Brazil on Wednesday pushed back its forecast for a first oil shipment from its promising offshore Libra prospect to the first quarter of next year, months after its previously projected October 2017 estimate made in May. Hercules Tadeu F. da Silva…
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Arneson Surface Drives Enhanced with Master Trim
Twin Disc, manufacturer of technologically advanced marine transmissions, has announced an expansion to its line of Arneson Surface Drives. Select models of the innovative propulsion solution now interface with MasterTrim, an automated trim control sys...
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MES Delivers 60,000 DWT Bulk Carrier
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) said it has completed and delivered a 60,000 dwt bulk carrier M.V. Venezia (MES Hull No. 1959) at its Tamano Works on October 25, 2017 to Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited, Hellenic Republic.
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Aerial Drones Take Flight in Maritime
Flights of Fancy? No longer a pipe dream, aerial drones find a home in maritime. Price Waterhouse Cooper estimates the global commercial drone market at $127 billion. Shipyards, offshore wind-farm developers, cruise lines, blue water cargo agencies…
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Marine Finance for Brown Water Operators
A primer for navigating the ‘ups and downs’ of marine money for domestic stakeholders. Vessel financiers are resourceful and adaptable to changing markets. On the domestic side, financiers of Jones Act and “brown water” assets have continued…
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Simwave Hires Hoorn
As of September 2017 Aat Hoorn has joined Simwave as manager engine room and high voltage simulators. These state of the art simulators comprise various engine room models presented on workstations, big views as well as a full mission engine room envir...
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Shrews it or lose it: a critter’s incredible shrinking skull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is not the taming of the shrew, but rather the shrinking of the shrew.
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HHLA: New Mega-Ship Gantry Cranes Off to a Strong Start
The COSCO Netherlands was the first ship to be processed by the five new container gantry cranes at the HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT), which are equipped to handle ships with a capacity of more than 20,000 standard containers (TEU).
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GTT Wins Prelude FLNG Work
France's GTT has won a contract to provide membrane cargo containment system services to Shell's Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility in the Browse basin off western Australia. This contract will provide support for the engineering…
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DP World in 2071 Ecosystem Initiative
Global trade enabler DP World has been signed on as a founding partner of Area 2071, an innovative ecosystem initiative designed to shape the future of the UAE and position it as the best nation in the world, which is central to achieving the UAE Cente...
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