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May 21, 2008
Stolt-Nielsen S.A. (Oslo Børs: SNI) announced that James B. Hurlock has resigned as a Director of the Company, effective immediately.
Jacob Stolt-Nielsen, Chairman of Stolt-Nielsen S.
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May 21, 2008
Ship breaking in Alang, India. Workers face oil, asbestos and chemicals
Hundreds of rusting old ships registered in the European Union end up being dismantled
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May 21, 2008
Deep Down, Inc. announced unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008, on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Deep Down generated revenue of $6,
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May 21, 2008
Ship Finance International Limited announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the newbuilding ultra-deepwater drillship West Polaris, from a subsidiary of Seadrill Limited.
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May 21, 2008
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products named Greg Stauffer to the position of vice president of Sales Support, effective October 15, 2007. Mr. Stauffer will oversee all sales support,
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May 21, 2008
Hapag-Lloyd will expand the weekly Asia- Mexico Express Service (AME) to two weekly services with slightly different rotations from mid-June. This will give customers
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May 21, 2008
GE Security, Inc., announced plans to submit its CommerceGuard container security solution for participation in the next phase of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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May 21, 2008
Transocean Inc. said that the its jackup GSF Rig 127 set a world record for the longest extended-reach well ever drilled at 40,320 ft. (12,289 m) MD (measured depth) with a 35,770-ft.
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May 21, 2008
QinetiQ Group announced the appointment of David Mellors as Chief Financial Officer. It is anticipated that David will take up his new role with effect from the
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May 21, 2008
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE) today announced that it has
acquired two Supramax vessels for a total price of approximately $146
million. The vessels acquired are: The Goldeneye,
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May 21, 2008
Korea Development Bank (KDB), which has been looking for a lead manager to replace Goldman Sachs, said it would sell Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering on its own, Korea Times reported.
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May 21, 2008
Britain is set to sign a long-awaited $7.8b deal to build two aircraft carriers, which will be the Royal Navy's largest ever ships and are set for 50 years of service.
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May 21, 2008
1850 - Washington Navy Yard begins work on first castings for the Dahlgren guns.
1917 - USS Ericsson fires first torpedo of war.
1944 - Accidental explosion on
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