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Crude Carriers announces more charters with Shell

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Friday, 03 September 2010 13:47

Crude Carriers Corp announced that it has reached an agreement with Shell Trading & Shipping Co., the world’s largest charterer of oil tonnage, to charter an additional two of

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Greener, safer, innovative technology

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Friday, 03 September 2010 13:22

“As new and urgent issues emerge, such as climate change and energy efficiency, safety shall be maintained and developed as one of the cornerstones of EMEC’s policy,”

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STX Europe announces 2Q 2010 Interim Report

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Friday, 03 September 2010 13:10

STX Europe reported an EBITDA of NOK 205 million for the second quarter of 2010 which is an increase from NOK 75 million in the second quarter 2009.

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Cargotec wins EUR 13 m worth of MacGregor hatch cover orders

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Friday, 03 September 2010 12:16

Cargotec has signed a contract to deliver MacGregor hatch covers for six 48,700 dwt open-hatch cargo ships ordered by Norwegian shipowner Grieg Shipping.

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SCF Group expands its presence in Russia

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Friday, 03 September 2010 10:35

The SCF Group's fleet has increased further with the delivery of a supply vessel for the offshore oil producing platforms, named SCF Sakhalin.

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Fuel tanker runs aground in Canadian Arctic

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Friday, 03 September 2010 09:26

A fuel tanker has run aground in Canada's far north, carrying 9 million litres of diesel fuel that risks spilling into the Arctic waters, the Canadian Coast Guard said on Thursday morning.

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Another rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico

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Friday, 03 September 2010 09:11

An explosion set an offshore petroleum platform afire yesterday in the Gulf of Mexico, the US Coast Guard reported. The explosion and fire was reported by a commercial helicopter

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World’s largest pipelay vessel starts laying pipe for Nord Stream in the Gulf of Finland

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Thursday, 02 September 2010 13:36

Allseas' Solitaire, the world's largest pipelay vessel, has started to lay the Gulf of Finland section of the 1,224 kilometre Nord Stream natural gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea.

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Polarcus takes delivery of Polarcus Asima

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Thursday, 02 September 2010 12:27

Polarcus Limited has announced that Polarcus Asima AS, a member of the Polarcus Group, took delivery of POLARCUS ASIMA, the third and most sophisticated 3D seismic vessel

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Maersk says slow steaming is here to stay

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Thursday, 02 September 2010 12:03

First initiated in 2007, slow steaming is an operational strategy that has enabled Maersk Line to deliver greater schedule reliability and environmental performance.

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CMA CGM Group: first-half 2010 results

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Thursday, 02 September 2010 09:25

The Board of Directors of France-based CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping Group, met under the chairmanship of Jacques R. Saadé to review the financial statements

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Aker Philadelphia shipyard delivers tenth product tanker

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Thursday, 02 September 2010 09:13

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, a leading U.S. commercial shipyard, delivered to American Shipping Company its tenth Veteran Class MT-46 product tanker. The 46,000 dwt vessel,

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Her Majesty The Queen to name Queen Elizabeth

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Thursday, 02 September 2010 08:53

Cunard Line is pleased to confirm that Her Majesty The Queen will name the company’s new Queen Elizabeth, the third Cunard ship to bear the name, at a ceremony

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100th mega container ship in Rotterdam

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 14:00

On Thursday 26 August, the Evelyn Maersk was the 100th ultra large container carrier (ULCC) to sail into the port of Rotterdam in 2010. A ULCC is a ship that can carry more than 10,000 TEU.

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Six missing in VLCC collision

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 13:56

The collision between the 305,700-dwt Flandre (VLCC built 2004) and a general cargo vessel named as Hua Chi 8 occurred off Zhejiang province on Tuesday.

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INTERTANKO hails U.S. legal outcome on piracy case

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 13:29

Independent tanker owners' association INTERTANKO applauds the result of a plea bargaining agreement in the U.S. whereby a Somali national,

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MOL starts Safety Campaign

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 12:23

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the launch of the semiannual Safety Campaign for all MOL-operated vessels. During the campaign, the company will publicize about

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Life-saving tool for heart victims at sea

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 09:42

An increasing number of shipowners and operators who place high priority on crew welfare are equipping their fleets with Martek Marine’s LIFEFORCE Automatic External Defibrillator

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Genco takes delivery of Supramax vessel

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 09:26

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited announced that it has taken delivery of the Genco Ardennes, a 2009-built Supramax vessel. The Genco Ardennes is the tenth vessel to be delivered to

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Wallenius Marine and LNG GOT set sights on reducing shipping emissions

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 09:08

Wallenius Marine AB and LNG GOT AB have entered a strategic partnership to examine possibilities for using liquid natural gas (LNG) as a shipping fuel in existing and

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Marlink facilitates a first for Stena Line

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 08:35

Stena Line, one of the world’s largest ferry operators, has renewed and upgraded its contract with Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications.

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