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Petrobras has just chartered two vessels, Excalibur and Excelsior, to transport and storage Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. announced yesterday that one of its subsidiaries had entered into a turnkey construction contract

Huntington Ingalls Industries has received a $296 million contract modification, under a previously awarded contract, for continuation

Lloyd’s Register has established a world-class Group Technology Centre (GTC) in Singapore to deliver innovation and solutions

The Savannah Ocean Exchange selects the E-MAX Ultra Green Pure Care Carrier as a finalist in the Orcelle Award Sponsored by Wallenius & Wilhelmson.

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) presented Carisbrooke Shipping with energy efficiency design index (EEDI) certificates for four low emission dry cargo vessels.

On September 26, 2012, the sixth-generation semi-submersible drilling platform ISLAND INNOVATOR was successfully delivered by COSCO Shipyard Group.

On September 20, 2012, the Board of Directors of Federal International (2000) Ltd announced that a consortium which comprises,

Eagle Ford Shale continues to positively impact Port Corpus Christi and the U.S. economy. Yesterday, Wednesday, September 26, 2012

SILK Holdings Berhad (SILK Holdings), via its 70% owned subsidiary Jasa Merin Sdn Bhd (“Jasa Merin”), have inked a sale and

On September 24, the first CNPC made jack-up drilling rig CP-300 was brought into use at the Bohai Bay’s new Panjin Port, Liaoning Province. CNPC Vice President Li Xinhua attended the delivery ceremony and cut the cable.

Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has received vital approvals for its safety service from two of the world’s leading Classification Societies: Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and RINA (Royal Institute of Naval Architects).

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced yesterday that seven foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during August 2012 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the first Armstrong-class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) ship will be named Neil Armstrong.

The Board of Directors of Ezion Holdings Limited announced that it has secured a charter contract and a letter of intent to provide two Service Rigs to be used by a Southeast Asian based national oil company to support its oil & gas activities.

SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird) SeaBird announced that the contract for Hawk Explorer has been extended by Spectrum ASA for a minimum of 2 months and will work under the new Framework Agreement.

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited yesterday announced a three-year time charter extension for the 2007 built, 163,216 dwt, double hull suezmax tanker, Arctic, with the same charterer, a South American state oil company.

Centrica Energy has extended an existing contract for one year firm with a further one year option. Operating vessel is the Freyja Viking, a platform supply vessel of the VS470 MkII Design, operated by Viking Supply Ships.

U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced $250 million for Bollinger Shipyards

Drydocks World, one of the largest shipyards in the world, has signed an MoU with Privinvest Holding, which has state-of-the-art