An important piece of American history has been discovered in a group of far-flung atolls about 600 miles northwest of Honolulu. Remnants of the Two Brothers, a Nantucket whaling ship that was the sister ship of a famous whaleboat, were recently confirmed to have been discovered off of French Frigate Shoals.
Cosmo-SkyMed acquisitions acquired by the Italian space agency and Telespazio on Wednesday at 14:44 UTC and Thursday at 03:17, and the track of the Italian oil tanker Caylyn Savina. Credits: COSMO-SkyMed images © ASI, 2011- processed and distributed by e-GEOS
The situation around the piracy in the Indian Ocean is going from bad to worse and may eventually adversely affect oil shipments along the main oceanic routes, says the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, INTERTANKO, in a statement.
While preparing to embark a sea pilot at an exposed anchorage off a north European port, a ship's crew was rigging a pilot combination ladder. During the operation, a seaman stepped on the platform at the bottom of the accommodation ladder section, and it tipped over, throwing him overboard. The OOW immediately released the man-overboard lifebuoy and marker from the bridge wing.
Seahawk, which announced the deal with Hercules Offshore Inc. Friday, has been hurt by a slowdown in Gulf of Mexico drilling after the BP oil spill last April. The government halted drilling in deep waters and imposed tough new rules that have curtained all energy exploration in U.S. waters.
Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV BBC Ems departed McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 13 after delivering more than 84,000 square feet of vital supplies in support of Operation Deep Freeze. ODF is an annual U.S. Air Force-led mission to resupply the remote scientific outpost.
UK – One of the intangible elements in arranging a totally safe working environment has always been human fallibility, a problem addressed by a new report prepared by a member of vessel classification group and transport and energy advisers Lloyds Register in collaboration with the Energy Institute and the UK Health & Safety Executive (UK HSE).
Songa Offshore SE reports total comprehensive income for the fourth quarter of 2010 of USD 110.1 million. Operating revenue for the fourth quarter was USD 159.1 million. This includes mobilization and demobilization revenue of USD 8.6 million. 
Following the terrible hijacking of its ship, Beluga Nomination, Beluga Shipping has confirmed that it is deploying private security guards aboard some of its ships off the Somali coast and rerouting other vessels.
South Korean-owned STX OSV bagged a contract for a platform supply vessel (PSV). The Singapore-listed shipbuilder said it had secured a contract for the design and construction of a PSV for an undisclosed international customer.
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world largest shipbuilder and marine engine manufacturer, has produced its 5,000th HiMSEN engine ten years after manufacturing its first unit in 2001.
Producers have committed to ship 100,000 barrels per day of their crude oil along an expanded pipeline system in Saskatchewan and North Dakota.
A court in Ecuador's Amazon told Chevron Corp on Monday to pay $8.6 billion in environmental damages, but the U.S. oil company vowed to fight on in a lawsuit seen as a global test case.
Many are paying attention if a large-scale ship repair yard will be established in Busan new port. According to shipbuilding and shipping industry sources, Korea Shipowners' Association (Koshipa) ... 
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on track for an early and safe delivery of Alpha Star, the second of two DSSTM 38 semisubmersible rigs, to Brazil's Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás (QGOG).
Qatar’s Oil Minister Mohammed Saleh Al Sada was appointed chairman and managing director of state-owned energy company Qatar Petroleumon Monday by the country’s Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, according to a decree cited by the official Qatar News Agency today.
Octanex N.L. has been advised by Eni Australia Limited, the Operator of the Gawain-1 well located in the outer Exmouth Plateau permit, WA-362-P, that Gawain-1 spudded at 03:00 hours WST (Western Standard Time) on Saturday, 12 February 2011.
The name giving ceremony for the MPI Adventure, first of two newbuild wind turbine installation vessels, has taken place at the Cosco Qidong Shipyard in China.
Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) will build the 7,000 dwt ‘Beluga Connection’, the first cable-layer for new German company Beluga Offshore Cable.
Korea’s renewable energy sector has seen growth in recent years in terms of sales, exports and private investment, although its technology is still lagging behind other advanced nations.
Wintershall Norge has approval from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for a program of exploration drilling in the Norwegian North Sea.
Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) imposed a lockout at its main shipbuilding yard and factories Monday, in reaction to a strike against a layoff plan by its union that started on Dec. 20. The company plans to make 190 employees redundant today as it previously announced.
GE Oil & Gas has officially opened both its new Hyperbaric Testing Hall and a newly refurbished Electrical and Electronics Assembly Plant in Nailsea, United Kingdom.
Bermuda based Seadrill is currently evaluating the structure of the Company’s harsh environment activities which include the six drilling rigs contracted in the North Sea area.
"KONGSBERG completed 2010 with yet another strong quarter. The Group embarks on 2011 with a high level of activity, new and strengthened market positions in more areas, and a substantial project portfolio," says CEO Walter Qvam. 
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