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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
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News

Marco Polo Marine Expands into Offshore Drilling With Latest Order

Singapore-based marine logistics group, Marco Polo Marine is expanding their business into the offshore drilling sector with their latest order today with PPL

Wednesday, February 26, 2014
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Finance

German Shipping Bank HSH Needs More Aid

Troubled German public-sector bank HSH Nordbank will likely need more state aid than previously thought due to deep losses in shipping lending and back taxes,

February 26, 2014
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
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News

Joint Seismic Acquisition Project Gets Strong Industry Support

A total of 33 oil and gas companies have now signed on to take part in a joint seismic acquisition project to map a new area of the Norwegian arctic in an

February 25, 2014
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Interesting

Rolls-Royce Testing Drone Technology for Unmanned Cargo Ships

In an age of aerial drones and driver-less cars, Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc is designing unmanned cargo

February 25, 2014
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Singapore Plans Second LNG Terminal In Pursuit of Regional Hub Role
Shipping News

Singapore Plans Second LNG Terminal In Pursuit of Regional Hub Role

Singapore plans to build a second liquefied natural gas receiving terminal as it pursues a long- term strategy to become Asia’s LNG trading

February 25, 2014
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Navy

Navy Commanding Officer Relieved of Duty After ‘Olympic’ Grounding

The U.S. Navy on Monday announced that the commanding officer of the USS Taylor has been relieved of duty after the ship went aground earlier this month in the

February 25, 2014
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Cruise Ships

U.S. Coast Guard Detains MSC Cruise Ship in Miami

The U.S. Coast Guard has detained the cruise ship MSC Poesia at PortMiami, forcing MSC Cruises to cancel an 11-night Caribbean voyage after the vessel remained

News

Australia Bans Bulk Carrier Over Repeated Falsification of Crew Rest Records

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier from Australian ports for 90 days after inspectors

News

Finnish Court Jails Cargo Ship Captain, Crew Member for Baltic Sea Cable Sabotage

A Finnish court on Thursday jailed the Russian captain and an Azerbaijani crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg for aggravated sabotage over damage to two

Navy

Longer Navy Deployments Demand More Than Tough Sailors

By Chris Servello (OpEd) Ten and eleven month Navy deployments may become the norm for the next couple of years. That’s the message Chief of Naval

Accidents

Hapag-Lloyd, ONE Warn Most Cargo Lost in Massive Containership Fire

Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) are warning customers that most of the cargo aboard the fire-damaged containership Espirito Santo Express is likely


Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Heroin Abuse Linked to Deaths of Maersk Line Security Contractors
News

Heroin Abuse Linked to Deaths of Maersk Line Security Contractors

The Seychelles Police released the autopsy report today on the two American security contractors who died aboard the containership Maersk Alabama last week,

February 25, 2014
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News

Kongsberg Group Offices Raided

Økokrim, Norway’s National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime has raided the offices of Kongsberg Group

February 25, 2014
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News

Seadrill Predicts Growth in Excess of 20 Percent Year-on-Year

Seadrill expressed a significant amount of forward-looking optimism in their latest earnings report today.  The offshore driller expects to continue

February 25, 2014
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News

Vale Creeping on Australia’s Turf as First Giant Ore Carrier Heads to Malaysia

BEIJING, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Vale SA will launch in March the first phase of its iron ore storage and distribution centre in Malaysia that

February 25, 2014
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Monday, February 24, 2014
Australia’s Mermaid Marine to Buy Jaya Offshore Business
News

Australia’s Mermaid Marine to Buy Jaya Offshore Business

Australian marine logistics firm Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy the offshore businesses of Singapore's Jaya Holdings Ltd for

February 24, 2014
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U.S. Coast Guard Detains MSC Cruise Ship in Miami
Cruise Ships

U.S. Coast Guard Detains MSC Cruise Ship in Miami

The U.S. Coast Guard has detained the cruise ship MSC Poesia at PortMiami, forcing MSC Cruises to cancel an 11-night Caribbean voyage after the vessel remained

Australia Bans Bulk Carrier Over Repeated Falsification of Crew Rest Records
News

Australia Bans Bulk Carrier Over Repeated Falsification of Crew Rest Records

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier from Australian ports for 90 days after inspectors

