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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
POSH a Maritime Term?
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POSH a Maritime Term?

‘Port out, Starboard home’  A popular theory holds that the term Posh is derived from the initials of “Port Out, Starboard Home,” the

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
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Monday, April 9, 2012
Sustaining Jones Act a Necessity [OP/ED]
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Sustaining Jones Act a Necessity [OP/ED]

By Klaus Luhta, KlausLuhta.com If you peruse news outlets and the internet you may notice a growing number of articles and blog posts denouncing the Jones Act,

April 9, 2012
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Pirates, Beware: Navy’s Smart Robocopters Will Spy You in the Crowd
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Pirates, Beware: Navy’s Smart Robocopters Will Spy You in the Crowd

By Grace Jean, Office of Naval Research ARLINGTON, Va.— Navy unmanned aircraft will be able to distinguish small pirate boats from other vessels when an

April 9, 2012
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MS Balmoral Retraces Titanic Route on Memorial Cruise
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MS Balmoral Retraces Titanic Route on Memorial Cruise

Exactly 1,309 passengers from all over the world set sail from Southampton on Sunday on a 12-night cruise aboard the Fred Olsen-operated cruise ship, the MS

April 9, 2012
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SPOTD: HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Mega Blocks Unite at BAE Systems

This Ship Photo of the Day from BAE Systems’s Govan Shipyard in Glasgow shows one of two massive hull sections of the HMS Queen Elizabeth being driven

April 9, 2012
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Sunday, April 8, 2012
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Engineering News

Will the US Become the World’s Largest Exporter of LNG?

By John R. Siegel (Barrons) By 2017 the U.S. could be the largest exporter of liquefied natural gas in the world, surpassing leading LNG exporters Qatar and

April 8, 2012
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Sunday, April 8, 2012
Criminal charges and $22 Billion in Lawsuits Raise Questions About Brazil – WSJ
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Criminal charges and $22 Billion in Lawsuits Raise Questions About Brazil – WSJ

By John Lyons, Wall Street Journal SAO PAULO, Brazil (Dow Jones)–U.S. President Barack Obama is set to meet with Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff

April 8, 2012
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
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Iran Halts Greek Oil Shipments After Bills Left Unpaid – UPDATE [REPORT]

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Iran stopped shipping oil to Greece and may halt supplies to Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN, RDSA, RDSB) over unpaid bills, Iran media

April 7, 2012
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Friday, April 6, 2012
“Weapons Free” Pirates Decimated by Shipboard Security Team [VIDEO]
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“Weapons Free” Pirates Decimated by Shipboard Security Team [VIDEO]

We have no idea what the circumstances were at the time of this attack, or which ship this video was taken from, but it clearly shows a vessel security

April 6, 2012
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Navy F/A-18 Crashes into Virginia Beach Apartment Complex
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Navy F/A-18 Crashes into Virginia Beach Apartment Complex

A Navy jet has crashed into a Virginia Beach apartment complex this morning.  The two-member crew were reported to have ejected and at least one has been

April 6, 2012
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Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-un Maru
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‘Tsunami Ghost Ship’ No More – USCG Sinks Derelict Vessel [VIDEO]

After surviving one the most devastating earthquake and tsunami ever recorded and a full year unmanned and adrift on the world’s largest ocean, the

April 6, 2012
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Friday, April 6, 2012
ensco DS-8
Engineering News

ENSCO Orders Drillship with Retractable Thrusters!?

At first it looked like just another drillship order. Samsung Heavy wins a $645 million order to build a DP3 drillship for ENSCO, however buried in the middle

April 6, 2012
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Too Close to Call Between Puma and Telefónica, Azzam Hitches a Ride on a Cargo Ship [VIDEO]

Abu Dhabi’s Volvo Ocean Race entry, Azzam, is in the Chilean port of Puerto Montt today preparing their 70-foot yacht for a departure to Itajaí,

April 6, 2012
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Gulf Drilling Orders New Pacific Class 400 Jackup from Sembcorp
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Gulf Drilling Orders New Pacific Class 400 Jackup from Sembcorp

SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) Thursday said it secured a US$218.5 million contract to construct a jack-up rig for Gulf Drilling

April 6, 2012
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Chinese Merchant Ship Hijacked in Gulf of Oman

BEIJING (AFP)–A Chinese shipping vessel was hijacked by pirates Friday in the Gulf of Oman, south of Iran, state media said, citing China’s embassy

April 6, 2012
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
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More Saudi Supertankers Headed for the US

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Saudi Arabia’s state shipping company, Vela, is set to ship more oil to the U.S. this month, after a flurry of activity in March

April 5, 2012
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
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Stena Carron Drillship Wins Contract West of Shetland

Valiant Petroleum announced today that it had entered into a contract to secure a firm rig slot on the Stena Carron drillship to drill the Handcross prospect

April 5, 2012
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North Sea Forties Trade Delayed by Elgin, a Dozen Cargos Now Affected

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Severe disruptions are hitting supply of North Sea Forties crude in April, following a serious gas leak on Total SA‘s (TOT) Elgin

April 5, 2012
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New Zealand Charges Daina Shipping in the Shipwreck of MV Rena
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New Zealand Charges Daina Shipping in the Shipwreck of MV Rena

Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has officially charged Greece-based Daina Shipping for the the “discharge of harmful substances from ships” in the

April 5, 2012
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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Alter Your Voyage Plan To Avoid Right Whales – Yes, There’s An App For That

Mariners along the U.S. east coast can download a new iPad/iPhone application that warns them when they enter areas of high risk of collision with critically

April 4, 2012
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Vancouver Shipyards Awarded $5.2B Worth of Additional NSPS Vessels
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Vancouver Shipyards Awarded $5.2B Worth of Additional NSPS Vessels

North Vancouver-based Seaspan Shipyards says the Canadian Coast Guard has decided to spend an additional $5.2 billion on the construction of even more ships

April 4, 2012
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