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Optimarin Signs Fleet Retrofit Contract with Saga Shipholding (Norway)
Optimarin has signed a major fleet-wide ballast water treatment contract with Saga Shipholding (Norway) AS (SSH), the open-hatch carrier subsidiary of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), the world’s largest shipping company and owner of some 850 vessels operating within the car carriers, bulk, tanker (petroleum, chemical, LPG and LNG) and cruise sectors. The retrofit contract, exceeding... read more
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Ocean Safety’s Aberdeen Office Fully Operational (UK)
Ocean Safety’s Aberdeen depot is now fully operational, just one month after it opened, to service the growing demand for safety equipment from the expanding offshore renewables market. The Branch is now certified to service a range of professional survival products, manufactured and distributed by Ocean Safety, including the Jasons Cradle, Dacon Frames and Jonbuoy... read more
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UK: South Boats Secures Another New Build Order
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Iceni Marine Services Ltd., announced that the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of four further vessels to join the existing South Boats built ‘Iceni Spirit’, ‘Iceni Courage’, ‘Iceni Defiant’ and ‘Iceni Pride’. The order is substantial for both South Boats and Iceni and demonstrates a... read more
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d’Amico Orders Six Fuel-Efficient Bulk Carriers from China
Ireland-based d’Amico Dry, the fully owned subsidiary of the d’Amico group, has ordered six 40,000 dwt bulk carrier newbuildings, with options for further six vessels, from China’s Yangfan Group. The $134m deal, which values each handymax at $22.3m, has been financed through bank lending. d’Amico chief executive Cesare d’Amico said: “The new vessels will strengthen... read more
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SaveOurSeafarers Campaign Gets Seatrade Award (UK)
The SaveOurSeafarers (SOS) campaign has been honoured with a Seatrade Award for its significant contribution in the fight against Somali piracy. The Seatrade Award for Countering Piracy was presented at the prestigious and respected Seatrade Awards ceremony, with more than 350 of the maritime industry’s key players attending a high profile dinner at the Guildhall... read more
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Cargotec Strengthens Its Presence in China
After receiving regulatory approvals, Cargotec has established Rainbow-Cargotec Industries Co Ltd (RCI) a joint venture with Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (RHI) in China. Cargotec’s ownership in the joint venture is 49 percent. The plans for joint venture were published in July 2011. Cargotec’s equity investment in the joint venture is, as earlier announced,... read more
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Norway: Scana Propulsion to Equip Sanco Shipping’s New Vessel
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Propulsion AS signed new contracts with Kleven Maritime AS, Norway ad Rong Ta Trading Co. Ltd., Taiwan, for delivery of propulsion equipment at a total value of NOK 35 million (approx USD 5.9 mln). The contract with Kleven Maritime AS is for delivery of a gear ad... read more
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UK: IMO’s MSC to Develop Guidance for Private Maritime Security Companies
A special high-level segment of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), convened by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to discuss policy matters related to arms on board ships in the piracy high risk area, has requested a working group of the MSC to develop interim guidance for private maritime security companies (PMSCs). The MSC is meeting for... read more
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Goltens Green Technologies – Independent BTW Service Provider (UAE)
While some shipowners are concerned about meeting the ballast water convention, Goltens Green Technologies simply sees it as another Environmental challenge to be negotiated. In 2010, ship repair specialists, Goltens, established GGT Green Technologies (GGT) to be an independent service provider to the BWT market. Based in Groningen, Holland, GGT is a centre of excellence... read more
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Nigeria: Lekki Port Signs EPC Contract with CHEC
China Harbour and Lekki Port Company formally signed the Contract on Lekki Deepwater Port EPC Project of Nigeria in Singapore on May 11, 2012. CHEC vice president, Lin Yichong attended the meeting and signed on the contract on behalf of the contractor. The value of the contract of Phase I project is around USD 679... read more
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Ukraine: Ministry of Infrastructure Reinforces Control Over Navigation Safety
The tracking of ships in the Black and Azov Seas in the Ukraine’s area of responsibility will be carried out using a unified system for monitoring surface situation: an appropriate disposal of the Ministry of Infrastructure “On creation of a unified system for monitoring water surveillance using automated identification system in the Black and Azov... read more
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Australia: Prime Minister Launches Construction of Ichthys LNG Project
Australian Prime Minister, the Hon. Julia Gillard, MP, officially launched construction of the Ichthys LNG Project at a ground breaking ceremony at Blaydin Point in Darwin, Northern Territory today. At the invitation of INPEX CORPORATION Chairman Naoki Kuroda, the Prime Minister joined Northern Territory Chief Minister, the Hon. MLA Paul Henderson, MLA, and Total E&P... read more
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USS George Washington Completes Sea Trials
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to its homeport of Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka May 16, after completing sea trials. Sea trials is the testing phase of a U.S. Navy warship designed to measure a vessel’s performance and general seaworthiness. During this five-day evolution, George Washington completed drop tests on both... read more
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NOAA, BOEM Discover 19th Century Shipwreck in Gulf of Mexico
