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Oct 31, 2008
1841 - "Mosquito Fleet" commanded by LCDR J. T. McLaughlin, USN, carries 750 Sailors and Marines into the Everglades to fight the Seminole Indians.
1941 - President Franklin D.
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Oct 31, 2008
Two Cummins QSK60-powered 4400 HP Z-drive tugs are nearly complete at the South China Shipyard in Guangdong province China. They are destined for harbor operation,
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Oct 31, 2008
The Guangzhou Panyuqu Yuefeng Ship Building & Repairing Facility is preparing to deliver a solid 118-foot (36-meter) ocean-towing tug.
A five-meter moulded depth on a 34.
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Oct 31, 2008
Bollinger announced that it has successfully completed the sale of its two 193 Class offshore supply vessels (OSV) to Odyssea Marine.
The spec vessels are 193-ft.
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Oct 31, 2008
Gunnar Breivik (50) has been appointed acting executive vice president of StatoilHydro's corporate staffs and services and will assume this position on 1 November 2008.
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Oct 31, 2008
On October 30, the Rio Negro was christened at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (DSME) yard in Okpo (Korea). Following the Rio de la Plata and the Rio de Janeiro,
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Oct 31, 2008
· Net profit misses forecasts on derivative losses
· Higher steel
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Oct 31, 2008
Thousands of Newport News shipbuilders will vote on Wednesday, Nov. 5, on whether to accept a proposed labor contract with Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding.
After
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Oct 31, 2008
K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. (NYSE: KSP) announced operating results and net income for the first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2008. K-Sea reported operating income of $9.
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Oct 31, 2008
OceanSaver’s ballast water management system was granted final approval from the IMO at the latest meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 58) in London this month.
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Oct 31, 2008
Jo-Kell Inc., an electrical distribution and engineering company has named Adrian Marchi as their Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Marchi, who had been Sr. Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Agilquest,
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Oct 31, 2008
On Oct 30, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) released its new “Guidelines on the Application of YP47 Steel for Hull Structures of Large Container Carriers.”
The
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Oct 31, 2008
Shell UK Ltd placed an order for two new 72 seat lifeboats from Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd in Aberdeen. The lifeboats will replace two 56 seat lifeboats aboard
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Oct 31, 2008
Sea Tel, Inc., provider of stabilized marine antenna systems, announced a branding change on all current and new Sea Tel products.
The Sea Tel brand has changed
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Oct 31, 2008
As travellers continue to look closer to home for their next getaway, Cruise West, provider of small ship exploration voyages, is adding a new summer 2009 Columbia & Snake Rivers itinerary.
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Oct 30, 2008
1941 - German submarine U-552 sinks USS Reuben James (DD- 245), which was escorting Convoy HX 156, with loss of 115 lives. First U.S. ship lost to enemy action in World War II.
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Oct 30, 2008
Global container shipping, terminals and logistics group Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) reported net profit for the third-quarter 2008 (3Q08) of $35m, down 82% on the third quarter of 2007 (3Q07).
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Oct 30, 2008
Global tanker shipping entered a new era of vessel construction Oct 28, when Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS) delivered to Singapore’s Ocean Tankers
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Oct 30, 2008
Wärtsilä engines will power the world's largest ore carriers, 12 ships which have been contracted by a Brazilian shipowner. This is the biggest order
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Oct 30, 2008
STX Europe ASA reported an EBITDA result of NOK 45 million for the third quarter of 2008 for the continuing operations, down from NOK 138 million in the same period last year.
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