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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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Fire Incidents

Purse Seiner Catches Fire in Lyttelton Dry Dock

At around 1740hrs tonight, fire broke out onboard the Purse Seiner Ocean Breeze while in dry-dock in Lyttelton, New Zealand. The trawler was under repair after

Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Filming Heavy Seas Can Be a Hazard to Your Health [VIDEO]
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Filming Heavy Seas Can Be a Hazard to Your Health [VIDEO]

This video was supposedly shot  on board a Russian aircraft carrier and we don’t have much more info other than that.  Skip to about a minute and a

August 28, 2012
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Foss to Build First-In-Class Arctic Tugs
Offshore

Foss to Build First-In-Class Arctic Tugs

Foss Maritime on Tuesday announced plans to build the first three vessels of its new Arctic Class of tugs as the company responds to growing demand and new

August 28, 2012
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Incidents

Chinese Ships Battered in Typhoon, 5 Dead, 10 Missing

(Bloomberg) — Typhoon Bolaven killed at least eight people as it lashed the Korean peninsula with strong winds and heavy rain, capsizing fishing boats

August 28, 2012
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Isaac Reaches Hurricane Strength, 93% of U.S. Gulf Shut-In [UPDATED]
Offshore

Isaac Reaches Hurricane Strength, 93% of U.S. Gulf Shut-In [UPDATED]

UPDATE: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Hurricane Response Team has reported that approximately 93.28 percent of the current daily

August 28, 2012
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Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker Off Togo Coast, Vessel Confirmed as ENERGY CENTURION [UPDATED]
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Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker Off Togo Coast, Vessel Confirmed as ENERGY CENTURION [UPDATED]

UPDATE 4: The ENERGY CENTURION has been released. Read more…  UPDATE 3: Vessel located off coast of Nigeria still under control of pirates. UPDATE 2:

August 28, 2012
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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News

Chinese Coal Imports Set to Drop

China, the world’s biggest coal consumer, is poised to reduce imports of the commodity from Australia after the gap with domestic prices narrowed,

August 28, 2012
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Finance

VLCC Owners Brace for Heavy Rolls

For the first time this year, slowing growth in oil demand is spurring analysts to cut estimates for earnings in the tanker industry’s largest vessels.

August 28, 2012
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Canadian Miner Seeking Partner in Ultra-Deepwater Copper and Gold Mining Project
Offshore

Canadian Miner Seeking Partner in Ultra-Deepwater Copper and Gold Mining Project

(Bloomberg) — Nautilus Minerals Inc., seeking to be the first large-scale miner of copper and gold from the ocean floor, is in talks with potential

August 27, 2012
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Incidents

Isaac Claims Containership in Cuban Waters [UPDATE]

Mariners in the Gulf of Mexico region reported to us yesterday of a continual alert being received over distress frequencies off Cuba, one that we have been

August 27, 2012
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Interesting Ship – The Damen “Do-It-All” Offshore Carrier 7500
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Interesting Ship – The Damen “Do-It-All” Offshore Carrier 7500

Damen Shipyards on Monday released information about an innovative new concept vessel designed as a smaller heavy transport, offshore installation and ro-ro

August 27, 2012
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Provincetown Ferry Runs Aground, Passengers Make the Most of the Situation [VIDEO]
Incidents

Provincetown Ferry Runs Aground, Passengers Make the Most of the Situation [VIDEO]

On Saturday morning, the passenger ferry, Provincetown III, was delivering 149 passengers from Boston to the north-eastern tip of Cape Cod when it slowed to an

August 27, 2012
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Look up there! It’s a bird, it’s a plane…no, it’s a ship?!
Offshore

Look up there! It’s a bird, it’s a plane…no, it’s a ship?!

Yes, that’s right, it’s a ship [a self-propelled DP2 jack-up, heavy lift ship to be precise].  For the uninitiated, it could look like the

August 27, 2012
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U.S. Port Dispute: Plan for Plan B, Retail Group Warns
Ports

U.S. Port Dispute: Plan for Plan B, Retail Group Warns

U.S. retailers could be forced within days to find alternative ways to import goods unless the threat of a strike by domestic dockworkers at ports stretching

August 27, 2012
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Crazy ‘Ol Coot Jumps from Ship’s Bridge Wing, Swims to Shore
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Crazy ‘Ol Coot Jumps from Ship’s Bridge Wing, Swims to Shore

Translated from Portuguese, thanks to Will van Dorp of of the tugster.wordpress.com blog for the translation: This person has been over 50 years a captain of

August 27, 2012
Total Views: 48

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News

Costamare Purchases Containership, Announces New Charter Agreements with Evergreen

Athens-based containership owner/operator, Costamare Inc. (NYSE: CMRE) announced today that it has purchased the 15 year-old, 2,458 TEU container vessel

August 27, 2012
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Monday, August 27, 2012
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Engineering News

Shift to Offshore Rig Building Leaves Samsung Heavy with Mountains of Debt

(Bloomberg) — Samsung Heavy Industries Co. plans to offer 500 billion won ($440 million) of bonds next month as South Korean shipyards sell a record

August 27, 2012
Total Views: 14

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Finance

Deepwater Downtime Torments Seadrill in Latest Earnings Report

Seadrill Ltd.’s (SDRL, SDRL.OS) second-quarter earnings fell 14% as higher operating expenses masked the Norwegian oil-services company’s rise in

August 27, 2012
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
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Engineering News

Ezra Holdings’ Triyards Given Eligibility to List on Singapore Exchange Mainboard

SINGAPORE–Triyards Holdings, a unit of offshore services provider Ezra Holdings, has been granted conditional eligibility to list on the mainboard of

August 26, 2012
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News

$200 Million Being Spent on Mississippi River Dredging May Not Be Enough to Battle Drought

The tow boat Major General John Peabody uses to survey his domain as regional head of the Corps of Engineers couldn’t stop last week in Greenville,

August 26, 2012
Total Views: 162

Saturday, August 25, 2012
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Anyone know this guy?

I think I might have run into this guy a bar in Rio a few years back, or perhaps it was at that tiki hut in Saipan… Anyone ever

August 25, 2012
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