During a recent Gulf of Mexico expedition, NOAA, BOEM and partners discovered an historic wooden-hulled vessel which is believed to have sunk as long as 200 years ago. Scientists on board the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer used underwater robots with lights and high definition cameras to view remnants of the ship laden with anchors, navigational... read more
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UK: MPI Workboats Orders Four Vessels from South Boats Special Projects
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and MPI Workboats Ltd., announced that the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of four further vessels to join the existing eight South Boats built vessels in MPI Workboats’ fleet. MPI Workboats Ltd. is a wholly owned sudsiduary of MPI Offshore Ltd., which in turn is part... read more
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St. Johns Ship Building Delivers OSV Sea Strength to Trinidad
St. Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Fla. delivered the offshore service vessel (OSV) Sea Strength to A. R. Singh Contractors of Point Fortin, Trinidad. The 157-ft vessel is currently undergoing owner inspections and is available for work in the Caribbean offshore market. The Sea Strength is a twin screw vessel powered by two Caterpillar C32... read more
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Three Austal Wind Farm Support Vessels En Route to Europe
Three recently completed 21 metre Austal wind farm support vessels are heading to Europe, where they will shortly commence operations for UK operator Turbine Transfers. The Wind Express 21 catamarans will be used to transport service crews and equipment to the many offshore wind farms that are located off the coastlines of several European countries.... read more
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Ensco Selects ABS to Class Its New Deepwater Drillships (USA)
Ensco plc has selected ABS as the class society for its advanced-capability, ultra deepwater drillship to be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries, Co. Ltd (SHI) Shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The ENSCO DS-8 will be the sixth Samsung DP3 drillship in the fleet and will extend the benefits of Ensco’s fleet standardization strategy. With... read more
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Turkey Threatens Reprisals over Cyprus Oil and Gas Drilling
Turkey warns firms cooperating with the Greek Cypriot administration will not be allowed to participate in future energy projects in Turkey. read more
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Atlantska Plovidba Gets Its Newbuild Supramax Vessel from South Korea
On May 14th 2012 newbuilding m/v AP Slano, sister ship of AP Astarea delivered earlier in April, was delivered to Atlantska Plovidba by STX Shipbuilding Co, Jinhae. This newbuilding is a supramax vessel with the length of 190 m, breadth 32,26 m and 18,50 m of moulded depth with main engine type IX 6850MC-C.3X7L16/24 reaching maximum speed... read more
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UK: Cathelco Launches New Generation of ICCP Anodes
Cathelco, manufacturers of ICCP hull corrosion protection systems for ships and FPSOs, have launched a new generation of anodes which combine higher performance with a number of unique features to simplify installation. The new C-Max anodes are available in a range from 50 amps to 300 amps covering the requirements of all types of vessels... read more
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Seychelles to Prosecute Eleven Suspected Somali Pirates
Today the Republic of the Seychelles agreed to accept for prosecution 11 suspect pirates who were captured by EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) frigate HNLMS Van Amstel on Friday 11 May. The 11 suspect pirates had pirated an Iranian dhow with 17 innocent Iranian fishermen onboard at the beginning of May and it is thought... read more
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China: Afai Southern Completes 34m Ferry Project
On May 16th 2012, “XUN LONG 6”, the 34m aluminum catamaran fast ferry contracted and built by Afai Southern, departured the mooring quay slowly to arrive at the Shenzhen Shekou Ferry Terminal successfully at 16:00. “XUN LONG 6”is the second one of 34m series vessels co-designed and built by Afai Southern, its delivery to XUNLONG... read more
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UK: BP Orders Four New PSVs
BP announced today it has ordered four new platform support vessels (PSV) to help deliver its long term business strategy in the North Sea. The vessels will be deployed to support its West of Shetland (WoS) and Norwegian operations and be delivered between the winter of 2013 and summer of 2014. The purpose built and... read more
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HMS Westminster Destroys Pirate Boats in Indian Ocean
HMS Westminster smashed the actions of three pirate groups in a fortnight – sending the boats to the bottom of the Indian Ocean. The Portsmouth-based warship treated the skiffs to a Viking funeral, blasting them out of the water with her guns and those of her Merlin helicopter. With orange-red flames billowing up in a... read more
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Singapore: Sembcorp Secures Contracts for Repair and Upgrading
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has secured three major contracts totalling S$130 million (USD 102.8 mln), reinforcing its reputation as a world leading shipyard for ship repair and highly specialized offshore & LNG carriers upgrading. The first contract is awarded by Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção S.A. (SNLPP) for the repair and upgrading of FSO Palanca.... read more
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Rolls-Royce to Design and Equip Atlantic Offshor’s OSV (Norway)
Rolls-Royce, the global power system company, has secured a £6 million contract to provide an integrated design, power & propulsion and equipment systems package for an offshore supply vessel to be built at Norwegian ship yard Simek AS for ship owner Atlantic Offshore. The vessel is a Rolls-Royce UT 755 LC design and will be... read more
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Tidewater Receives Third AHTS Vessel from Chinese Shipyard
On May 7th 2012, a 69.9m AHTS vessel FOSTER TIDE （Hull YX3136） built by Yuexin Ocean Engineering Co. for Tidewater Marine has been delivered successfully. FOSTER TIDE is the third 69.9m AHTS that Yuexin has delivered to Tidewater. Applying the design of FOCAL MARINE & OFFSHORE CORP LTD, YX3136 measures 69.9m in length with a... read more
