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Monday, August 6, 2012
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Panamax Fleet Highest Since 2005, Rates Continue Downward Spiral

(Bloomberg) — Daily rates for Panamax vessels, that typically haul coal and grains, plunged to the lowest in more than eight weeks as a glut of ships

Monday, August 6, 2012
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Maritime Security

IF All Else Fails, Iran Will Start Blowing Up Tankers [REPORT]

(Bloomberg) — Iran probably would attempt to block the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf only as a “last resort,” according

August 6, 2012
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News

Houston-Based Oil Company Acquires Significant Stake in Falkland Islands Venture

LONDON–Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd. (FOGL.LN) said Monday that a second large international oil company has taken a significant interest in its South

August 6, 2012
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News

Icebergs Pose an Increasing Threat to Offshore Oil Exploration

(Bloomberg) — Oil companies off Greenland’s shores may be basing risk assessments on outdated information as icebergs splinter the island’s

August 6, 2012
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
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News

Fleet Expansion at Ignazio Messina Continues with $300 Million Newbuild Order

Since 1968, Italian Shipping Company Ignazio Messina & C has specialized in offering ro-ro container services to the Red Sea and East Africa.  With a

August 5, 2012
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Fire Incidents

Containership Burns Off San Diego Coast

According to US Coast Guard officials, a 55 year old crew member of the containership Jupiter suffered third degree burns while attempting to put out a fire

August 5, 2012
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
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Blog

Caffeine Found In the Pacific – Is Coffee Polluting The Ocean?

Sailors are famous for their love of coffee but they didn’t know that once their supplies of beans run out they can just dip their mugs into the Pacific

August 5, 2012
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Saturday, August 4, 2012
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News

Nigerian Pirates Attack Accommodation Barge, 4 Seafarers Kidnapped

Sea Trucks Group, a Netherlands-based offshore supply and support vessel owner, confirmed that four of its sea-going staff were kidnapped in a violent attack

August 4, 2012
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Finance

World’s 2nd Largest Bank Sells Shipping Arm

HSBC Bank, the world’s 2nd largest  banking and financial services group, issued a statement late in the week that it had reached a deal to sell HSBC

August 4, 2012
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NOAA

Alaska Charts Dangerously Outdated According To NOAA

“Much of Alaska’s coastal area has never had full bottom surveys to measure water depths,” according to Cmdr. James Crocker, commanding

August 4, 2012
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Friday, August 3, 2012
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News

Petrobras Signs Newbuild Contracts for a Dozen Hi Spec Offshore Drilling Rigs

Petrobras signed contracts today with Sete Brasil, Queiroz Galvão, Petroserv, Odebrecht, Odfjell and Seadrill for the chartering and operation of 12

August 3, 2012
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Friday, August 3, 2012
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News

Crowley Liner Services Offers Statement in Collusion Scandal

An agreement was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in which Crowley Liner Services, Inc. (CLSI) agreed to plead guilty to

August 3, 2012
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Blog

Ship Photo of The Day – Aiviq Waiting Anxiously in Dutch Harbor

Today’s ship photo is of Shell’s $200 million AHTS, Aiviq, sitting in Dutch Harbor just waiting to go ‘do-what-it-do’ in the Chukchi

August 3, 2012
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News

OOCL Signs $347M in Port Development Contracts for Long Beach

HONG KONG–Container shipper Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (0316.HK) said Thursday it signed contracts to buy US$347 million worth of equipment

August 3, 2012
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Crowley to Pay $17 Million For Role In Price Fixing Conspiracy

Crowley to Pay $17 Million For Role In Price Fixing Conspiracy

Crowley Liner Services (CLSI) on Monday was slapped with a $17 million fine after pleading guilty to felony price fixing charges relating to its freight

August 2, 2012
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Defense

Maersk Line Ltd Acquires US Government Ship Operator, 3PSC

Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) announced today that they have completed its acquisition of 3PSC, a commercial ship operator that provides management services to

August 2, 2012
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
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News

Oceans Play Major Role in Absorbing Greenhouse Gases, Future Still Unclear However [REPORT]

Via NOAA Earth’s oceans, forests and other ecosystems continue to soak up about half the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere by human activities,

August 2, 2012
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News

Transocean CEO: “We are Making Progress” Toward Resolution of Deepwater Horizon Case

HOUSTON–Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) is making progress towards a settlement in the Deepwater Horizon case, Chief Executive Steve Newman said

August 2, 2012
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Multimedia

Opportunity in the Maritime Industry, A View from Seattle [VIDEO]

Seattle and the Puget Sound area has a long maritime and naval history, and it’s no surprise that it’s one of our top-visited cities to gCaptain.

August 2, 2012
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News

Sanctions Cost Iran $133 Million Per Day Even As China Ramps up Persian Imports

(Bloomberg) — U.S.-led sanctions against Iran are costing OPEC’s third-largest producer $133 million a day in lost sales without raising global

August 2, 2012
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News

RAStar 3200 Tugs Chosen by Smit Lamnalco for Long Term ExxonMobil Contract

Smit Lamnalco, a global provider of towage and associated marine services to offshore oil and gas terminals, placed an order today for a series of four 32m

August 2, 2012
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