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Thursday, September 5, 2013
DON’T MISS: High-Def Google Street View from Inside a Ship
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DON’T MISS: High-Def Google Street View from Inside a Ship

This summer Google took their cameras on board Schmidt Ocean Institute’s 272-foot research vessel, Falkor, while on a visit to the San Francisco

Thursday, September 5, 2013
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Call the Midwife… Coast Guard Delivers Baby at Sea
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Call the Midwife… Coast Guard Delivers Baby at Sea

The U.S. Coast Guards says it was called upon Monday to assist with the delivery of a baby aboard a cargo ship about 100 miles southwest of San

September 5, 2013
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U.S. Gas Via Panama Frightens LNG Exporters Worldwide

By Andrew Callus and Oleg Vukmanovic LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) – The United States is set to grab the first and biggest chunk of unfilled extra Asian

September 5, 2013
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Steel Rallies as Demand from Chinese Builders Outpaces Supply

Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) — The fastest Chinese steel output on record is still too slow to meet demand from builders, reducing inventories and driving prices

September 5, 2013
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Maersk Gains as DFDS Deal Sparks Sales Bets

Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S rose to its highest in more than two weeks in Copenhagen after the sale of a stake in a ferry operator

September 5, 2013
Total Views: 10

Wednesday, September 4, 2013
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Port Hedland’s Iron Ore Exports To China Up 33 Percent in August

SYDNEY, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Iron ore exports to China from Australia’s Port Hedland, which handles about a fifth of the global seaborne market for

September 4, 2013
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Construction of New San Francisco Bay Bridge in 4 Minutes – Timelapse Video
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Construction of New San Francisco Bay Bridge in 4 Minutes – Timelapse Video

This high-definition timelapse was compiled from the nearly 2 million images taken from live streaming video and construction cameras which have been on site

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 53

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DNV-GL Merger: Deal Closure Could Happen This Month

Oslo-based classification society DNV reports they are very close to completing their merger with Hamburg-based Germanischer Lloyd (GL), a deal announced in

September 4, 2013
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Ridgebury Tankers to Acquire 4 MRs from Yasa Shipping

In a conversation with Ridgebury Tankers CEO Robert Burke this afternoon, he confirmed that his company has agreed to acquire four MR tankers from Yasa

September 4, 2013
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Navy Cutbacks Force Huntington Ingalls to Close Gulfport Composites Facility
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Navy Cutbacks Force Huntington Ingalls to Close Gulfport Composites Facility

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced Wednesday that it will be closing its Gulfport, Mississippi facility as a result of cuts in U.S. Navy

September 4, 2013
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Heavy Fuel Oil Removed from MV Smart Wreck
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Heavy Fuel Oil Removed from MV Smart Wreck

Salvors in South Africa have removed all heavy fuel oil from the capesize bulk carrier MV Smart, which ran aground and broke up on a sand bar on August 19

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 56

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
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Baltic Dry Index Soars on Chinese Demand for Iron Ore

Sept 4 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which gauges the cost of shipping commodities such as iron ore, cement, grain,

September 4, 2013
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Maersk Kampala Fire is Out

Maersk Line reports this morning that the fire on board the Maersk Kampala has finally been put out by the onboard fire-fighting teams with support from

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 22

Oceanfoil Predicts 20% Fuel Savings With Wingsail Concept
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Oceanfoil Predicts 20% Fuel Savings With Wingsail Concept

Oceanfoil, a UK-based aerofoil design company has announced that it has formed partnerships with naval architects Owen Clarke Design and University College

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 20

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Maersk Advances as Goldman Praises Cost Cuts

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, rose the most in more than two weeks in Copenhagen

September 4, 2013
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Ocean Rig Orders Ninth Drillship from Samsung Heavy
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Ocean Rig Orders Ninth Drillship from Samsung Heavy

International deepwater drilling contractor Ocean Rig UDW (NASDAQ: ORIG) on Tuesday announced that it has signed a contract to construct a ninth ultra

September 3, 2013
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
U.S. Could Approve Further LNG Exports Each Year, Bernstein Says
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U.S. Could Approve Further LNG Exports Each Year, Bernstein Says

U.S. approval each year of 1.5 billion to 2 billion cubic feet a day of liquefied natural gas export capacity would be “palatable” for consumers,

September 3, 2013
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U.S. Navy Recovers Live Ordnance from Great Barrier Reef

The U.S. Navy and Australian Defense Force (ADF) successfully recovered and disposed of the live ordnance emergency-jettisoned by two AV-8B Harrier aircraft on

September 3, 2013
Total Views: 15

“K” Line Orders Four Wide-Beam Car Carriers
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“K” Line Orders Four Wide-Beam Car Carriers

With a 37-38 meter beam, the vessels will be the widest car carriers ever

September 3, 2013
Total Views: 24

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Hyundai Mipo Shares Rise on $103 Million Containership Newbuild Order

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard announced today they have been awarded a 113,200,000,000 KRW (USD $103 million) newbuild order for new containerships from an undisclosed

September 3, 2013
Total Views: 5

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Golden Ocean Enters Into Bulk Carrier Joint Venture

Golden Ocean Group Limited announced today the acquisition of a 50 percent stake in a 2010 Korean-built 181,000 dwt Capesize bulk carrier and one 2010

September 3, 2013
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