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Inaccurate Weather Forecasts Before El Faro Tragedy

On Tuesday, the Marine Board of Investigation continued its hearing into the loss of the El Faro with testimony from Mr. James Franklin, branch chief of the Hurricane Specialist Unit at the National H...

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DNV GL to Provide Installation Engineering for HVDC Platforms

DNV GL has been awarded a contract by COSCO Shipping Company Limited (COSCO SHIPPING) of China for the installation engineering services for the BorWin gamma high voltage direct current (HVDC) convert...

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Ensco Plans 350 Layoffs on Idled Gulf of Mexico Rigs

Offshore drillers Ensco have informed the Texas Workforce Commission that they intend to lay off 350 personnel from the stacking of three drillships,  the Ensco DS-3, Ensco DS-4 and Ensco DS-5, plus t...

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China Overtakes Philippines for Seafarers

The latest five-year BIMCO/ICS Manpower Report indicates that China is thought to have overtaken the Philippines as the largest single source of seafarers qualified for international trade, although t...

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Act Now To Retain Our Seafarers, Says InterManager

InterManager has welcomed the joint BIMCO/ICS Manpower Report, but says it should act as a wake-up call for the industry to address the issue of the accelerating shortage of seafarers. Speaking soo...

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Denmark and U.S. Cooperate on Offshore Wind

Denmark and the United States have signed a memorandum to strengthen cooperation on offshore wind energy projects. The MOU was signed on May 4, at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C., by Dan...

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Seeking Greater Speed from Wind

In the 19th century, the 440-foot, 11,000-ton German built Preussen could achieve a sailing speed of 17 knots from 59,000-square feet of sail. However, the development of coal-fired steam propulsion a...

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Oil: Doom & Gloom

The fallout from low oil prices extends to every level of the global supply chain. By Paul Benecki Over the last year and a half the price of crude fell from over $110 a barrel to less than $30,...

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Does Self-Assessment Work?

It’s the new buzzword in operational safety, and it relies on a process of continuous improvement. By Lars Adrians On the same day that the Deepwater Horizon exploded in 2010, several BP and Tra...

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Big Data Helps Estimate Fuel Efficiency

Japan’s Fujitsu Laboratories has developed technology that analyses ship-related big data to estimate fuel efficiency, speed and other performance in actual sea conditions, with less than five percent...