 | Tanker Vladimir Tikhonov Completes Successful Northern Sea Route Transit in a Week
On 30 August 2011, the large-capacity "Suezmax" tanker Vladimir Tikhonov, owned by SCF Group (Sovcomflot), passed Cape Dezhnev thereby completing her transit along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) – the most difficult part of the high-latitude route from...
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 | 10 Years After 9/11, Security Still a Top Priority of U.S. Ports
Port and industry leaders from throughout the Western Hemisphere will pause on Sunday, Sept. 11, as part of the 100th Annual Convention of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) in Seattle (Sept. 11-15), to remember those tragically lost in the terrorist attacks on U.S. soil 10 years ago. Among those lost were 84...
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 | Tropical Storm Lee Activity Statistics Update, Offshore Workers Now Back to Gulf
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico evacuated platforms and rigs in the path of Tropical Storm Lee. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Hurricane Response Team is monitoring the operators’ activities. The team will continue to work with offshore operators and other state...
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 | Cargo Ship Collides with River Cruise Ship on Danube
In Bavaria, Germany on Friday night, a cargo ship broke free from its anchor and plummeted into a river ship cruising past German wineries on the Danube River. The cruise vessel, the Avalon Tranquility, had been struck by a fully loaded freighter while carrying 157 passengers and 41 crew members and sent the ship into a stand...
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 | MT Phoenix Set On Course for Sinking After Numerous Delays
Due to poor weather conditions at sea, the sinking of the MT Phoenix has been delayed. The ship was set to be laid to rest about 18 to 20 hours after being pulled off the rocks at Sheffield Beach. Officials hope the vessel can be sunk as soon as possible. The 164m, 47-year-old oil tanker was en route to an Indian scrap yard...
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 | Things Old and New, On E/V NAUTILUS
On an morning in late August, on the Aegean Sea near the Turkish port of Bodrum, a number of us joined the crew of the Exploration Vessel NAUTILUS in search of ancient shipwrecks. The artifacts that survive, and therefore mark the wrecks, are usually amphorae, the ceramic cargo containers used over millennia. The technology used to...
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 | New President for SUNY Maritime College - RADM Wendi B. Carpenter Takes Office
On August 31, 2011, Rear Admiral Wendi B. Carpenter, USNR (Ret.) became the 10th president of SUNY Maritime College and the first woman to serve as president of the College, during a “Change of Office” ceremony in the historic Fort Schuyler, St. Mary’s Pentagon, SUNY Maritime campus, Throggs Neck,...
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 | Rebuilding America and Creating Jobs - A Maritime Initiative
The Maritime Executive will host a national Maritime Forum, "Rebuilding America and Creating Jobs," in Baltimore on October 12 & 13, 2011, the beginning of a national campaign to jumpstart the American economy that will continue throughout 2012 and right up to Election Day in...
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 | Coast Guard Takes Possession of 3rd National Security Cutter
Irwin Edenzon, president of Ingalls Shipbuilding and Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Korn, assistant commandant for Acquisition, mark the preliminary acceptance of the Coast Guard’s third National Security Cutter, Stratton, during an “In-Commission Special” ceremony Friday in the Huntington Ingalls Indsutries’ shipyard,...
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 | Fariello Gets New Post at Wärtsilä
Brian Fariello has been appointed Sales Support Area Manager for the Americas at Wärtsilä Services, effective immediately. In his new position, Fariello will work closely with Wärtsilä’s network of sales offices to grow the seals, bearings and stern tube assembly businesses, including both new construction and...
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 | South Africa's President Discuss Carbon Capture at DNV
The South African president, Jacob Zuma, the Norwegian King Harald, the Norwegian Minister of Oil and Gas, Ola Borten Moe and number of industry players met at DNV today to discuss cooperation and the future for carbon capture and storage (CCS). DNV encourages a close cooperation between stakeholders in order to realize CCS as an...
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 | ConocoPhillips China to Comply with Order to Suspend Production at Peng Lai 19-3 Field
ConocoPhillips China, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips COP -3.00% , has been ordered by China's State Oceanic Administration (SOA) to suspend production activities at the Peng Lai 19-3 field in Bohai Bay, China, pending certain steps. ConocoPhillips China is developing a compliance plan with its co-venturer in the...
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 | Marubeni Corporation to Become Co-owner of Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm
Marubeni Corporation has entered into an agreement with DONG Energy whereby Marubeni acquires a 49.9% stake in the 172MW Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm. Marubeni will pay to DONG Energy a cash consideration of approx. GBP 200 million for the 49.9% stake in Gunfleet Sands. Completion of the transaction...
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 | Relationship with Kvichak Showcases Sea-Fire's Versatility
For 30 years, Kvichak Marine has been recognized as a worldwide leader in the design and construction of high quality and hardworking aluminum vessels. Keeping up this high standard, the company recently fitted four very different boats with Sea-Fire fire suppression systems. A 95' Hovercraft for Aleutians East Borough,...
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 | Overhaul required…. Dry Dock required…REALLY?
Finding a suitable dry dock for your installation in a location where the vessel operates sometimes can be a daunting challenge. In many areas of the world there are no suitable dry docks for a Semi-Submersible vessel. With the closest suitable dry docks thousands of Kilometers away, the client evaluated many...
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 | Juha Heikinheimo Appointed as President of Napa Group
Mr. Juha Heikinheimo (54) has been appointed to the position of President of Napa Group (Napa Ltd), a world leading provider of software solutions for the maritime industry. The appointment takes effect on September 1, 2011. Mr Heikinheimo assumes the position from Matti Salo, who successfully served as President of Napa Group for eleven...
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 | GulfMark Offshore Announces Initiation of Vessel Construction Program
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. announced the initiation of a vessel construction program. The first three vessels in the program will be built by Remontowa Shipbuilding SA in Gdansk, Poland, and consists of two 1000 square meter deck area platform supply...
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 | Noble Corporation to Construct Fourth New Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
Noble Corporation announced that a subsidiary has exercised its option with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. for the construction of an additional ultra-deepwater drillship, the fourth such drillship to be ordered this year subject to the parties...
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 | Crowley Presents Thomas B. Crowley Memorial Scholarship to University of North Florida Student
Crowley Maritime Corporation continued its commitment to education recently when it awarded Sunny Cavan, a student at the University of North Florida (UNF), with a Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship. Cavan, who is pursuing degrees in both international business, and transportation and logistics, with a minor in Spanish,...
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 | GL Award for Young Professionals
The classifications society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) rewarded three young engineers for their outstanding diploma theses. For the 2010 Award engineering students were asked to submit theses on “Innovative Ideas for Increasing the Energy Efficiency of Ships”. Torsten Schramm, Chief Operating Officer of the GL Group, presented...
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 | Nautilus Minerals to Raise US$100 Million for Offshore Mining
Nautilus Minerals is to raise approximately US$100 million (C$98.1 million(i)) through a private placement of common shares to fund the development of its first project, Solwara 1, in the Bismarck Sea of Papua New...
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