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Incidents

Six Workers Presumed Dead in Baltimore Bridge Collapse

By Andy Sullivan, Joseph Campbell and Gabriella Borter BALTIMORE, March 26 (Reuters) – Six workers were missing and presumed dead from a bridge that collapsed in Baltimore Harbor early on Tuesday after a massive...

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Baltimore Bridge Collapse

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore suffered a catastrophic collapse early Tuesday when the containership Dali veered off course and collided with one of the bridge's main support pillars.


Friday, July 19, 2013
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News

China Seen Ramping Up Wheat Imports, Could Hit 2 Million Tons

(Bloomberg) — China may boost wheat purchases from Australia by 67 percent this year, according to grain handler Emerald Group Australia Pty, adding to

July 19, 2013
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Engineering News

Korean Won Gains for Second Week on Shipbuilding Orders

July 19 (Bloomberg) — The won gained for a second week after South Korea’s shipbuilders won overseas orders and as the Federal Reserve calmed

July 19, 2013
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Seadrill Appoints New CEO
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Seadrill Appoints New CEO

Seadrill has announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Per Wullf will succeed Fredrik Halvorsen as Chief Executive Officer at the end

July 19, 2013
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
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Interesting

Powering the U.S. Coast Guard with LNG

By Lieutenant (junior grade) Joe DiRenzo IV, U.S. Coast Guard U.S. maritime services should seriously consider liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an alternative

July 18, 2013
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News

Israel’s Deepest Well Targets 1.5 Billion Barrels of Oil

By Shoshanna Solomon (Bloomberg) — The deepest oil well drilled in Israel’s 65-year history may be the most important. Houston’s Noble Energy

July 18, 2013
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
Schettino Lawyers Seek New Expert Survey of Costa Concordia Shipwreck

Schettino Lawyers Seek New Expert Survey of Costa Concordia Shipwreck

Lawyers for Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that capsized off Italy's coast killing 32 people, called on Thursday for a new

July 18, 2013
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UN Committee To Probe North Korean Arms Ship Seized By Panama
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UN Committee To Probe North Korean Arms Ship Seized By Panama

UNITED NATIONS, July 18 (Reuters) – A U.N. Security Council sanctions committee will examine the case of a North Korean ship that was intercepted by

July 18, 2013
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News

Keppel FELS Delivers AOD III Jack-Up to Saudi Aramco

Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (AOD) has taken delivery of its third new‐build jack‐up rig, ʹAOD IIIʹ, from Singapore‐based rig

July 18, 2013
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Engineering News

Keppel Leadership Changes Announced, CEOs to Step Down

Singapore-based rig builder, Keppel Corp and Keppel Offshore & Marine will have new leadership in 2014 as the current CEOs of both companies move on to

July 18, 2013
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News

MT Ocean Centurion Robbed Off Togo, Crew Injured

ABUJA, July 18 (Reuters) – Pirates robbed a chemical tanker off the coast of Togo this week, a maritime agency and a security source said on Thursday,

July 18, 2013
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
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PetroSA Plans $510 Million LNG Import Terminal

July 18 (Bloomberg) — PetroSA, South Africa’s state-owned oil company, said it planning to build a liquefied natural-gas terminal off the

July 18, 2013
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Fire Incidents

MV Hansa Brandenburg: Fire Leaves Containership Burning and Adrift, Salvage Companies Contracted

A fire believed to have originated in a container has left the Hansa Brandenburg containership burning and adrift in the Indian Ocean near the island of

July 18, 2013
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
CSAV Improves Results After Abandoning Global Aspirations for North-South Focus
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CSAV Improves Results After Abandoning Global Aspirations for North-South Focus

By Gavin van Marle, The last remaining major South American shipping line, Chile’s CSAV, is beginning to reap the benefits of a concerted change in

July 17, 2013
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Panama Awaits UN Inspectors for Seized North Korean Cargo Ship
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Panama Awaits UN Inspectors for Seized North Korean Cargo Ship

A North Korean ship stopped by Panama laden with fighter jets and other undeclared military gear will be opened to United Nations inspectors to determine

July 17, 2013
Total Views: 7

WATCH: Quick-Thinking Tug and Barge Crew Extinguish Apartment Fire
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WATCH: Quick-Thinking Tug and Barge Crew Extinguish Apartment Fire

Quick-thinking tug and barge crew use backhoe to extinguish top-floor blaze.

July 17, 2013
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Port of Rotterdam Eyes German Investments to Extend Hinterland
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Port of Rotterdam Eyes German Investments to Extend Hinterland

With the first container terminals on Rotterdam’s newly reclaimed Maasvlakte II set to open next year, the Dutch port – Europe’s largest

July 17, 2013
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Not the End of History: Some Ruminations on Maritime Communications, Part 1

Tim Farrar is an analyst and blogger who has been covering the satellite industry since the mid-1990s. We had crossed paths before, notably discussing his End

July 17, 2013
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EU Regulator Tells Spain To Recover Shipyard Aid
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EU Regulator Tells Spain To Recover Shipyard Aid

The European Union competition regulator has ordered Spain to recover state aid given to shipyard investors, saying the measure gave them an unfair advantage

July 17, 2013
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Costa Concordia Trial Resumes, Schettino “Not the Only One to Blame”

Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, was not the only one to blame for a disaster off Italy last year in which 32 people died, his

July 17, 2013
Total Views: 31

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MODEC Gets the Green Light for Stampede TLP

Tokyo-based MODEC International has announced the execution of a contract with Hess Corporation to provide Engineering and Management Services for the Stampede

July 17, 2013
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