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Monday, September 10, 2012
M/V ocean atlas - American Heavylift Ship
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M/V Ocean Atlas To Be Released

According to sources aboard the vessel, the M/V Ocean Atlas has been cleared of all charges and is awaiting release from Venezuela. The vessel first ran into

September 10, 2012
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
UPDATE: Captain of U.S.-Flagged Ocean Atlas Held in Venezuela Amid Weapons Smuggling Investigation
Interesting

UPDATE: Captain of U.S.-Flagged Ocean Atlas Held in Venezuela Amid Weapons Smuggling Investigation

UPDATE: Any and all charges against MV Ocean Atlas, Captain, and crew have been dropped by Venezuelan authorities.  READ UPDATE The American Captain of the

September 6, 2012
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Persian Gulf Tensions Help Boost Dockwise
Navy

Persian Gulf Tensions Help Boost Dockwise

(Bloomberg) — Dockwise Ltd. shareholders can thank the U.S. Navy for helping return the company to profit as the world’s largest operator of

September 4, 2012
Total Views: 60

Thursday, August 30, 2012
jumbo shipping gorgon mof
News

Jumbo Shipping Completes Caisson Transport at Gorgon [IMAGES]

On August 12th, Netherlands-based heavy lift and project cargo shipper Jumbo Shipping, completed the transport and discharge of twenty-five caissons for the

August 30, 2012
Total Views: 181

Monday, August 27, 2012
Look up there! It’s a bird, it’s a plane…no, it’s a ship?!
Offshore

Look up there! It’s a bird, it’s a plane…no, it’s a ship?!

Yes, that’s right, it’s a ship [a self-propelled DP2 jack-up, heavy lift ship to be precise].  For the uninitiated, it could look like the

August 27, 2012
Total Views: 97

Friday, August 24, 2012
intermarine industrial freedom
News

“Technically Bankrupt”…Heavy Shipping Poised for Takeovers as Financing Fades

Shipping lines that carry generators and giant trucks for General Electric Co. and BHP Billiton Ltd. are becoming takeover targets amid a lack of funding for

August 24, 2012
Total Views: 147

Wednesday, August 15, 2012
American and Danish Shipowners Unite to Form Project and Heavylift Cargo Superpower
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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
Total Views: 56

Friday, August 10, 2012
It’s Friday Afternoon… Stop Thinking and Watch This Heavy Lift Video
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It’s Friday Afternoon… Stop Thinking and Watch This Heavy Lift Video

Queue the cheesy music, we have 26 tugboats loaded on one ship… …And that ship is the 24,500 DWT heavy lift semi-submersible, M/V Fjord. The Fjord

August 10, 2012
Total Views: 284

Thursday, July 19, 2012
Engineering News

Fairstar Confirms Construction of Third Newbuild Vessel

Fairstar Heavy Transport confirmed today that on 3 May 2011 Fairstar had entered into a Shipbuilding Contract with a face value of USD 110 million with China

July 19, 2012
Total Views: 45

Friday, July 13, 2012
you are fired job
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Insubordinate Fairstar Board Members Are About to Get FIRED

The board members at Fairstar Heavy Transport had better start polishing up their resumes because Dockwise is about to kick them all out on to the street.

July 13, 2012
Total Views: 53

Monday, July 2, 2012
Dockwise Takes Another Bite out of Fairstar, Increases Shareholdings to 80.4%
Finance

Dockwise Takes Another Bite out of Fairstar, Increases Shareholdings to 80.4%

Breda, the Netherlands, Dockwise announced today that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Dockwise White Marlin B.V., Dockwise now controls 80.4% of the

July 2, 2012
Total Views: 42

Monday, June 25, 2012
Intermarine Hires Venture Capital and Private Equity Exec as New President and CEO
News

Intermarine Hires Venture Capital and Private Equity Exec as New President and CEO

Intermarine, a Houston-based international shipping company specializing in project and heavy lift cargo transportation, announced today that Alfred (Al) JV

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Ship Photos of The Day: Massive Cranes Navigate Baltimore Bridges
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Ship Photos of The Day: Massive Cranes Navigate Baltimore Bridges

With onlookers gazing and traffic halted, the Zen Hua 13 heavy lift ship, loaded with four of the world’s largest gantry cranes, made its way up the

June 20, 2012
Total Views: 151

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Giant Cranes To Stop Traffic On Giant Bridge

Giant Cranes To Stop Traffic On Giant Bridge

Of all the ships in world trade some prefer the sleek lines of a ocean liner while others prefer the mighty aircraft carrier or battleship but both vessels are

June 19, 2012
Total Views: 58

Thursday, May 31, 2012
fairstar FORTE
Engineering News

Guangzhou Shipbuilding Delivers the FORTE to Fairstar Heavy Tranport

Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) announced today that they have taken delivery of the FORTE, a 216 meter long, 48,000 DWT, DNV-classed heavy lift transport

May 31, 2012
Total Views: 60

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
jumbo shipping jubilee gorgon caissons

Jumbo Conducts Heavy Lift in Support of Gorgon LNG Export Facility Development

Not only is Barrow Island, Australia a Class A Nature Reserve, but soon it will be an important LNG export hub from the Gorgon Field, one of the largest

May 23, 2012
Total Views: 113

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Interesting Ship – Versabar’s VB 10,000 Heavy Lift Catamaran
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Interesting Ship – Versabar’s VB 10,000 Heavy Lift Catamaran

VB 10,000 The Versabar heavy lift vessel, the VB 10,000, was built in a span of 12 months and launched in October 2010 from Gulf Marine Fabricators in

May 22, 2012
Total Views: 2150

Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Interview with Dockwise CEO Andre Goedee: Drydocking FPSOs at Sea and the Fairstar Deal
News

Interview with Dockwise CEO Andre Goedee: Drydocking FPSOs at Sea and the Fairstar Deal

I met up with Andre Goedee, CEO of Dockwise, at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston last week.  Here’s what he had to say… What’s

May 9, 2012
Total Views: 142

Monday, April 23, 2012
black marlin dockwise
News

Dockwise Heavy Lift to Upgrade the Black Marlin with Nearly 50% Greater Capacity

Dockwise announced today their decision to convert their Type 2* heavy lift vessel, the Black Marlin, to a Type 1 vessel similar to its sister ship, the Blue

April 23, 2012
Total Views: 303

Friday, April 20, 2012
jumbo shipping k-class cargo ship
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Jumbo Shipping Upgrades Lifting Capacity with New K-Class

Heavy lift and oversized cargo carrier, Jumbo Shipping, confirmed today the order for a second new K-class vessel, with an option on a third, to

April 20, 2012
Total Views: 226