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Monday, February 20, 2012
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Overcoming Methane Slip, Rolls Royce Marine Builds Spark-Ignited LNG-Powered Engines

– By Rolls Royce Marine Leading the way with gas engines for marine propulsion Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is becoming a popular fuel for ships, with

February 20, 2012
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Technip Wins Hess SURF Contract for Tubular Bells

Technip was awarded a lump sum contract by Hess Corporation for the development of the Tubular Bells field, located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf

February 20, 2012
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
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What has the Marine Well Containment Company Been up to? [INFOGRAPHIC]

An update from the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) About the MWCC: The MWCC is a not-for-profit, independent company with headquarters in Houston, that

February 19, 2012
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Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea…”Exercise the Utmost Vigilance and Preparedness”

– By UK P&I Club A recent case saw one of our Member vessels hijacked twice within a ten week period. On both occasions the ship was loaded with

February 19, 2012
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Costa Concordia Disaster: Footage from the bridge [VIDEO]

Costa Concordia Disaster: Footage from the bridge [VIDEO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzXTRMIcbSo This video was taken from the bridge the Costa Concordia in the moments after hitting rocks on the Island of

February 18, 2012
Total Views: 460

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Transocean’s Baltic Rig Spuds Relief Well Offshore Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria, February 17, 2012 – Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has begun the process of drilling a relief well to seal the Funiwa 1A natural gas well. The

February 18, 2012
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Japan’s Institute for Cetacean Research Battles Sea Shepherd in Court

ICR’s Injunction is Denied “It is a victory for Sea Shepherd, for environmentalists; It’s a victory for the whales.” -Charles Moure,

February 18, 2012
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Piracy Special Advisory: Vessel Hijacked Off Oman Coast [UPDATE]
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Piracy Special Advisory: Vessel Hijacked Off Oman Coast [UPDATE]

***UPDATED*** This just in from Neptune Maritime Security… Further to our earlier notice concerning this hijacking (please see below), MSCHOA has

February 18, 2012
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Barge Collision and Spill Closes Mississippi River Near New Orleans
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Barge Collision and Spill Closes Mississippi River Near New Orleans

A portion of the Mississippi was closed Friday morning after two barges collided causing an oil spill about 50 miles upriver from New Orleans. The Coast Guard

February 17, 2012
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A Billionaire’s Bad Day – Superyacht sinks off Greece [VIDEO]
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A Billionaire’s Bad Day – Superyacht sinks off Greece [VIDEO]

Some billionaire just had a really bad day. The Proteksan-Turquoise designed and built superyacht, YOGI, sank this morning off the coast Skyros, a small Greek

February 17, 2012
Total Views: 770

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Life on Board the Maersk Developer – An OIM’s Perspective

A rig like the MAERSK DEVELOPER has a reputation of being a place mostly for tough guys, working 24 hours a day. However, Offshore Installation Manager (OIM),

February 17, 2012
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Austal Shipbuilding Starts Operations in the Philippines

Austal has allocated its first shipbuilding project to its recently acquired shipyard in the Philippines. Construction of the vessel will commence in the first

February 17, 2012
Total Views: 119

Fishermen Killed, India Protests and Summons Italian Envoy [VIDEO]
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Fishermen Killed, India Protests and Summons Italian Envoy [VIDEO]

The killing of two Indian fishermen by an Italian cargo vessel is now slowly snowballing into a diplomatic row between the two nations. The External Affairs

February 17, 2012
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Shipboard Security Teams and the Rules of Engagement

– By Captain Rich Madden February 15, 2012 will be a date many in the maritime security industry will remember for a long time. It was the day that

February 17, 2012
Total Views: 288

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Oversupply of Vessels on Asia-Europe Trade Forces Maersk Line to Make Adjustments

Oversupply of container vessels operating on the Asia – Europe trade lane has pushed Maersk Line’s container freight rates to unsustainably low

February 17, 2012
Total Views: 73

Thursday, February 16, 2012
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Safin Gulf Contracts Sembcorp’s PPL Shipyard for New Pacific Class 400 Jack-Up

Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary PPL Shipyard has secured a US$213 million contract to build a Pacific Class 400 jack-up drilling rig. The Pacific Class 400

February 16, 2012
Total Views: 160

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Falkland Islands 2.0 – London Promises To Share In Offshore Windfall

The United Kingdom has stated they will share in a large discovery of oil off the coast of the once disputed Falkland Islands.  With royalties from the

February 16, 2012
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Ulstein Delivers First-Ever PX106 X-BOW PSV to Brazilian Shipowner
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Ulstein Delivers First-Ever PX106 X-BOW PSV to Brazilian Shipowner

Norwegian-based shipbuilder and ship design firm ULSTEIN said today that it has delivered the first of 6 new platform supply vessels to be built in Brazil. 

February 16, 2012
Total Views: 61

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Harassed In Shipyard – Maine Maritime Alumnus Sues Second Largest Driller

The United States Merchant Marine is an industry which attracts the country’s most dedicated and hardy workers. But even a few of the most rugged of high

February 16, 2012
Total Views: 164

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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