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Monday, February 6, 2012
Ship Video of The Week: Dual Drydocking of U.S. Navy Destroyers
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Ship Video of The Week: Dual Drydocking of U.S. Navy Destroyers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWIF97car1o In this video, BAE Systems Ship Repair located Norfolk, Virginia performs the first ever tandem drydocking of two

Monday, February 6, 2012
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News

Technip awarded SURF Contracts for the Jubilee project Offshore Ghana

Technip was awarded by Tullow Ghana Limited two contracts, worth approximately €100 million, for the Phase 1A of the Jubilee project. The Jubilee field

February 6, 2012
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Blog

Costa Concordia: A Carnival CSI or a CSI Carnival?

– by Captain Bill Doherty, Director of Maritime Relations, Nexus Consulting There is a feeding frenzy going on now aboard the former luxury cruise ship

February 6, 2012
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Defense

How to Control 50,000 Shaft Horsepower, Rolls Royce Delivers Answer to Royal Navy

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has completed the latest components in the power and propulsion system it is supplying for the Royal

February 6, 2012
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Shipyard

AET Contracts LEEVAC Shipyard for up to 6 Newbuild Lightering Support Vessels

LEEVAC Shipyards was recently contracted by Houston-based AET Lightering Services to build two (2) 187 x 46 x 15 Lightering Support Vessels with a series of

February 6, 2012
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Blog

Lloyd’s Register – How to Pass the Survivability Test

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tricter rules and standards in design and materials will help companies and shipyards fit sturdier fire and lifesaving equipment says

February 6, 2012
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Monday, February 6, 2012
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Petrobras: $10 Billion in Offshore Production Facilities Aimed for Santos Basin [REPORT]

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), or Petrobras, is expected to receive up to $7 billion worth of

February 6, 2012
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Blog

Costa Concordia, Interview With Michael Crye of CLIA

Michael Crye is the executive vice president of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world’s largest cruise association. In this

February 6, 2012
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
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Engineering News

Sembcorp Marine Secures Foothold in Brazil With New Drillship Order

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) Monday said it has secured a US$792.5 million drillship design and construction order, a

February 5, 2012
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Oasis of the Seas
Blog

World’s Largest Cruise Ship Sucks the Water off Fort Lauderdale Beach [VIDEO/IMAGES]

As Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas departed Port Everglades, Florida last week, the hydrodynamic response of the ship as it interacted with the

February 5, 2012
Total Views: 245

Saturday, February 4, 2012
Aquarius ECO Ship – Flexible Concept Design Incorporates both Wind and Solar Power
Engineering News

Aquarius ECO Ship – Flexible Concept Design Incorporates both Wind and Solar Power

Japan’s ECO Marine Group has just unveiled an innovative concept design that promises increased fuel efficiency and lower harmful emissions by harnessing

February 4, 2012
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Friday, February 3, 2012
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Defense

STX Wins Design Contract for Canadian Coast Guard’s Flagship Polar Icebreaker

STX Canada Marine announced that they have been awarded a contract to design the future flagship polar icebreaker of the Canadian Coast Guard. The $9.5 million

February 3, 2012
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Blog

1000 Year Hurricane? Doesn’t Look THAT Bad

The naval architects at Houston Offshore simulated the hydrodynamic response of a 1000 year hurricane on a moored paired-column semi submersible.

February 3, 2012
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MOL Summer
Incidents

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Containership Rescues 116 Survivors Off Papua New Guinea

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the MOL-operated containership MOL Summer rescued 116 survivors from the ferry Rabaul Queen, which sank

February 3, 2012
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Incidents

Search and Rescue off Papua New Guinea Continues, IMO Secretary General Extends Condolances

On February 1st, the passenger ferry MV Rabaul Queen sank in heavy seas off Papua Guinea.  The search for survivors continues. Papua New Guinea’s

February 3, 2012
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Engineering News

2011 Worse than Expected for South Korean Shipyards Hyundai and Samsung [REPORT]

SEOUL -(Dow Jones)- The world’s two biggest shipbuilders, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540.SE) and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. (010140.SE), reported

February 3, 2012
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Friday, February 3, 2012
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Finance

4th Quarter Earnings Diminish for Diamond Offshore [NYSE:DO]

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.’s (DO) fourth-quarter earnings fell 22% as the oil driller reported weaker revenue and lower utilization rates for its

February 3, 2012
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News

Cutter Suction Dredgers Delivered to Azerbaijan

On 24 January 2012, Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards delivered three Cutter Suction Dredgers of its CSD 500 series to the Ministry of Emergency Situations

February 3, 2012
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HMS Victory
Blog

World’s Most Valuable Wreck? Salvage Deal Struck

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]our years ago a 43 pound cylindrical object broke the surface of the ocean for the first time in over 250 years and, in doing so, confirmed

February 3, 2012
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Blog

South Korean Shipbuilding Faces Hard Times, Hyundai Heavy Reflects

Analysts expect the downturn in global orders for capesize bulk carriers to continue through to 2012, which may intensify the race for survival for shipyards

February 2, 2012
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Google Ocean Update
Blog

Update Marks The 3rd Anniversary of Google Oceans With High Definition Cartography

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the three years since Google earthexpanded its reach into the ocean the company has focused with enthusiasm on building great

February 2, 2012
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