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Oct 21, 2009
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) announced that the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Petrobras 10000 has commenced operations in Angola for a subsidiary of Petrobras under a 10-year drilling contract.
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Oct 21, 2009
Harvey Bisso Subsea has launched operations to provide subsea services to the energy and maritime industries. The new subsea venture combines the expertise, resources
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Oct 21, 2009
A television program currently airing on the Discovery Channel may offer a positive view on the marine community in general and the work done at International Paint.
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Oct 21, 2009
Tideland Signal has supplied a package of navigational warning systems for the Ekofisk complex in the North Sea to replace redundant older systems and to interface
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Oct 21, 2009
Titan Salvage introduced more than 200 guests to its newest salvage response facility in western Singapore on Oct. 16. The reception celebrated the opening of the 45,
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Oct 21, 2009
The IMO issued a circular summarizing the reports it received during the first quarter of 2009 regarding acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships. Reports
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Oct 21, 2009
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded $7,000,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2100) for planned and
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Oct 21, 2009
• Sales Increase 4 Percent to $8.73 Billion- GAAP EPS from Continuing Operations Increase to $1.52
• Pension-adjusted EPS Increase 22 Percent to $1.67
2009E GAAP EPS Guidance Raised to $5.
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Oct 21, 2009
The officers and crew of the Maersk Alabama, who fought off a pirate attack earlier this year, will be represented by Captain Richard Phillips, Chief Engineer; Michael Perry,
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Oct 21, 2009
Aker Solutions has been selected to provide a comprehensive package of drilling equipment, including derrick and pipe-handling components, for use in upgrades planned
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Oct 21, 2009
Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply an integrated total electro-propulsion package for a Russian state-owned ship. The package is to be installed in
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Oct 21, 2009
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that MOL became the first overseas shipowner to sign a long-term iron ore transport contract with Jiangsu Shagang Group Co., Ltd.
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Oct 21, 2009
Napa Ltd is continuing its research into the physics of a flooding vessel; this effort is part of Ship Flooding, a national research project on progressive flooding
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Oct 21, 2009
1853-The English ship Western World grounded off Spring Lake, New Jersey, during a gale with about 600 persons on board. Everyone was rescued using equipment at the nearby station.
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Oct 21, 2009
1846 - Miss Lavinia Fanning Watson of Philadelphia christens the sloop-of-war Germantown, the first U.S. Navy ship sponsored by a woman.
1951 - First of seven detonations,
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Oct 21, 2009
Officials from the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a special briefing for the Ports of Indiana Commission on Oct.
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