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USA: Vantage Drilling Acquires Deepwater Drillship Titanium Explorer

USA: Vantage Drilling Acquires Deepwater Drillship Titanium Explorer

On Friday, April 20, Vantage Drilling Company announced that the Luxembourg branch of its wholly-owned subsidiary Vantage Drilling Poland Sp. z o.o.

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The Netherlands: Dockwise Proposes Acquisition of Fairstar

The Netherlands: Dockwise Proposes Acquisition of Fairstar

Dockwise Ltd., indirectly, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Dockwise White Marlin B.V. has entered into share purchase agreements for the acquisition

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Norway: Oceanteam’s Newbuild CSV Commences Five Year Charter

Norway: Oceanteam’s Newbuild CSV Commences Five Year Charter

Oceanteam Shipping ASA has announced that it’s new Lay Vessel, CSV North Ocean 105 which is jointly owned with J Ray McDermott (Norway) AS

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The Netherlands: Fairstar’s BoD Rejects Dockwise Take Over Proposal

The Netherlands: Fairstar’s BoD Rejects Dockwise Take Over Proposal

Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has received an unsolicited, conditional, offer from Dockwise to acquire Fairstar shares at a purchase price of NOK 9.3 per share

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Italy: Costa Concordia’s Salvage Operation

Italy: Costa Concordia’s Salvage Operation

Joseph Farrell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Resolve Marine Group, Inc., among the world’s foremost maritime emergency

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Iceland: Samskip Acquires Two Container Vessels

Iceland: Samskip Acquires Two Container Vessels

Samskip has acquired the container vessels Arnarfell and Helgafell, both of which have been employed by the company on the route between Iceland and Europe since early 2005.

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Austal Expands Its Presence in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Middle East Markets

Austal Expands Its Presence in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Middle East Markets

Austal has taken further steps in implementing its strategy to regionalise its operations to better serve and grow its international client base

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Bangladesh: Western Fishers Inaugurates Construction Work of Six Fishing Trawlers

Bangladesh: Western Fishers Inaugurates Construction Work of Six Fishing Trawlers

Western Fishers Shipyard has inaugurated on April 19th the construction works of six fishing trawlers at the yard premises in Kolagaon

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Container Ship Phoenix J Runs Aground West of Rauma, Finland

Container Ship Phoenix J Runs Aground West of Rauma, Finland

On April 18 container ship Phoenix J run aground west of Rauma, Gulf of Bothnia, after leaving Rauma Port.

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China Rongsheng Heavy Officially Denies The False Report on Vale’s VLCC Orders

China Rongsheng Heavy Officially Denies The False Report on Vale’s VLCC Orders

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited officially denies the false report of “Vale declined to receive three VLOCs

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USA: New York to Receive Bigger Ships In Near Future

USA: New York to Receive Bigger Ships In Near Future

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Port Authority Executive Director Pat Foye launched a $250 million construction project to boost economic

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Bibby Offshore Announces Singapore Charter Agreement

Bibby Offshore Announces Singapore Charter Agreement

Subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has announced a three-year bareboat charter agreement with Solstad Offshore

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Lithuania: JSC Western Yard Repairs Five Ships for Van Oord

Lithuania: JSC Western Yard Repairs Five Ships for Van Oord

Lithuanian ship repair company Western Shiprepair and the Dutch dredging company Van Oord continue their co-operation in ships´ repair and modernisation.

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GD NASSCO Starts Construction of Second Ship of U.S. Navy’s MPL Program

GD NASSCO Starts Construction of Second Ship of U.S. Navy’s MPL Program

General Dynamics NASSCO today began construction of the future USNS John Glenn, the second ship of the U.S. Navy’s Mobile Landing Platform

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MPI Workboats Takes Over New Crew Transfer Vessel from South Boats, UK

MPI Workboats Takes Over New Crew Transfer Vessel from South Boats, UK

South Boats Special Projects Ltd. announced the launch and commissioning of its 56th offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, ‘MPI Cardenio’

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Ireland: Fastnet’s 3rd Windfarm Support Vessel Launched

Ireland: Fastnet’s 3rd Windfarm Support Vessel Launched

Leading Independent Marine Plant and Wind Farm Support Vessel Operator Fastnet Shipping Limited announced the launch of their 3 rd Windfarm Service and Support Vessel

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Saudi Arabia: BAHRI Inks Contract to Build Five Dry Bulk Ships

Saudi Arabia: BAHRI Inks Contract to Build Five Dry Bulk Ships

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (BAHRI) announced that the company signed an agreement on Tuesday the 17th April 2012 to build (5) Kamsarmax vessels to transport dry bulk cargo.

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Japan: MOL Acquires Competence Management System Certification from DNV

Japan: MOL Acquires Competence Management System Certification from DNV

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the certification of its own seafarer education and training program by Oslo-based Det Norske Veritas (DNV).

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UK: Meeting of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation

UK: Meeting of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation

Together with a number of other countries, Denmark has strived to make it mandatory for member States to undergo a so-called IMO audit.

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PGS to Extend Options for Two Ramforms with MHI, Japan

PGS to Extend Options for Two Ramforms with MHI, Japan

In April 2011, Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) signed two shipbuilding contracts with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd

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