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Tanker Ship Explosion Kills 3 Indian Sailors Off Nigeria
Nigerian maritime authorities have reported that a Liberian-flagged ship has exploded off the coast of Lagos, killing three Indian sailors, with two still unaccounted for. A spokeswoman for the Nigerian Maritime Administration, Lami Tumaka, told Associated Press on Thursday there was an explosion on Sunday off the coast, confirming the vessel as the MT Jacksonville. She added that the ship exploded after it had leaked a currently unknown substance into the ocean, citing a big explosion in the engine room, spurring fires aboard the vessel. The MT...
Read More >> |  | | | |  | The Weekend Edition of MarEx E-Newsletter Begins!
Being one of the top resources for maritime news, editorials and press releases can be overwhelming in terms of managing information and data. Therefore, the editors at MarEx have decided to implement a "Weekend Edition," which will be delivered every Saturday. By shortening the volume of news and...
Read More >> |  |  | Conference Agenda Released for Upcoming "Rebuilding America & Creating Jobs: A Maritime Forum"
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...
Read More >> | |  | STX Finland Secures $420 Million Deal for Well Intervention Vessels
South Korean shipbuilding giant, STX, has announced that their European Finnish unit has clenched a US$420 million (300 Euro) contract for two well intervention vessels with Eide Marine Semi AS of Norway. The 31,000-ton, 122-meters length, and 45-meters wide well intervention ships are estimated for delivery by 2013, STX...
Read More >> | |  | U.S. Department of Energy Awards $43 Million to Kick Start Offshore Wind Energy
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $43 million over the next five years to speed technical innovations, lower costs, and shorten the timeline for deploying offshore wind energy systems. The 41 projects across 20 states will advance wind turbine design tools and hardware, improve information about U.S. offshore wind resources, and...
Read More >> | |  | Shell Confirms Deepwater Oil Discovery Offshore French Guiana
As part of the Tullow-operated joint venture, Shell today confirms an oil discovery in the Guyane Maritime permit approximately 150-kilometers offshore French Guiana. The GM-ES-1 well is being drilled in a water depth of over 2,000 meters and to date has drilled to a depth of 5,711 meters. The well has encountered over...
Read More >> | |  | Audacious "In Port" Piracy Attacks Hasten the Need for More Security for Vessels at Anchor
Ports in regions threatened by piracy need to address how they accommodate armed guards and issue clear guidelines to shipowners and operators, Dom Mee, President of Protection Vessels International Ltd (PVI), told a high-level conference on piracy organized by SAARPSCO (South Asia and Africa Regional Port Stability Cooperative) in the...
Read More >> | |  | Reaction of the Metal Trades Department to President Obama's Jobs Speech
We applaud the President's commitment to job creation--especially in the area of infrastructure and transportation improvements. Although it was not mentioned directly, we believe that the initiatives outlined in the President's words can and should embrace the concepts behind the American Marine Highway because the President and...
Read More >> | |  | Pipeline Safety Measure Introduced by Transportation Committee Leaders
Leaders of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today introduced legislation to reauthorize and strengthen pipeline safety programs, continue to improve the nation’s pipeline network, and ensure the regulatory certainty in pipelines transportation necessary to create jobs. H.R. 2845, the Pipeline Safety,...
Read More >> | |  | Houston Pilot Receives Prestigious Award at Maritime Luncheon
Captain Paul Brown of the Houston Pilots received the Paul Cuffee Leadership Award from Texas Southern University on July 1st, 2011 during its Summer Maritime Academy Session II Closing Ceremony Luncheon. The Paul Cuffee Leadership Award honors those who demonstrate not only extraordinary leadership skills, but those who are extremely...
Read More >> | |  | ITF Condemns Detention of ILWU President
The ITF has condemned the detention yesterday of ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union) president Bob McEllrath while attending a protest in Vancouver, Washington, USA. He and other ILWU members were defending the job rights of workers at a new grain export terminal at the port of Longview, whose owners, EGT, appear to be...
Read More >> | |  | American Bureau of Shipping Information Commons Serves as Model for Libraries
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) dedicates the opening of its newest academic building, the American Bureau of Shipping Information Commons, which serves as a model for future generation libraries. The $23 million facility extends beyond the traditional library concept to encompass learning environments or...
Read More >> | |  | Congressman Landry Delivers for Offshore Workers
Congressman Jeff Landry (R, LA-03) has successfully fought to relieve offshore supply vessel companies from facing unnecessary regulatory burdens. Landry, the House’s leading proponent of domestic oil and gas drilling and their related supply industries, had a provision inserted into H.R. 2838 – the Coast Guard and Maritime...
Read More >> | |  | The Chronicles of the SubSea Solutions Alliance: July
The Subsea Solutions Alliance was very busy in July meeting the needs of the industry by performing multiple high value repairs in various ports around the world. The summary below illustrates just some of the major projects performed. - 1 Tunnel Thruster installation occurred in Europe
- 2 Tunnel Thrusters...
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