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Chevron Signs Brazil Oil Spill Accord, May End Lawsuits

The sheen pictured above was greatly reduced to less than three barrels. Chevron Corp, the No. 2 U.S. oil company, signed an accord on Friday that could lead to the end of civil lawsuits seeking $17....

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Jurong Shipyard to Build Second Semi-submersible Well Intervention Rig for Helix Energy Solutions

Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has secured a US$346 million contract to build a second semi-submersible well intervention rig for Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (Helix), a market lea...

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Republic of Benin Taps AdvanFort as First PMSC to Provide Maritime Protection

AdvanFort International, Inc., a U.S. maritime security firm, has announced that the Government of the Republic of Benin has granted it permission - the first given by a West Africa government - to co...

Book Review: Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern-Day Pirates

Book Review: Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern-Day Pirates

Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern-Day Pirates by Daniel Sekulich (Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin’s Press, 2009). Piracy is much in the news these days, and with good reason. It costs the world...

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Crowley Completes Acquisition of Taku Oil Sales in Alaska

Crowley’s Alaska fuel sales and distribution company, CPD Alaska, LLC, has completed its acquisition of Juneau-based Taku Oil Sales, Inc. Taku, founded in 1953 by Clarence E. Jacobsen, is a well known...

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AdvanFort Company Opens Hamburg Office

A leader in global maritime security solutions, theAdvanFort Company, today announced it had opened an office in Hamburg, Germany, as part of its growing and far-reaching customer service network, par...

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D'Amico on Vessel Buying Spree, Sees Market Turnaround

Shipping company d'Amico Societa' di Navigazione has placed orders for dry cargo ships totalling $290 million, a senior official said, as it sees ship building prices near a bottom and expects a recov...

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Fending Off Pirates: Depending on West African States to Help Won't Count For Much

by John A. C. Cartner Special to Piracy Daily The western African states have said clearly they do not have the naval, coast guard or customs resources to deal with the piracy evident in the Gulf of...

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Johan Sperling

Jensen Maritime has grown over the past 52 years to become a recognized leader in vessel design and marine engineering. Twelve years ago, Johan Sperling joined the company as a naval architect. Today,...

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[Update] Most Libyan Oil Ports Remain Closed

Libya's largest crude oil export terminal Es Sider and the oil port of Zueitina remain closed, Deputy Oil Minister Omar Shakmak said on Thursday. Some improvement was seen at other ports. Libya's sta...