Finnish Court Jails Cargo Ship Captain, Crew Member for Baltic Sea Cable Sabotage
News

Finnish Court Jails Cargo Ship Captain, Crew Member for Baltic Sea Cable Sabotage

A Finnish court on Thursday jailed the Russian captain and an Azerbaijani crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg for aggravated sabotage over damage to two

Longer Navy Deployments Demand More Than Tough Sailors
Navy

Longer Navy Deployments Demand More Than Tough Sailors

By Chris Servello (OpEd) Ten and eleven month Navy deployments may become the norm for the next couple of years. That’s the message Chief of Naval

Hapag-Lloyd, ONE Warn Most Cargo Lost in Massive Containership Fire
Accidents

Hapag-Lloyd, ONE Warn Most Cargo Lost in Massive Containership Fire

Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) are warning customers that most of the cargo aboard the fire-damaged containership Espirito Santo Express is likely


Monday, February 24, 2014
Jensen to Design LNG Bunkering Barges for U.S. Customer
News

Jensen to Design LNG Bunkering Barges for U.S. Customer

Jensen Maritime, has been awarded a contract to design some of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barges in the U.S. for LNG America

February 24, 2014
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Defense

USS Coronado Bangs Into Panama Canal

It’s not really a big deal that USS Coronado, the U.S. Navy’s fourth littoral combat ship (LCS), banged itself up today while transiting through

February 24, 2014
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Excelerate Applies For First U.S. Floating LNG Export Facility
News

Excelerate Applies For First U.S. Floating LNG Export Facility

Excelerate Energy, a company founded by Oklahoma billionaire George Kaiser, said on Monday it has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory

February 24, 2014
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News

COSCO Reports 2013 Net Profit Down 71 Percent

Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Corp (Singapore) Ltd on Monday reported a 71 percent fall in full-year 2013 net profit, due to lower profit contributions from ship

February 24, 2014
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Unified Command: Weekend Collision Spilled 31,500 Gallons of Light Crude Into Mississippi River
News

Unified Command: Weekend Collision Spilled 31,500 Gallons of Light Crude Into Mississippi River

An update Monday from the Unified Command set up in response incident now calculates that approximately 31,500 gallons of light crude oil was discharged into

February 24, 2014
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Corporate News

November 4, 2026

Propspeed Joins RightShip’s Zero Harm Innovation Partners Program to Support More Efficient and Sustainable Vessel Operations

Improving vessel energy efficiency is an important part of the maritime industry’s efforts to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. While hull performance

November 3, 2026

Damen wins KNVTS Ship of the Year Award with CSOV Windcat Rotterdam

Damen Shipyards Group and Windcat are pleased to announce that Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV) Windcat Rotterdam has received the KNVTS

October 27, 2026

New RAmparts 3800 Ship-Handling/Fire-Fighting 2 Tug Design for Ningbo Port

Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce the award to design a new RAmparts 3800 Ship-Handling/Fire-Fighting 2 (FiFi 2) tug for Ningbo Port. The vessel will be

October 22, 2026

Nor-Shipping brings new Focus to AI, Ports and Marketing in 2027

Nor-Shipping is revamping its knowledge-sharing offer with a brand new stage created for day-long ‘deep dives’ into fast-moving and strategically important subjects.

October 13, 2026

ABS Helps Industry Put Augmented Reality to the Test

Augmented reality (AR) can help industrial crews perform tasks more efficiently and consistently, but widespread deployment will depend on demonstrating that productivity gains

October 12, 2026

Moxie Media to Launch Moxie Connect 2026 Event Alongside the International WorkBoat Show

Moxie Media will host its first dedicated user event, Moxie Connect: User Conference 2026, a complimentary event open to all maritime professionals, on Wednesday, December 2, at

October 12, 2026

Connecting maritime digitalisation to process

While the technology needed to digitalise maritime operations is already here, much remains to be done to ensure organisations and their people are equipped to use it effectively,

October 12, 2026

ABS and U.S. Department of Energy Sign MOU on Maritime Applications of Advanced Nuclear Technology

ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance modern commercial nuclear technology at sea. The

Corporate News

November 4, 2026

Propspeed Joins RightShip’s Zero Harm Innovation Partners Program to Support More Efficient and Sustainable Vessel Operations

