Jack-up Drilling Rig Sinks Near Congo River, Ship Collision Off Singapore Results in Oil Spill

Jack-up Drilling Rig Sinks Near Congo River Ship Collision Off Singapore Results in Oil Spill [Update] Tow Line Pulling MOL Comfort's Fore Part Snaps Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. July 03, 2013 (Vol. 11, Ed. 131) Jack-up Drilling Rig Sinks Near Congo River Saipem confirms that last night, July 1, the jack up drilling rig Perro Negro 6, due to the collapsing of the seabed under one of the three legs, suddenly tilted and suffered hull damages, causing water intake. The event occurred during the rig positioning on location prior to starting drilling operations, between the coasts of Angola and the... Read More>> Ship Collision Off Singapore Results in Oil Spill Update: Good progress has been made in containing and cleaning up the oil spill resulting from the collision... Read More>> [Update] Tow Line Pulling MOL Comfort's Fore Part Snaps As of July 1, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. places the broken MOL Comfort’s fore part near 17’02”N... Read More>> Is There a Lesson Still to Be Learned From TBT Paints? The influence of biofouling on vessel performance has regained prominence due to the recognition that even a microbial... Read More>> Arms Ship Seized by Yemen May Have Been Somalia-bound An Iranian ship laden with arms seized by Yemeni authorities in January may also have been bound for Somalia, according... Read More>> [Photo] USCG Continues Response to Sunken USACE Tugboat Photo: A boatcrew aboard a 26-foot Trailerable Aids-to-Navigation Boat, from Coast Guard Station Sault Ste Marie,... Read More>> China's COSCO Group Retires Chairman Amid Shipping Industry Slump China's largest shipping group, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co (COSCO Group) has replaced its chairman... Read More>> SAMI on PCASP Maritime Security Standards By Steven Jones, SAMI Maritime Director Abstract A hotly debated subject for some time, the use of privately... Read More>> Chinese Shipping Firms Drop Iran as Newest U.S. Sanctions Come Into Effect * Foreign firms wary of falling foul of sanctions * Iran reliant on shipping markets for... Read More>> U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Welcomes Incoming Class of 2017 Wärtsilä's Propulsion Control Panel Design Wins Prestigious Red Dot Award MHI Begins Construction of New Generation AIDA Cruise Ships with Innovative Environmental Technologies Seagull Delivers Maritime Labour Convention Wake Up Call AWO Congratulates Anthony Foxx on Confirmation as Transportation Secretary New Sale, Leaseback Transactions with Ship Finance Totalling US$600M for West Linus US Navy Extends High Speed Catamaran Charter VIKING First with Dual-approved Thermal Lifejacket New PSV 'World Diamond' Delivered to World Wide Supply  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Advertising | About Us | Contact Us | Register | Newsletter Archives | Sign up for Free MarEx Newsletter Advertise in Newsletter | Subscribe to Print Edition © Copyright 2013 The Maritime Executive, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

Five Missing After Barge Capsizes, USACE Tugboat Sinks

Floods Capsize Barge, 5 Missing Counter Piracy and the Flap About Floating Armories Tugboat Sinks in St. Marys River Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. July 02, 2013 (Vol. 11, Ed. 130) Floods Capsize Barge, 5 Missing Photo: The confluence of the Jialing River and Yangtze River, as seen from Chongqing where the incident occurred. Five people are missing after a barge capsized in southwest China on Monday morning. Local authorities stated that the barge overturned after powerful floodwaters broke a cable that secured the vessel. Eighteen people... Read More>> Counter Piracy and the Flap About Floating Armories By John A C Cartner Special to Piracy Daily Let us consider a hypothetical situation. A vessel, duly flagged... Read More>> Tugboat Sinks in St. Marys River Photo: The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge crossing the river at the Canada–United... Read More>> 21 Crewmen Stranded on Ship Without Food or Fuel 21 crewmen are stranded aboard a Liberian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Suez, and have been there for nearly six months... Read More>> Analysis: Shale Oil Storm Blows U.S. Tanker Trade Out of Doldrums Photo: Overseas Cascade, a Jones Act tanker. Thanks to the U.S. shale energy boom, the once-quiet niche of... Read More>> Offshore Drilling Market Worth $121.1 Billion by 2018 The Report "Offshore Drilling Market By Services (Contract Drilling, Directional Drilling, Logging While... Read More>> John Kerry Urges China, Southeast Asia to Ease Sea Tensions U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed China and Southeast Asian nations on Monday to make progress on a... Read More>> IMO's Maritime Safety Committee Completes Busy Agenda IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) met at the Organization's London Headquarters for its 92nd session from... Read More>> Ardmore Shipping Files for IPO Shipping company Ardmore Shipping Corp filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $160 million in an initial... Read More>> Putin Pushes Russian Agenda at Global Gas Summit President Vladimir Putin defended the long-term supply deals under which Russia exports its gas on Monday,... Read More>> Mexico Oil Output Slumps to Near Two-Year Low in May Mexican crude oil production slid to its lowest level in nearly two years in May, while exports were their weakest in... Read More>> Samsung Heavy Wins $718M Order for Semi-Submersible Rig M.E.B.A. Re-ups for Another 12 Years on the Lakes Caterpillar to Acquire Berg Propulsion New PSV 'World Diamond' Delivered to World Wide Supply US Navy Extends High Speed Catamaran Charter AMSA: Modern Navigation Laws Commence IMO Adopts Additional Safety Measures from Global Cruise Industry VIKING First with Dual-approved Thermal Lifejacket New Sale, Leaseback Transactions with Ship Finance Totalling US$600M for West Linus  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Advertising | About Us | Contact Us | Register | Newsletter Archives | Sign up for Free MarEx Newsletter Advertise in Newsletter | Subscribe to Print Edition © Copyright 2013 The Maritime Executive, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences