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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Dockwise Requests More Leeway From Dutch Government to Counteract Pirates
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Dockwise Requests More Leeway From Dutch Government to Counteract Pirates

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)–Maritime services provider Dockwise Ltd. (DOCKW.AE) Wednesday threatened to sail under a different flag if the Dutch government

June 8, 2011
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Maersk Line CEO calls for change in container shipping industry
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Maersk Line CEO calls for change in container shipping industry

Today, Maersk Line CEO, Eivind Kolding, addressed the container shipping and logistics industry as the keynote speaker at the TOC conference in Antwerp,

June 7, 2011
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BHP Billiton First to Bring New Deepwater Production Well Online Since Moratorium
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BHP Billiton First to Bring New Deepwater Production Well Online Since Moratorium

BHP Billiton Petroleum announced today that it is the first company in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to bring a newly drilled well into production since the

June 7, 2011
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The Evolving US Piracy Policy
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The Evolving US Piracy Policy

During the Council Of American Master Mariners’ annual meeting Captain Quick, a member on the IMO Working Group on Maritime Security provided an update

June 7, 2011
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Monday, June 6, 2011
Pacific Drilling Takes Delivery of Ultra-Deepwater Drillship ‘Pacific Mistral’
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Pacific Drilling Takes Delivery of Ultra-Deepwater Drillship ‘Pacific Mistral’

LUXEMBOURG – Pacific Drilling S.A. (NOTC: PDSA) announced today that it has received delivery of its newest drillship, the Pacific Mistral.  The Pacific

June 6, 2011
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Friday, June 3, 2011
BOEMRE Issues Guidance For Reporting the Effects of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
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BOEMRE Issues Guidance For Reporting the Effects of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

As the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season gets under way, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today issued its annual

June 3, 2011
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Crew competence in managing marine fuel is paramount to safe and efficient ship operations
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Crew competence in managing marine fuel is paramount to safe and efficient ship operations

Maritime academy trainees should receive thorough grounding in bunker management before going to sea By Chee Khin David Wong, DNV Petroleum Services –

June 3, 2011
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Chevron looking to ramp up Gulf drilling activity
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Chevron looking to ramp up Gulf drilling activity

With the issuance of new drilling permits, and new rules, Chevron is looking to ramp up drilling activities in the Gulf. TAHITI PLATFORM, Offshore Gulf of

June 2, 2011
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Shallow Gulf Waters Get Lonely; Hercules Offshore Holds Hope That It Can Dominate in Aging Energy Field
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Shallow Gulf Waters Get Lonely; Hercules Offshore Holds Hope That It Can Dominate in Aging Energy Field

Hercules Offshore Inc., a contract driller that’s racked up three years of losses and angered shareholders over executive pay, has expanded its

June 1, 2011
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Sweeping Management Changes at ABS

(Houston, TX—) A sweeping series of management appointments at ABS, effective 1 July, will position a new generation of executives who will help define

June 1, 2011
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Noble Energy Strikes Oil at Santiago Prospect in Gulf, Confidence Lifted
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Noble Energy Strikes Oil at Santiago Prospect in Gulf, Confidence Lifted

HOUSTON—Noble Energy Inc., the first company to receive a U.S. Gulf of Mexico deepwater-drilling permit in the wake of the BP PLCoil spill, said Tuesday

May 31, 2011
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Nor-Shipping announces 2011 Clean Ship and Next Generation Ship winners
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Nor-Shipping announces 2011 Clean Ship and Next Generation Ship winners

The news item is from the 2011 event visit gCaptain’s NorShipping 2013 page for information on the next event. Nor-Shipping last week released names of

May 31, 2011
Total Views: 108

Ensco Completes Pride Aquisition
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Ensco Completes Pride Aquisition

Ensco Now World’s Second Largest Offshore Driller LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) announced the completion of its acquisition

May 31, 2011
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First ship ‘plugs-in’ at Port of Oakland
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First ship ‘plugs-in’ at Port of Oakland

APL flipped the switch last week on a clean-air effort that’s part of California’s maritime future. The Singapore-based container shipping line

May 31, 2011
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
ECO-Ship 2020: The bulk carrier of the future
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ECO-Ship 2020: The bulk carrier of the future

By Alexander Wardwell, DNV Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and DNV are pleased to announce the completion of the first milestone of a joint programme to develop

May 26, 2011
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Buckskin prospect gets U.S. deepwater drilling permit
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Buckskin prospect gets U.S. deepwater drilling permit

Maersk Oil is participating in a new deepwater well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico after operator Chevron received a drilling permit from the Bureau of Ocean

May 26, 2011
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
BOEMRE Report: GoM Mariner Platform Fire Caused By Aging Component
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BOEMRE Report: GoM Mariner Platform Fire Caused By Aging Component

​Vermillion 380-A Platform fire courtesy BOEMRE HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. regulators said Wednesday that a fire that took place aboard a Mariner

May 25, 2011
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Mario Vittone USCG Uniform
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Mario Vittone

Mario Vittone has twenty years of combined military service in the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. His writing on maritime safety has appeared in countless maritime

May 25, 2011
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VALE BRASIL – World’s largest ore carrier loaded in Brazil
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VALE BRASIL – World’s largest ore carrier loaded in Brazil

The world’s largest ore carrier, Vale Brasil, was loaded for the first time Tuesday at Pier I at Ponta da Madeira Port Terminal (TPPM) in Brazil. The

May 25, 2011
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“IMO Legend”, Mr. Yoshio Sasamura, Dies at 84
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“IMO Legend”, Mr. Yoshio Sasamura, Dies at 84

​Mr. Sasamura is greeted by IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos at the World Maritime Day reception, September 2008 courtesy IMO NOTE:

May 25, 2011
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