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Thursday, February 16, 2012
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Scrapping The USS Savannah – The Ruination of a Tanker

The USS Savannah (AOR-4), a Wichita-class tanker almost as long as two football fields, was operated by Military Sealift Command to refuel warships in the

Thursday, February 16, 2012
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Bert and I Come Down to the Dock at About 6 O’Clock in the Early Mornin’
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Bert and I Come Down to the Dock at About 6 O’Clock in the Early Mornin’

“Bert and I come down to the dock about six o’clock in the early morning. Bert went into the boathouse to fetch the pots and the slickers and I

February 16, 2012
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Slow To Ten Knots When Right Whales Are Present! [VIDEO]
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Slow To Ten Knots When Right Whales Are Present! [VIDEO]

Only 300-400 Right whales are left on this planet. Don’t be that guy who accidently kills one due to carelessness, keep your speed under 10 knots when

February 16, 2012
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News

Aker Solutions to Deliver 6 More Trees to Statoil’s Giant Troll

Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Statoil to deliver six subsea trees and a tool package for Troll on the Norwegian continental shelf. Estimated

February 16, 2012
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Hoegh LNG and Perushaan Gas Negara to Provide FSRU to Northern Sumatra

Hoegh LNG and Perushaan Gas Negara (PGN) signed a final agreement on 25 January 2012 to provide PGN with an FSRU and mooring system offshore Belawan, near the

February 16, 2012
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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Trigger-happy Vessel Security Detail Kills 2 Indian Fishermen

According to a statement by the Indian Coast Guard, two fishermen are now dead due to a tragic case of mistaken identity off the coast of India. While sailing

February 15, 2012
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
TITAN Takes Over as Marine Salvage Contractor of U.S. Navy’s 3rd Fleet, SMIT Closes Deal in Singapore
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TITAN Takes Over as Marine Salvage Contractor of U.S. Navy’s 3rd Fleet, SMIT Closes Deal in Singapore

A key defense contract will be staying in the Crowley family of companies, according the Crowley subsidiary TITAN Salvage. The salvage and wreck removal

February 15, 2012
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LNG Fueled Ships: Recent Technical and Regulatory Developments
Engineering News

LNG Fueled Ships: Recent Technical and Regulatory Developments

By Sean Bond, ABS Director of Environmental Solutions The potential of LNG to be a ‘fuel of the future’ for the shipping industry is a subject we

February 15, 2012
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Ocean Ranger Disaster: 30 Year Anniversary
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Ocean Ranger Disaster: 30 Year Anniversary

30 years ago today the Ocean Ranger, a semisubmersible drilling rig, sank during a vicious winter storm while drilling an exploration well off the coast of

February 15, 2012
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Interview with CAMPER’s Tony Rae, Volvo Ocean Race in Black and White [IMAGES]
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Interview with CAMPER’s Tony Rae, Volvo Ocean Race in Black and White [IMAGES]

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet has completed the first 3 of their 9 total legs around the world and the fleet is gearing up for racing in-port Sanya, China before

February 15, 2012
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El Hierro Submarine Volcano Eruption
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Underwater Volcano Off Canary Islands Continues to Erupt [VIDEO]

Four months after it began, the underwater volcanic eruption off El Hierro Island persists. This natural-color satellite image, collected on February 10,

February 15, 2012
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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VLCC Ardeshir H Bhiwandiwalla Delivered to Great Eastern Shipping

The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. took delivery of its 318,000 DWT Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) Ardeshir H Bhiwandiwalla from Hyundai Heavy

February 15, 2012
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UK P&I Club Advisory on Carrying Weapons and Armed Guards in Egyptian Waters
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UK P&I Club Advisory on Carrying Weapons and Armed Guards in Egyptian Waters

The Club’s Egyptian correspondent has advised us of changes to the domestic law in Egypt concerning regulations governing the carriage weapons and armed

February 15, 2012
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Technip Awarded Subsea Pipelay Contract Offshore Australia

Technip was awarded a pipeline installation contract by Woodside Energy Limited for the Greater Western Flank Phase 1 Project located 130 kilometers North West

February 15, 2012
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Capable of Fishing 76,800 Hooks Per Day, Jensen to Design One of the World’s Largest Longliners
Engineering News

Capable of Fishing 76,800 Hooks Per Day, Jensen to Design One of the World’s Largest Longliners

Jensen Maritime Consultants said today it has won a contract to design a longline fishing vessel that, once completed, will be one of the world’s

February 14, 2012
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China Budgets $11 Billion for Offshore Energy Development in 2012

Last month, CNOOC Limited announced a summary of the company’s business strategy and development plan for the year 2012. The total targeted net

February 14, 2012
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Canada Lays Out Plans to Help Maximize Historic Shipbuilding Investment
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Canada Lays Out Plans to Help Maximize Historic Shipbuilding Investment

In a continued effort to bolster economic growth and create jobs, the Canadian Government has announced a plan aimed to help maximze the benefit of countries

February 14, 2012
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APM Terminals CEO Kim Fejfer Sees Opportunity in India

Expected trade growth in India will however, require $20 billion in new investments Mumbai, India– With a population of 1.2 billion and the world’s

February 14, 2012
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Bulk Carrier Docks in Fukushima, Delivers 63,000 tons of Coal to Japan

The 87,000 DWT NYK-operated bulk carrier, Shirakumo, arrived at the port of Soma’s wharf No. 5 in Fukushima prefecture on February 9. Shirakumo is the

February 14, 2012
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LNG Carrier Abdelkader
Engineering News

13 Ships, $1.7 Billion in New Orders Placed YESTERDAY

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and China’s STX Offshore and Shipbuilding had a heck of a day yesterday with 13 new shipbuilding

February 14, 2012
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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Mercy Ships – A Vessel of Hope and Healing

– by Nancy Predaina, Mercy Ships Editor Imagine a ship that sails into the poorest nations on earth to deliver world-class health care.  Now imagine

February 13, 2012
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