piracy – Ship Security Team On Trial For Murder

(Reuters) The thud of bullets smacking into his wooden fishing boat jolted captain John Freddy out of his afternoon nap. He saw one of his crew slumped dead

June 10, 2013
Total Views: 127

Saturday, June 8, 2013
Miracle In Myanmar: Can Offshore Energy Bring A Miracle?
Offshore

Miracle In Myanmar: Can Offshore Energy Bring A Miracle?

(Bloomberg) Myanmar’s opening to foreign investment has been compared to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the start of an economic growth story to

June 8, 2013
Total Views: 42

Friday, June 7, 2013
US Announces First Offshore Wind Farm Lease Auction
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US Announces First Offshore Wind Farm Lease Auction

(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Interior announced this week that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold the first ever competitive

June 7, 2013
Total Views: 55

VLCC Charter Rates Slide
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VLCC Charter Rates Slide

(Bloomberg) Charter rates for the largest oil tankers hauling Middle East crude to Asia slid the most since January this week as the supply of cargoes

June 7, 2013
Total Views: 87

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China Expands Shipment Of Genetically Modified Corn

(Reuters) – Argentina has sent its first major cargo of genetically modified (GMO) corn to China, where demand for grain-based animal feeds is growing as

June 7, 2013
Total Views: 88

Thursday, June 6, 2013
Nigerian Pirates Release Hostages
Piracy

Nigerian Pirates Release Hostages

Pirates have released five Pakistani crew they kidnapped from an oil tanker off the Nigerian coast two weeks

June 6, 2013
Total Views: 47

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
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Larry Ellison Is Destroying the America’s Cup: Jonathan Mahler

Jonathan Mahler is a sports columnist for Bloomberg View. He is the author of the best-selling “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning” and

June 5, 2013
Total Views: 303

U.S. Coast Guard Concludes Kulluk Hearings
Offshore

U.S. Coast Guard Concludes Kulluk Hearings

The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday said it has wrapped up its formal marine casualty investigation hearing on the contributing causes that led to the grounding

June 5, 2013
Total Views: 94

Arctic Shipping Code Seen In Place By 2016 – IMO
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Arctic Shipping Code Seen In Place By 2016 – IMO

A code regulating shipping in the high Arctic, where maritime traffic is expected to increase as the ice cap recedes, is due to be implemented in

June 5, 2013
Total Views: 35

It’s Wednesday. I’m Sure Many of You are Feeling Like This…
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It’s Wednesday. I’m Sure Many of You are Feeling Like This…

35,000 people in Oslo for Nor-Shipping right now. I'm sure many of you are feeling like

June 5, 2013
Total Views: 311

Tuesday, June 4, 2013
TOTE’s LNG-Powered Containerships Take Home ‘Next Generation Shipping’ Award
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TOTE’s LNG-Powered Containerships Take Home ‘Next Generation Shipping’ Award

With a focus on innovation, the Next Generation Ship Award honors the most promising design for ships that will be at sea in the coming

June 4, 2013
Total Views: 119

Ship Emissions ABB
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New Environmental Regulation to Cost Industry $500 Billion, Ship Owners Say

Leading ship owners said on Tuesday new environmental legislation is set to cost their industry over $500 billion in coming

June 4, 2013
Total Views: 39

Monday, June 3, 2013
Flooding Closes Upper Mississippi River to Barge Traffic
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Flooding Closes Upper Mississippi River to Barge Traffic

By Karl Plume June 3 (Reuters) – The Mississippi River was effectively closed to barge traffic from northern Iowa to St. Louis as flooding shuttered

June 3, 2013
Total Views: 49

Counter Piracy Helps Boeing Boost Orders for Long-Range Patrol Jets
Piracy

Counter Piracy Helps Boeing Boost Orders for Long-Range Patrol Jets

By Thomas Black June 3 (Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. expects governments combating pirates and drug runners on the open seas will create a new market for

June 3, 2013
Total Views: 30

Thursday, May 30, 2013
Ship Photo of The Day – It’s a Hovercraft!
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Ship Photo of The Day – It’s a Hovercraft!

Is this photo not every kids fantasy…? This is a landing craft, air cushion vessel – let’s be real… it’s a hovercraft –

May 30, 2013
Total Views: 102

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Governments Confront Rising Threat To Ships From Signal Jamming

Ships on the world's busiest waterways face growing threats to their satellite navigation systems, including jamming

May 30, 2013
Total Views: 107

Wednesday, May 29, 2013
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Nigerian Pirates Extend Reach in Gulf of Guinea

An in-depth look at the spread of piracy across the oil-rich Gulf of

May 29, 2013
Total Views: 128