Improving vessel energy efficiency is an important part of the maritime industry’s efforts to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. While hull performance

November 3, 2026

Damen wins KNVTS Ship of the Year Award with CSOV Windcat Rotterdam

Damen Shipyards Group and Windcat are pleased to announce that Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV) Windcat Rotterdam has received the KNVTS

October 27, 2026

New RAmparts 3800 Ship-Handling/Fire-Fighting 2 Tug Design for Ningbo Port

Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce the award to design a new RAmparts 3800 Ship-Handling/Fire-Fighting 2 (FiFi 2) tug for Ningbo Port. The vessel will be

October 22, 2026

Nor-Shipping brings new Focus to AI, Ports and Marketing in 2027

Nor-Shipping is revamping its knowledge-sharing offer with a brand new stage created for day-long ‘deep dives’ into fast-moving and strategically important subjects.

October 13, 2026

ABS Helps Industry Put Augmented Reality to the Test

Augmented reality (AR) can help industrial crews perform tasks more efficiently and consistently, but widespread deployment will depend on demonstrating that productivity gains

October 12, 2026

Moxie Media to Launch Moxie Connect 2026 Event Alongside the International WorkBoat Show

Moxie Media will host its first dedicated user event, Moxie Connect: User Conference 2026, a complimentary event open to all maritime professionals, on Wednesday, December 2, at

October 12, 2026

Connecting maritime digitalisation to process

While the technology needed to digitalise maritime operations is already here, much remains to be done to ensure organisations and their people are equipped to use it effectively,

October 12, 2026

ABS and U.S. Department of Energy Sign MOU on Maritime Applications of Advanced Nuclear Technology

ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance modern commercial nuclear technology at sea. The


Monday, February 24, 2014
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Shipping News

Maersk Drilling Takes Delivery First Ultra Deepwater Drillship, Maersk Viking [PHOTOS]

Maersk Drilling on Monday announced that it has taken delivery of its first ultra deepwater drillship, Maersk Viking, from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI)

February 24, 2014
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News

ENI Orders New HHI-Built Floater Offshore Indonesia

Italian energy major ENI has ordered the construction of a barge-based Floating Production Unit (FPU) for the Jangkrik Complex Project development offshore

February 24, 2014
Total Views: 215

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Defense

USS Gettysburg Rescues Iranian Seafarers

The U.S. Navy’s guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) stumbled upon an adrift Iranian dhow while operating offshore Muscat, Oman last week and

February 24, 2014
Total Views: 160

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News

40-Foot Container Full of Cigarettes Washes Ashore on UK Beach

After the worst single incident involving a loss of containers from a Maersk Line vessel last week, one of those containers found itself washed up on a UK

February 24, 2014
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News

Pilots Do Texas Chicken as Houston Ship Channel Chokes on Oil Traffic

It takes an expert pilot to pull off the Texas

February 24, 2014
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Monday, February 24, 2014
India Drops Anti-Piracy Charges Against Italian Marines
Shipping News

India Drops Anti-Piracy Charges Against Italian Marines

India has dropped a plan to prosecute two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen under a tough anti-piracy law, a government lawyer said on

February 24, 2014
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Sunday, February 23, 2014
Car Carrier and Brunei Navy Ship Have Hard Time Letting Go [INCIDENT PHOTOS]
Interesting

Car Carrier and Brunei Navy Ship Have Hard Time Letting Go [INCIDENT PHOTOS]

Here are some photos sent in to us today from Brunei showing a little mishap involving the Trans Future 2 car carrier and a Royal Brunei Navy

February 23, 2014
Total Views: 415

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News

Petrobras’ Safety Issues in Campos Basin May Cause More Work Stoppages

Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA could face new production stoppages on platforms in the Campos Basin if it does not resolve lingering

February 23, 2014
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Barge Collision Spills Oil Into Lower Mississippi River
USCG

Barge Collision Spills Oil Into Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard responded Saturday to a report of an oil spill in the lower Mississippi River after two vessels collided near Bacherie,

February 23, 2014
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Friday, February 21, 2014
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News

Join gCaptain’s Career Page – The Latest Featured Jobs

We invite you to join the gCaptain Career Page. Here’s why: When you upload your resume on gCaptain, your contact info WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL until

February 21, 2014
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