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IMO – Capacity Building to Counter Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia
The commitment of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia through boosting capacity building in the region has been underlined with the signing of five strategic partnerships with a number of UN agencies and the EU, following a Conference on Capacity Building to Counter Piracy off the Coast of... read more
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Two Navy Ships Collide Off Southern California Coast (USA)
The amphibious assault vessel USS Essex crashed with USNS Yukon oil tanker yesterday, while returning to San Diego, after completing 12 years as the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed amphibious assault ship in Sasebo, Japan, the Sacramento Bee reported. As confirmed by a spokesman for the 3rd Fleet, Charlie Brown, the collision took place Wednesday morning,... read more
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Greece: Hellenic Carriers Delivers MV ‘Hellenic Sky’ to New Owners
Hellenic Carriers Limited, an international provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announces that the M/V “Hellenic Sky”, a 68,591 dwt Panamax dry bulk carrier built in 1994, owned by Thasos Shipping Co. Ltd., was delivered on 16 May 2012 to its new owners pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement for the sale... read more
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Oil Benchmarks Move Closer Together, Even As They Fall
The Midwest refinery move will reduce a vast glut of oil that has pooled in the middle of the country and narrowed the difference between the oil market's two benchmark contracts. read more
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Brazil Navy Confirms Investigation of Oil Slick Off Espirito Santo
The Brazilian Navy confirmed that an oil slick has been spotted off the coast of Espirito Santo state. read more
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Environmental Groups Seek to Halt Shell's Alaska Drilling Plans
Several environmental groups file a lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco in an effort to halt Shell's drilling plans in the Chuchki Sea offshore Alaska. read more
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Gulf Keystone Silences Twitter Fantasist Behind Share Collapse
Gulf Keystone obtained assurances that an individual who spread damaging rumors about the company on Twitter, which were later admitted to be fantasies, would cease to comment publicly on the company's activities. read more
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Total Stops Elgin Gas Leak
Total announces that 12 hours after beginning a mud-pumping operation on a well at its Elgin complex the gas leak has finally been stopped. read more
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Two Workers Injured at Oil Services Site Blast In Texas
Two workers were injured Wednesday following an early morning explosion and fire at an oil field services company site in Nixon, Texas, according to news reports. read more
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Companies Weigh Early Shale Gas Investment Rush
BHP Billiton, BP, Total and Shell are weighing up early stage investments in Australia's shale gas sector in a bid to secure acreage before assets become too expensive. read more
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Shell: Incentives Needed To Reach Brazil's Local-Content Targets
The Brazilian unit of Shell is calling for a system of incentives to help companies reach local-content requirements in Brazilian O&G production projects, Shell Brasil's Chief Executive Andre Araujo said. read more
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Energy Independence Is No Longer Just A Pipe Dream
Now this once-sleepy chunk of north-central Pennsylvania is a star on the map of an emerging national energy rush. read more
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Residents Reject Shale Gas Drilling
Controversial fracking method could be eliminated before it gets off the ground. read more
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Repsol Seeks Class-Action Suit against Argentina in NY Court
Repsol YPF has filed a lawsuit against Argentina in a court in New York after the country nationalized the company's local unit. read more
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Rigzone Tours Cape Texas
Rigzone takes a tour of the Cape T Class ship Cape Texas. read more
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Study: Pa. Shale Regulations Reduced Environmental Violations
A new report indicates Pennsylvania's regulatory approach has been effective at maintaining a low probability of serious environmental events and in reducing the frequency of environmental violations. read more
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Crude Down 1.2% to New 2012 Low of $92.81 A Barrel
Crude-oil prices fell 1.2% to a fourth-consecutive 2012 low at $92.81 a barrel Wednesday, as U.S. crude inventories stood at a 22-year high. read more
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'Frenetic' US Midstream Pace Could Be Pipeline to Higher NG Prices
Surging production from U.S. shale gas and tight sand basins is contributing to demand for transmission pipeline and storage capacity. read more
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Shell, Partners Move Forward with Kitimat Export Facility
Shell, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), Mitsubishi Corporation, and PetroChina Company Limited on Tuesday announced they are developing a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Western Canada, near Kitimat, British Columbia. read more
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Chesapeake Loan Increased from $3B to $4B
Chesapeake confirms it has increased the size of a previously announced unsecured term loan from $3 billion to $4 billion. read more
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Repsol Starts Legal Process Over Seized Argentina Unit
Repsol YPF begun a legal battle against Argentina's seizure of its local unit last month, the Spanish oil company's first move to try to secure payment through arbitration for its nationalized operations. read more
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Crude Ends Down 0.8% At $93.98/Bbl, New 2012 Low
Crude-oil futures finished below $94 for the first time in five months as European political turmoil dimmed prospects for economic growth. read more
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