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Friday, December 2, 2011
3 ECO Crewmembers Released by Nigerian Pirates
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3 ECO Crewmembers Released by Nigerian Pirates

Pirates have freed 3 men that have been held hostage since being kidnapped by gunmen offshore Nigeria on November 17.  The three men, two from the U.S., were

December 2, 2011
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Chevron: Brazil Well Shutdown Accounts For Less Than 10% Of Frade Oil Output
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Chevron: Brazil Well Shutdown Accounts For Less Than 10% Of Frade Oil Output

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian oil regulators once again penalized U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. (CVX) for safety issues at the company’s

December 2, 2011
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Crowley Sells Off Tundra Vehicles
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Crowley Sells Off Tundra Vehicles

Crowley Maritime Corp. announced this week that it is exiting the tundra transportation business, selling off the companies fleet of arctic all-terrain

December 2, 2011
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Marad Unveils New Ship Designs
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Marad Unveils New Ship Designs

The U.S. Maritime Administration today released a report detailing new designs for shipping vessels specifically engineered for America’s Marine

December 1, 2011
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Rolls-Royce Inks Petrobas Contracts
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Rolls-Royce Inks Petrobas Contracts

Rolls-Royce said today it has been awarded new contracts worth potentially $650 million by Petrobras to support production activities offshore Brazil. The

December 1, 2011
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Dockwise Strikes COOEC Newbuild Deal
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Dockwise Strikes COOEC Newbuild Deal

Dockwise said today the company has reached an agreement with China’s Offshore Oil Engineering Co. (COOEC) to act as manager of COOEC’s new build

December 1, 2011
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Norway Regulator: “Very Serious Shortcomings” In BP Safety
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Norway Regulator: “Very Serious Shortcomings” In BP Safety

By Katarina Gustafsson and Alexis Flynn BP PLC’s (BP) efforts to monitor and respond to sudden pollution releases such as oil spills in the Norwegian Sea

December 1, 2011
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World’s Oldest Warship, HMS Victory, to Undergo “Extensive Restoration”
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World’s Oldest Warship, HMS Victory, to Undergo “Extensive Restoration”

Portsmouth, United Kingdom: HMS Victory, the oldest commissioned warship in the world, will undergo an extensive restoration at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard as

December 1, 2011
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Transocean to Offer 26 Million Shares to Help Refinance Aker Purchase
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Transocean to Offer 26 Million Shares to Help Refinance Aker Purchase

Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) said it is offering 26 million shares of its common stock as the offshore oil drilling giant looks to raise funds to help

November 30, 2011
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Liberia Re-Elected to IMO Council
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Liberia Re-Elected to IMO Council

Liberia has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation for 2012-2013 for the first time since 1997. Liberia’s Commissioner

November 30, 2011
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Bollinger Launches First of Four Ocean Class Tugs for Crowley
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Bollinger Launches First of Four Ocean Class Tugs for Crowley

Crowley Maritime Corp. has announced the recent launch the Ocean Wave, the first of four Ocean Class tugboats under construction at Bollinger Shipyards in

November 29, 2011
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Deep Sea Metro Takes Delivery of Second Drillship
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Deep Sea Metro Takes Delivery of Second Drillship

Deep Sea Metro has taken delivery of the newbuild drillship Deepsea Metro II from Hyundai Heaby Industries, according to a statment released by the company. 

November 29, 2011
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Horizon Lines Reaches Settlement Agreement in Price Fixing Case

Horizon Lines said today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with all of the remaining shippers that accused the comapny of price fixing rates and

November 29, 2011
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gCaptain is on the road….
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gCaptain is on the road….

The entire gCaptain team is converging on New Orleans this evening for this week’s International Workboat Show, so unfortunately we haven’t been

November 29, 2011
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Monday, November 28, 2011
New Pirate Tactic: Keep ransom figures quiet | $6 million paid for Rosalia D’Amato
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New Pirate Tactic: Keep ransom figures quiet | $6 million paid for Rosalia D’Amato

We were happy to hear over the weekend that the Italian cargo ship MV Rosalia D’Amato had been released by Somali pirates with a full and safe crew.  At

November 28, 2011
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
Italian-Flagged MV Rosalia D’Amato Released by Somali Pirates
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Italian-Flagged MV Rosalia D’Amato Released by Somali Pirates

The hijacked cargo ship M/V Rosalia D’Amato and her crew of 21 has been released from pirate control according to several sources.  The 74,500 tonne

November 27, 2011
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Friday, November 25, 2011
21 Additional “Dangerous Goods” Containers Discovered to be on Grounded M/V Rena
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21 Additional “Dangerous Goods” Containers Discovered to be on Grounded M/V Rena

Maritime New Zealand said today it will conduct an investigation into 21 containers containing dangerous goods on board the stricken M/V Rena that were not

November 25, 2011
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China Shipping Companies, Pay Us or Else…
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China Shipping Companies, Pay Us or Else…

SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)–Grand China Logistics Holding Co.–a unit of Chinese transportation company HNA Group–said Friday that it will honor

November 25, 2011
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
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China Blocks Ore Shipments From Brazil

When the world’s largest ore carrier, Vale Brasil, was loaded to her marks with 391,000 tons of iron ore in May she departed Brazil with the intention of

November 24, 2011
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World’s Largest Car Carrier – The RoRo MV Tønsberg

By Matthew Flynn, DNV Wilh. Wilhelmsen group made maritime history with four of the world’s largest RoRo car carrier ships ever built. As a first of the

November 24, 2011
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