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Thursday, May 15, 2014
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News

Teekay Buys in to the Big, Round, Floating Hotel Idea

In conjunction with Teekay’s Q1 2014 earnings report today,the company announced its intent to acquire Logitel Offshore, a floating accommodations rig

Thursday, May 15, 2014
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Time-Lapse: London Gateway’s New Second Berth in Action
Ports

Time-Lapse: London Gateway’s New Second Berth in Action

Here's a new video from DP World's London Gateway port showing the newly opened second

May 15, 2014
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Maritime News

Teekay Shows Optimism in Conventional Tanker Market

Christian Waldegrave, Teekay’s Manager of Research, provides an update of the conventional tanker market since the start of 2014 as well as an outlook

May 15, 2014
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News

Statoil Likely To Pick Floating Facility to Develop Big Arctic Field

Statoil is more likely to develop the $15.5 billion Johan Castberg field in the Arctic using a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) installation

May 15, 2014
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News

Confronting the Bear: An Interview with Greenpeace’s Captain Peter Willcox

On May 1st, Greenpeace activists were out in numbers in Rotterdam to “greet” the Sovcomflot-owned ice-class shuttle tanker Mikhail Ulyanov

May 15, 2014
Total Views: 86

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News

Taking the Environmental Option at Johan Sverdrup May Put Thousands of Jobs at Risk

Mikael Holter May 15 (Bloomberg) — Norwegian lawmakers pressuring oil companies to power North Sea fields from land in an attempt to cut greenhouse-gas

May 15, 2014
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes, Fatalities Reported
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Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes, Fatalities Reported

By Serajul Quadir DHAKA, May 15 (Reuters) – A Bangladeshi river ferry with around 200 passengers on board capsized in a storm on Thursday, killing at

May 15, 2014
Total Views: 12

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News

Captain of Sunken Korean Ferry Charged With Murder

By Ju-min Park MOKPO, South Korea, May 15 (Reuters) – The captain and three senior crew members of a South Korean ferry that capsized in April, killing

May 15, 2014
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
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Defense

US Navy’s Justification for Using Mostly Biofuel Makes Little Sense

U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus mentioned in a tweet today that “by no later than 2020, at least half of our #energy will come from non-fossil fuel

May 14, 2014
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Another Video to Get You Pumped About Commercial Diving
Blog

Another Video to Get You Pumped About Commercial Diving

Here’s another video shared by South Africa’s Subtech Group to get you pumped about commercial

May 14, 2014
Total Views: 43

WATCH: Cruise Ship Gives Best Sail-By Salute Ever
Interesting

WATCH: Cruise Ship Gives Best Sail-By Salute Ever

The 90,000-ton MSC Magnifica was in Germany this past weekend for the 825th Hamburg Port Anniversary celebrations and saluted the crowd by playing a

May 14, 2014
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
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News

Egypt Seizes Bomb-Making Material Near Suez Canal

CAIRO, May 14 (Reuters) – Fifteen tonnes of a material used to make explosives have been seized in a town straddling the Suez Canal, the Egyptian army

May 14, 2014
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News

Pacific Radiance Nearly Doubles Profit Margin

Singapore-based offshore marine service provider Pacific Radiance Ltd. reported today an extremely strong start of the year with net attributable profits up

May 14, 2014
Total Views: 45

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Maritime News

First Cargo of LNG to Leave Papua New Guinea Soon

By James Paton May 14 (Bloomberg) — Oil Search Ltd., Exxon Mobil Corp.’s partner in a $19 billion liquefied natural gas export project in Papua New

May 14, 2014
Total Views: 41

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News

Centrica and the Maersk Giant Come Up Dry

While drilling in the southern sector of the Norwegian North Sea in 66 meters of water, Centrica Resources Norge AS has had negative results on two wells

May 14, 2014
Total Views: 15

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Finance

Depressed Tanker Rates Spell More Trouble for Torm

COPENHAGEN, May 14 (Reuters) – Debt-stricken Danish shipping company Torm said it would not be able to comply with its financial covenants on minimum

May 14, 2014
Total Views: 15

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Petronas Considers FLNG Offtake With Latest Ship Order
Engines

Petronas Considers FLNG Offtake With Latest Ship Order

Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has placed a newbuild order recently for a pair of ABS-classed ‘Moss-type’ LNG carriers from Hyundai

May 14, 2014
Total Views: 83

Tuesday, May 13, 2014
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Finance

North Sea Tax Change To End Offshore Drillers’ 20-Year Tax Holiday [UPDATE]

By Tom Bergin LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) – A planned change in the way Britain taxes North Sea drillers exposes the loophole in a system that allowed an

May 13, 2014
Total Views: 10

Date Set for Costa Concordia Wreck Removal
Interesting

Date Set for Costa Concordia Wreck Removal

Officials in Italy have announced the planned dates for the removal of the Costa Concordia shipwreck from Giglio, more than two years after the ship ran

May 13, 2014
Total Views: 21

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Maritime News

Saving the Environment by Using Old Tankers in New Ways

Norwegian engineering firm Enviro Nor AS, in collaboration with DNV GL and Innovasjon Norge, have recently unveiled concepts that utilize oil tankers  in a

May 13, 2014
Total Views: 23

VIDEO: Keel Laid for Third Oasis-Class Cruise Ship

VIDEO: Keel Laid for Third Oasis-Class Cruise Ship

Royal Caribbean has announced the keel laying of the third Oasis-class ship during a ceremony held at the STX shipyard in St. Nazaire,

May 13, 2014
Total Views: 18

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