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Monday, October 8, 2012
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Finance

As European Cash Dries Up, Korean Shipyards Look at Local Financing Options

(Bloomberg) — Korea Finance Corp. has bid for its first plane-financing deal and started offering loans to shipbuilders as local companies look for new

Monday, October 8, 2012
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Meningitis Outbreak Hits MSC Cruise Ship

Meningitis Outbreak Hits MSC Cruise Ship

Four crew members from an MSC cruise ship are being treated for bacterial meningitis infections, Italian officials have confirmed. According to Italy’s

October 8, 2012
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Air Lubrication Works on Ferries Too
Engineering News

Air Lubrication Works on Ferries Too

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says that it has successfully installed its innovative “Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System” (MALS) for the

October 8, 2012
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China’s JES International Turns to Offshore Oil and Gas For Boost
Engineering News

China’s JES International Turns to Offshore Oil and Gas For Boost

With scores of Chinese shipbuilders struggling to stay afloat, some have been forced to diversify their offerings and look to adjacent markets for even the

October 8, 2012
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6 Killed in Explosion at Alang Shipbreaking Yard
Engineering News

6 Killed in Explosion at Alang Shipbreaking Yard

An explosion on board a beached tanker in Alang, India has killed 6 workers and injured one other. The fire broke out at approximately 12.45 pm on Saturday on

October 8, 2012
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Huntington Ingalls Lift Sets Record
Blog

Huntington Ingalls Lift Sets Record

Huntington Ingalls Industries set a new “personal best” last week when its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division placed a 1,026-metric ton

October 8, 2012
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
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News

In Togo, Pirates are Bold, Heavily Armed, and Don’t Seem to Worry About Getting Caught

You know things are bad when “get-away cars” are barges that can barely get out of their own way, but apparently it’s not a problem for

October 7, 2012
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Fire Incidents

Rust-Covered LPG Carrier Catches Fire Off Phuket

Is anyone surprised that an LPG carrier covered in this much rust, also has a cloud of smoke billowing from its wheelhouse? This is the Kantika, an 80-meter

October 7, 2012
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Defense

US Navy Stumbles Upon Man Floating in the South China Sea

Amongst the floating trash, sea life, and immense shipping traffic found near the Strait of Malacca, a man was spotted floating in the South China Sea on

October 7, 2012
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Saturday, October 6, 2012
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News

Uruguay Signs $1.65 Billion in Offshore Exploration Contracts

BUENOS AIRES–Uruguay’s government on Friday signed offshore exploration deals with four oil and gas companies that have committed to invest $1.65

October 6, 2012
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Friday, October 5, 2012
WATCH: World’s Largest Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Strolls Into Tyne
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WATCH: World’s Largest Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Strolls Into Tyne

The world’s largest wind turbine installation vessel, the 14,739 DWT MPI Adventure, strolled into the Port of Tyne in the UK on Thursday to pick up

October 5, 2012
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Friday, October 5, 2012
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News

Saudi Aramco Charters 7 Supertankers to Haul US-Bound Crude

(Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s biggest state-owned crude producer, increased the number of supertankers it hired to haul oil to

October 5, 2012
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Abortion “Ship” Sneaks Through Moroccan Blockade

Their trick worked. A press release on Wednesday from the Dutch NGO, Women On Waves, announced that their abortion “ship” would be arriving into

October 5, 2012
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Engineering News

Wilson, Sons Delivers Pair of CAT-powered PSVs to Brazilian Customer, 4 More on the Way

Damen Shipyards announced today the delivery of two, PSV 4500 platform supply vessels, plus another four which are currently under construction and destined

October 5, 2012
Total Views: 29

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News

Iranian Supertanker to Offload 2 Million Barrels of Oil in South Korea

Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) — An Iranian supertanker is heading to South Korea with a cargo of oil, according to shipping data, as the Islamic republic uses

October 5, 2012
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Collision

Hong Kong Mourns as Search is Suspended for Missing Ferry Disaster Victims, Death Toll Rises to 39

HONG KONG–A young girl hospitalized in critical condition after Hong Kong’s worst maritime disaster in a generation succumbed to her injuries late

October 5, 2012
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
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News

Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is Rebounding, Operators Put the Hammer Down

HOUSTON–The U.S. Gulf of Mexico is on track to surpass by 2019 the peak production levels last seen before the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, analysts

October 4, 2012
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News

OSG Signs Long Term FSO Contract with Maersk Oil Qatar

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) announced today that a new service agreement has been signed with Maersk Oil Qatar AS (MOQ) for the FSO Africa, a

October 4, 2012
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Argentina Gets Schooled on What Happens When You Don’t Pay Your Debts
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Argentina Gets Schooled on What Happens When You Don’t Pay Your Debts

(Bloomberg) — Argentina received a reminder this week that the consequences of reneging on its creditors extend far beyond the bond market. A court in

October 4, 2012
Total Views: 21

Investigators Probe Hong Kong Ferry Disaster
Incidents

Investigators Probe Hong Kong Ferry Disaster

HONG KONG–Investigators are probing a number of possible causes to Hong Kong’s worst maritime disaster in 40 years, including whether the

October 4, 2012
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Greek Shipyard Workers Take The Offensive, Break Into Defense Ministry
Shipbuilding

Greek Shipyard Workers Take The Offensive, Break Into Defense Ministry

ATHENS–Greek shipyard workers clashed with riot police Thursday after protesters stormed the country’s defence ministry in a dispute over unpaid

October 4, 2012
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