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Friday, April 26, 2013
Death Penalty Sentence Looms for Enrica Lexie Marines in India
Piracy

Death Penalty Sentence Looms for Enrica Lexie Marines in India

An Indian anti-terrorism agency will investigate the case of two Italian marines accused of murdering two Indian fishermen, raising the possibility once more

April 26, 2013
Total Views: 58

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Abandoned Crew Jumps Ship in Search of Help Off Chennai
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Abandoned Crew Jumps Ship in Search of Help Off Chennai

The stranded crew of an arrested bulk carrier off the coast of Chennai, India were forced to abandon ship Tuesday fearing that the vessel would sink, but only

April 10, 2013
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
German Sailors Arrested in India Over Alleged Fatal Hit-and-Run
Incidents

German Sailors Arrested in India Over Alleged Fatal Hit-and-Run

The Captain and Second Officer of a German-owned cargo ship have been arrested in India and charged in connection to a fatal ship collision with an Indian

March 27, 2013
Total Views: 35

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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News

Billionaire to Develop India’s First LNG Import Terminal as Gas Shortage Worsens

(Bloomberg) — India’s JSW Group, controlled by the billionaire Jindal family, plans to spend 40 billion rupees ($736 million) to build its first

March 26, 2013
Total Views: 83

Thursday, March 21, 2013
UNCLOS 1982, the Italo-Indian Flap, and the Law of Unintended Consequences
Piracy

UNCLOS 1982, the Italo-Indian Flap, and the Law of Unintended Consequences

UPDATE (Mar. 21): Italian Marines Agree to Return to India to Stand Trial, Diffuse Diplomatic Row By John A.C. Cartner, Special to Piracy Daily Amidst all

March 21, 2013
Total Views: 55

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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News

BG Group Signs Long Term LNG Contract with India

(Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc, the U.K.’s third- largest natural gas-producer, agreed to a long-term sale of liquefied natural gas to India. BG will

March 20, 2013
Total Views: 49

Thursday, March 14, 2013
Enrica Lexie Dispute Deepens as Ambassador Told to Stay in India
News

Enrica Lexie Dispute Deepens as Ambassador Told to Stay in India

By Bibhudatta Pradhan (Bloomberg) — India’s top court told the Italian ambassador to New Delhi not to leave the country without its permission as

March 14, 2013
Total Views: 28

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Diplomatic Row Heats Up As India Demands Return of Italian Marines
Piracy

Diplomatic Row Heats Up As India Demands Return of Italian Marines

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India summoned the Italian ambassador on Tuesday to protest Rome’s decision not to send two marines charged with killing

March 13, 2013
Total Views: 31

Monday, March 11, 2013
Italy Takes a Stand: Enrica Lexie Guards WILL NOT Return to India
News

Italy Takes a Stand: Enrica Lexie Guards WILL NOT Return to India

ROME, March 11 (Reuters) – Two Italian marines charged in India with killing two fishermen while on anti-piracy duty will not return there from a home

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 42

Thursday, March 7, 2013
Shipping Executives Arrested in Connection to Six Seafarer Deaths
Grounding Incidents

Shipping Executives Arrested in Connection to Six Seafarer Deaths

Two executives with Mumbai-based Prahitba Shipping have been arrested in connection to six seafarer deaths after the company’s tanker went aground last

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 48

Friday, March 1, 2013
Political Pressure Forces India’s Mercator Lines to Halt Shipments of Iranian Oil
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Political Pressure Forces India’s Mercator Lines to Halt Shipments of Iranian Oil

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Mercator Lines has stopped offering a ship for transporting Iranian oil to India due to U.S. political

March 1, 2013
Total Views: 41

Monday, February 18, 2013
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Offshore

Bumi Armanda Wins $740 Million FPSO Charter Contract from ONGC

Malaysia-based international offshore oil and gas services provider, Bumi Armada Berhad announced today that its jointly controlled entity, SP Armada Oil

February 18, 2013
Total Views: 129

Thursday, February 7, 2013
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News

Iran Stands to Lose Billions as India is Forced to Cut Crude Imports

(Bloomberg) — Iran, which dropped two places to become India’s fourth-largest crude supplier last year, may lose $2.5 billion of revenue as global

February 7, 2013
Total Views: 31

Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Ship Engineer Gets Life in Prison for Killing Fellow Crewmember
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Ship Engineer Gets Life in Prison for Killing Fellow Crewmember

An engineer accused of killing a fellow crewmember aboard an Indian cargo ship while off the coast of Nigeria has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

November 28, 2012
Total Views: 35

Friday, November 2, 2012
Questions Surround Fatal MT Pratibha Cauvery Grounding

Questions Surround Fatal MT Pratibha Cauvery Grounding

A tanker grounding in India turned fatal on Wednesday after a lifeboat capsized in heavy surf  and now many are wondering why the Coast Guard wasn’t

November 2, 2012
Total Views: 211

Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tanker Grounds as Cyclone Slams India’s Coast; 1 dead and 5 missing
Grounding Incidents

Tanker Grounds as Cyclone Slams India’s Coast; 1 dead and 5 missing

Hurricane Sandy isn’t the only storm causing problems for mariners this week. In India, a powerful cyclone that has been brewing in the northern Indian

October 31, 2012
Total Views: 29

Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Eagle Bulk Gets Pummeled as Indian Iron-Ore Exports Plunge
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Eagle Bulk Gets Pummeled as Indian Iron-Ore Exports Plunge

(Bloomberg) — The biggest slump in Indian iron-ore exports on record is driving rates for ships hauling the cargoes to the lowest since at least 2005,

October 16, 2012
Total Views: 48

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Venezuela to Ship Up to 400,000 Barrels of Crude Per Day to India
News

Venezuela to Ship Up to 400,000 Barrels of Crude Per Day to India

CARACAS–Venezuelan state oil monopoly Petroleos de Venezuela, or PdVSA, signed a 15-year crude supply contract with India’s Reliance Industries

September 25, 2012
Total Views: 23

Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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Engineering News

Rolls-Royce Signs £8 Million Contract with India for New Buoy Tender

Rolls-Royce announced today they have secured an £8 million contract to design and power a highly specialised buoy tender vessel for India. While operating in

August 22, 2012
Total Views: 94

Tuesday, 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