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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Djibouti to Raise $5.9 Billion From Investors for Port Infrastructure
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Djibouti to Raise $5.9 Billion From Investors for Port Infrastructure

Projects include a doubling of capacity at the Doraleh container port to 3 million containers a year by 2015, which would rank it as the Africa's biggest

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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WATCH: Behind the Scenes Look at Building the Prelude FLNG

WATCH: Behind the Scenes Look at Building the Prelude FLNG

Check out this video from Shell on the construction of the Prelude FLNG, the world's first FLNG facility and the largest floating structure ever to be

May 8, 2013
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Subsea 7 Signs Newbuild Order with HHI for Heavy Construction Vessel

Subsea 7 announced today that it has ordered a new DP3 heavy construction and flexible pipelay vessel from Hyundai Heavy Industries. Powered by six main

May 8, 2013
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Germany’s JadeWeserPort Presses Forward Despite Slowdown
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Germany’s JadeWeserPort Presses Forward Despite Slowdown

The 33,000 containers handled at JadeWeserPort since opening for business in September are a far cry from the annual 2.7 million forecast when project began a

May 7, 2013
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IMO Tackles the Administrative Burdens of Compliance
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IMO Tackles the Administrative Burdens of Compliance

Are administrative burdens bogging you

May 7, 2013
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Maersk Line Limited Invests $500 Million on Newer Ships

Maersk Line Limited Invests $500 Million on Newer Ships

The U.S.-flagged arm of Denmark-based Maersk Line says it is spending $500 million on the purchase and reflagging of eight newer and larger

May 7, 2013
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
HHI Introduces Miniature Shipbuilding Robots
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HHI Introduces Miniature Shipbuilding Robots

Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder (and also a leading industrial robot manufacturer), says it has developed miniature welding

May 7, 2013
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Ship Photos of The Day: Giant Rubber Duck Arrives in Hong Kong [UPDATE!]
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Ship Photos of The Day: Giant Rubber Duck Arrives in Hong Kong [UPDATE!]

These photos are

May 7, 2013
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WATCH: Two Months of Antarctic Icebreaking in Five Minutes
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WATCH: Two Months of Antarctic Icebreaking in Five Minutes

Two month time-lapse (and science lesson) of icebreaking aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer in the Ross Sea,

May 7, 2013
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V.Ships Leisure Appointed as Titanic II Ship Manager
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V.Ships Leisure Appointed as Titanic II Ship Manager

Australian billionaire, Clive Palmer, announced this week that the he has appointed V.Ships Leisure as the official ship manager of his Blue Star Line’s

May 7, 2013
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Singapore Gets First Commercial LNG Cargo at Jurong Island

Singapore Gets First Commercial LNG Cargo at Jurong Island

Singapore LNG Corp. received its first contract cargo of liquefied natural gas from BG Group Plc today, signaling the start of commercial operations at the

May 7, 2013
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
U.S. Navy Internal Report Slams Contested LCS Program
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U.S. Navy Internal Report Slams Contested LCS Program

U.S. Navy leaders were warned last year that a $37 billion program to build Littoral Combat Ships can’t meet its promised mission because the vessels

May 7, 2013
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Boskalis Wins Seabed Preparation and Offshore Installation Contract in The Philippines
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Boskalis Wins Seabed Preparation and Offshore Installation Contract in The Philippines

Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a contract for the installation of an offshore depletion compression platform for the Malampaya Project in the

May 7, 2013
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Iran Faces Fresh Trade Heat As More Shipping Firms Exit

Foreign container shipping lines are giving up on Iranian business ahead of new U.S. sanctions in July, dealing a further blow to Tehran's vital seaborne

May 7, 2013
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Obama’s Comments Seen Highly Supportive of U.S. LNG Exports

President Barack Obama saying the country will probably become a net exporter of natural gas signals that new volumes will add demand for ships hauling the

May 7, 2013
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Hyundai to Build World’s Largest Container Ships for CSCL
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Hyundai to Build World’s Largest Container Ships for CSCL

CSCL orders five 18,400 teu containerships from

May 6, 2013
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Technip’s New State-of-the-Art Pipelay Vessel, Deep Energy
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Technip’s New State-of-the-Art Pipelay Vessel, Deep Energy

Technip officially named its new state-of-the-art pipelay vessel during a ceremony on Friday at the Westcon Yard in Florø,

May 6, 2013
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Nigeria LNG Exports Delayed Over Tax Dispute

Nigeria's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exports have been delayed after a security agency blocked ships from accessing the Bonny terminal from May 3 to May 5,

May 6, 2013
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Battle of the Barges: U.S. Shipping Sector Seeks More Federal Funds
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Battle of the Barges: U.S. Shipping Sector Seeks More Federal Funds

Recent lobbying blitz makes case for $150 million more each year from the U.S. government to upgrade infrastructure on the nation's major

May 6, 2013
Total Views: 46

San Francisco Duck Boat Tour Goes Up In Smoke
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San Francisco Duck Boat Tour Goes Up In Smoke

The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday rescued 14 passengers from a Duck Boat after it caught fire in San Francisco

May 6, 2013
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Hong Kong Dockworkers Reach Deal, End Month Long Strike

About 500 striking workers at a port operated by billionaire Li Ka-shing agreed to a 9.8 percent pay rise on

May 6, 2013
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