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Shipyard Gebr. Kooiman signs conversion contract

Shipyard Gebr. Kooiman signs conversion contract

Shipyard Gebr. Kooiman BV at Zwijndrecht, subsidiary of The Kooiman Group, ...

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BP Terminates Contract For ENSCO DS-4 Drillship

BP Terminates Contract For ENSCO DS-4 Drillship

ENSCO announced on Monday the receipt of a termination notice for their ultra-deepwater drillship DS-4 which is currently on contract to BP in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico....

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Towing of Lysblink Seaways Begins

Towing of Lysblink Seaways Begins

The towing operation of the cargo vessel Lysblink Seaways to Inchgreen, Greenock on the Firth of Clyde has kicked off. ...

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Evergreen Line Enhances Southeast Asia Service

Evergreen Line Enhances Southeast Asia Service

In light of the strong growth potential of the Intra-Asia trades, Evergreen Line is implementing service enhancements for its services to/from Southeast Asian markets....

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Asian Capesize Bulk Carrier Glut Deepens

Asian Capesize Bulk Carrier Glut Deepens

Rates for capesize bulk carriers, which are close to six-year lows, could show only slight improvement next week as the glut of available tonnage may outweigh any uptick in chartering after the end of the Lunar New Year hol...

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VT Halter Launches ATB Tug for Bouchard

VT Halter Launches ATB Tug for Bouchard

VT Halter began construction on this unit in January 2014 and plans delivery for June 2015, when the unit will enter into Bouchard’s fleet service in New York....

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Sonardyne Achieves Worldwide OHSAS 18001 Accreditation

Sonardyne Achieves Worldwide OHSAS 18001 Accreditation

Subsea technology company Sonardyne International Ltd. announced today that its UK sites in Yateley, Aberdeen and Plymouth have been awarded OHSAS 18001 Safety Management Syste...

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New LNG Carrier Papua Delivered to Serve PNG LNG Project

New LNG Carrier Papua Delivered to Serve PNG LNG Project

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the delivery of the LNG carrier Papua by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd.  on January 30. ...

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Iron Ore Keeps Capesize Rates High

Iron Ore Keeps Capesize Rates High

In the first three quarters of 2014, Brazilian iron ore exports have gone up by more than 6% on a global scale and since a growth of 10% is expected for the full year, Q4 appea...

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Mexico’s Naviera Integral orders two Damen FCS 4008

Mexico’s Naviera Integral orders two Damen FCS 4008

Naviera Integral, a Mexican company specialising in offshore transport and supply services with a fleet of 35 vessels, has ordered two Damen’s new sea axe fast crew suppl...

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