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Monday, August 20, 2012
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News

Offshore Sector Continues to Sustain Shipyards as DSME Wins $1.96 Billion Platform Order

(Bloomberg) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. won a 2.22 trillion won ($1.96 billion) order to build five fixed platforms as rising

August 20, 2012
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Friday, August 17, 2012
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News

ExxonMobil and Qatar Submit $10 Billion Request to Export LNG From the US Gulf Coast

HOUSTON–Golden Pass Products LLC, a joint venture between Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and Qatar Petroleum, is asking federal authorities for permission to

August 17, 2012
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Incidents

MV Ocean Breeze Runs Aground and Gets POUNDED by Huge Surf on Chilean Beach [IMAGES and VIDEO]

Dramatic images of the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier MV Ocean Breeze which ran aground yesterday on Llo-Lleo’s beach, near the port of San Antonio,

August 17, 2012
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News

Need to Sell a Bulk Carrier? Thoresen Plans to Double Their Fleet and May be Interested

Thoresen Thai Agencies Pcl plans to almost double its dry-bulk shipping fleet in three years as a focus on Europe-U.S. cargos shields it from tumbling rates

August 17, 2012
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Record Low Arctic Ice Presents a Whole New Commercial Frontier and Grave Concerns
News

Record Low Arctic Ice Presents a Whole New Commercial Frontier and Grave Concerns

The Arctic Ocean’s ice cover is shrinking at a record pace this year after higher-than-average temperatures hastened the annual break-up of the sea ice.

August 17, 2012
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
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News

New Zealand Fishing Company Gets Nailed for Falsifying Oil Records

WASHINGTON –A federal jury in Washington, D.C., today returned guilty verdicts against Sanford Ltd., a New Zealand fishing company, on six counts of

August 16, 2012
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Blog

Spaceship, or Whatever, Found in Russian Woods

I’m not sure what this thing is, or used to be, but whatever it is, I kind of want to salvage it and convert it into a house, or

August 16, 2012
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News

Norwegian Oil Production Strangled by Old Rigs and Ridiculously High Salaries

(Bloomberg) — Norway needs to simplify rules for offshore oil rigs and reduce labor costs to support efforts to increase oil and gas production in

August 16, 2012
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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Multimedia

Maersk CEO: No Sign of New Container Price War [INTERVIEW]

(Bloomberg) — Nils S. Andersen, chief executive officer of A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, talks about second-quarter profit reported today and the outlook for

August 15, 2012
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American and Danish Shipowners Unite to Form Project and Heavylift Cargo Superpower
News

American and Danish Shipowners Unite to Form Project and Heavylift Cargo Superpower

Danish Scan-Trans Holding A/S and U.S. based Intermarine, LLC announced a stock transaction today. The two companies will create an unparalleled platform for

August 15, 2012
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News

As Australian Dollar Gains Strength, Gorgon LNG Project Will Cost Chevron $8 Billion More than Anticipated

CANBERRA–Chevron Corp. (CVX) is unlikely to seek protection against swings in the Australian dollar that have intensified cost pressures at its flagship

August 15, 2012
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News

Portugal Installs First Floating Offshore Wind Turbine [VIDEO]

Located 4000 meters off the northern Portuguese shoreline in approximately 50 meters of water, a pioneering piece of floating machinery is delivering up to 2MW

August 15, 2012
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News

As Europe’s Debt Crisis Expands into China, Hamburg Starts Feeling the Impact

(Bloomberg) — Growth in Hamburg is stalling as Europe’s fiscal crisis spreads into China and other Asian countries, threatening the recovery of

August 15, 2012
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Costa Concordia Salvage Suffers Delays
Interesting

Costa Concordia Salvage Suffers Delays

The wreck removal of the infamous Costa Concordia is going to take longer than expected, officials in Italy announced this week. On Monday the Department of

August 14, 2012
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Nigeria Seeks $3 Billion Fine For Chevron Jack-Up Fire
Offshore

Nigeria Seeks $3 Billion Fine For Chevron Jack-Up Fire

Nigeria’s oil spill agency said it wants Chevron Corp., the world’s fourth-largest energy company, to pay a $3 billion penalty for a rig explosion

August 14, 2012
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Finance

STX Pan Ocean is Dragging Down the South Korean Conglomerate

SEOUL–STX Pan Ocean Co. (028670.SE), South Korea’s largest bulk carrier by sales, said Tuesday it swung to a net loss in the second quarter as

August 14, 2012
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News

Mercator’s Aframax Tanker, Omvati Prem, Insured to Ship Iranian Oil to India

MUMBAI–The Indian government has selected Mercator Ltd. (526235.BY) to bring crude oil from Iran after it accepted a cover offered by a state-run

August 14, 2012
Total Views: 59

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News

Maersk CEO Predicts Further Growth, But then Again, “It Could Also Turn Really Bad”

COPENHAGEN-Danish shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S(MAERSK-B.KO), banking on the ability of shippers to continue raising freight rates, boosted the

August 14, 2012
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Monday, August 13, 2012
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News

Wilh. Wilhelmsen Cashing in on Bottomless Demand for Car Shipments to China

Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) — Record car shipments to China and a rebound in cargoes from Japanese automotive companies recovering from last year’s tsunami

August 13, 2012
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Engineering News

With a Boxy Stern and a Forward Pilothouse, M/V Tønsberg May Not be the Sexiest Ship on the Ocean, but She’s a Winner

The M/V Tønsberg, a RO/RO vessel was recently voted Ship of the Year. Fathom CTech’s Pete Lockley explored with the owners just what makes this

August 13, 2012
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