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Dec 13, 2005
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) signed an agreement to license its UE low-speed diesel engine technology to Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (VINASHIN).
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Dec 13, 2005
The output from an expanded Australian North West Shelf is a major driver in the forecast 48 percent increase in LNG exports to $4.7 billion this year, according to a WA Business News report.
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Dec 13, 2005
Venezuela and Iran have agreed to explore setting up a joint shipbuilding operation in the South American country, according to AP reports.
The preliminary agreement
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Dec 13, 2005
Already one of the most aggressive spenders on future supplies, ConocoPhillips CEO James J. Mulva is now poised to make another huge deal: a $30-billion plus acquisition of Burlington Resources (BR),
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Dec 13, 2005
Employees of Shell Exploration & Production who evacuated from New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina will come back to the city soon, according to a BizNewOrleans report.
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Dec 13, 2005
Washington Sen. Patty Murray is working to plug a hole in the nation's terrorism defenses that is very close to home, according to a Seattle Times report. Imported
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Dec 13, 2005
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) won a seven-year contract for the continuous maintenance and repair of four LSD-41/49 class ships and four LPD-4 class ships for the U.
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Dec 13, 2005
Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partner, headquartered in Aberdeen, is to open a satellite office in Stockton-on-Tees, UK. The office will be responsible for a range of upstream oil and gas projects,
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Dec 13, 2005
A contract for the Hector P., a new 4,200 hp Z-Drive harbor tug to be built by Orange Shipbuilding for South Puerto Rico Towing Corporation was signed last month.
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Dec 13, 2005
Coast Guard rescue crews have been searching since Saturday afternoon for a 59-year-old-Canadian woman who possibly fell overboard yesterday from the cruise ship Jewel of the Sea off Nassau,
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Dec 13, 2005
The Daily Press reports that a new Navy shipbuilding plan envisions a future fleet with one fewer aircraft carrier and six fewer attack submarines than exist today,
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Dec 13, 2005
According to reports, at the Middle East Money & Ships a Representative of Frankfurt's DVB Bank, said although the Gulf's SuperYacht industry is not yet fully developed,
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Dec 13, 2005
The California State Lands Commission (SLC) released its Report on Performance Standards for Ballast Water Discharges in California Waters . The report
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Dec 13, 2005
The Union Leader reported that security at the Port of New Hampshire is expected to be enhanced by the acquisition of a boat, which would be used to fight maritime
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Dec 13, 2005
Arlington Tankers
Ltd. (announced that it has entered into a $229.5
million loan agreement with The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. The loan
agreement provides for a five-year term loan facility.
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Dec 13, 2005
From the Navy News Service
1775 - The Continental Congress authorizes the building of 13 frigates.
1941 - Cmdr. William A. Sullivan designated the first supervisor of salvage,
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