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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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Incidents

UK Releases Report on Fatal 2011 ‘Swanland’ Sinking

MAIB report on the investigation into the structural failure and foundering of the general cargo ship Swanland in the Irish Sea with the loss of six crew on 27

Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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Indian Coast Guard Rescues 22 From Sinking Ship
Incidents

Indian Coast Guard Rescues 22 From Sinking Ship

The M/V Asian Express, a Maldives-flagged general cargo ship, had suffered an engine failure and was adrift for two days in heavy weather about 200 miles west

June 12, 2013
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Interesting Ship – Incat Crowther’s Great Barrier Reef Patrol Vessel
News

Interesting Ship – Incat Crowther’s Great Barrier Reef Patrol Vessel

Incat Crowther and Marine Engineering Consultants (MEC) have started on the construction of a 24m long-range catamaran patrol vessel that will work to protect

June 12, 2013
Total Views: 131

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Incidents

Stuck in a Shipwreck: Jascon 4 Cook Discusses Unlikely Survival

After two days trapped in freezing cold water and breathing from an air bubble in an upturned tugboat 30 meters below the surface, Harrison Okene was sure he

June 12, 2013
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
U.S. Sees Greater Gulf Of Mexico Oil and Gas Losses In 2013 Storm Season
News

U.S. Sees Greater Gulf Of Mexico Oil and Gas Losses In 2013 Storm Season

The U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday it expects greater losses in Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas production from tropical storms than

June 11, 2013
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South Korea Shippers Join Overseas Rivals In Shunning Iran Business
News

South Korea Shippers Join Overseas Rivals In Shunning Iran Business

South Korean container shippers are joining a wave of their international peers in giving up on Iranian business ahead of new U.S. sanctions in July, adding to

June 11, 2013
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Excel Maritime to File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Excel Maritime to File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Drybulk shipper Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd intends to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy making it the latest victim of a downturn in the shipping

June 11, 2013
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Louisiana Towboat Owner Faces Five Years in Prison for Illegal Campaign Contributions
News

Louisiana Towboat Owner Faces Five Years in Prison for Illegal Campaign Contributions

The president of a Louisiana towing company is facing up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to using his personal and business accounts to fund

June 11, 2013
Total Views: 87

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LNG Ship Rates Seen Unprofitable Over Next Two Years

Spot rates to ship liquefied natural gas will be unprofitable in the next two years as shorter voyages curb demand and new vessels join the fleet, according to

June 11, 2013
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Crude-Tanker Surplus Seen Swelling a Second Week in Persian Gulf

The surplus of tankers competing to ship 2 million-barrel oil cargoes from ports in the Persian Gulf expanded for a second

June 11, 2013
Total Views: 55

Monday, June 10, 2013
Crew Rescued After Maiden Voyage Engine Failure Leaves Ship Stranded Off India
Grounding Incidents

Crew Rescued After Maiden Voyage Engine Failure Leaves Ship Stranded Off India

Ten crew members were rescued from a new Indian-flagged cargo ship following a maiden voyage engine failure that left the vessel stuck off the Konkan coast in

June 10, 2013
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Monday, June 10, 2013
U.S. Tells Nigeria to Improve Port Security or Face Ban
News

U.S. Tells Nigeria to Improve Port Security or Face Ban

The U.S. may ban ships from entering Nigeria to protest insecurity in the ports and waterways of sub- Saharan Africa’s second-biggest

June 10, 2013
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Submarine Grave Discovery Propels New York Explorers’ Movie Bid
Navy

Submarine Grave Discovery Propels New York Explorers’ Movie Bid

Two years after Tim Taylor and Christine Dennison put up $750,000 to find and document the R-12, and 70 years after the vessel sank, the two explorers are

June 10, 2013
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Maersk Triple-E – MV Mærsk McKinney-Møller Sea Trials [PHOTOS]
Interesting

Maersk Triple-E – MV Mærsk McKinney-Møller Sea Trials [PHOTOS]

First photos showing the Maersk Triple-E

June 10, 2013
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Interesting

Chinese Firm Plans to Build $40 Billion Nicaraguan Canal

News sources around the world are reporting the Chinese company, HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co. Ltd., is fast-tracking plans with the

June 10, 2013
Total Views: 81

safebulkers safe bulkers
Finance

Safe Bulkers Preferred Shares Priced At 8%

Last Wednesday I wrote an article about the epidemic, more like trend to be exact, of Greek shipping companies issuing preferred shares to boost their equity

June 10, 2013
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Monday, June 10, 2013
FPSO Knock Allan Fred Olsen Production
News

Malaysian Firm To Buy Fred. Olsen Production in $170 Million Deal

OSLO, June 10 (Reuters) – Malaysian offshore oil services firm Yinson Holdings Bhd is bidding $170 million for Norwegian shipping firm Fred. Olsen

June 10, 2013
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Sunday, June 9, 2013
Teekay megi lng carrier
News

Teekay’s LNG Carrier Newbuilds Gain 5-Year Charter Contracts

Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (NYSE:TGP) has announced that it has entered into two, five-year time-charter contracts with Cheniere Marketing, LLC to provide them

June 9, 2013
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S/S Ayrfield floating-forest
Blog

Ship Photo Of The Week – S/S Ayrfield, The Floating Forest

On the south bank of the Parramatta River, 16 kilometers west of Sydney, is Homebush Bay. Established in the 1800s the area served various purposes until 1970

June 9, 2013
Total Views: 106

Friday, June 7, 2013
Have You Seen This Ship? Russian Ghost Ship Has Vanished
Incidents

Have You Seen This Ship? Russian Ghost Ship Has Vanished

(Note: Click HERE to visit our forum for the full discussion of this article) UPDATE Jan. 24, 2013: Cannibal Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Story Hijacks the Internet

June 7, 2013
Total Views: 415

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Ship Design

LNG Bunkering – Jahre Marine Announces First Vessel

Jahre Marine AS signed a new building contract today with the chinese shipyard Avic Dingheng for building the first seagoing LNG carrier for bunkering and

June 7, 2013
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