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Oct 11, 2006
The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) issued a circular reminding masters and crewmembers of the hazards associated with free-fall lifeboat drills.
Source:HK Law
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Oct 11, 2006
Reports said that shipping and business groups say a proposed merger of New Zealand's largest ports will cut costs.
The Ports of Auckland and Ports of Tauranga
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Oct 11, 2006
Saipem SpA said it has won an $840m, five-year contract from Eni Norge for rental of its new semi-submergible deepwater drilling vessel Scarabeo 8.
The contract
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Oct 11, 2006
Reuters reported that Seaspan Corp. has agreed to buy four container vessels from A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S for $40m per vessel.
The company said each new 4800
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Oct 11, 2006
Quintana Maritime Limited has taken delivery of a Panamax bulk carrier, Grain Express, from Metrobulk. Grain Express has a carrying capacity of 76,466 deadweight
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Oct 11, 2006
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that parties may not create a maritime lien by agreement. In the instant case, a bunker company provided
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Oct 11, 2006
TOP Tankers Inc. on said it expects to book a profit of about $4m from the sale of one its tankers to an undisclosed buyer.
The company said it plans to recognize the gain in the fourth quarter,
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Oct 11, 2006
After 5,500 nautical miles and 64 days at sea, the semi-submersible drilling unit Noble Therald Martin arrived in Macae, Brazil. Horizon Marine assisted the
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Oct 11, 2006
Ultrapetrol Ltd., a Bahamas-based shipping company, is scheduled to go public next week with an initial public offering of 12.5 million shares.
Shares are expected
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Oct 11, 2006
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated global shipping company specializing in the dry-bulk shipping industry, announced today that it has
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Oct 11, 2006
Celebrity Cruises has taken its first step toward physically launching Celebrity Solstice in Fall 2008. The line's President Dan Hanrahan ceremoniously pressed
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