Prosafe orders harsh environment semi-submersible accommodation rig

Prosafe has entered into a turnkey contract for the construction of a semi-submersible accommodation rig at Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. in Singapore. The new unit will be the most advanced and efficient harsh environment accommodation rig in the world and will be...

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Il Dies

Kim Jong Il, the second-generation North Korean dictator who defied global condemnation to build nuclear weapons while his people starved, has died, state media reported. A government statement called on North Koreans to “loyally follow” his son, Kim Jong Un.Kim,...

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Kolskaya rig sinking death toll rises to 16

Rescuers have found 16 bodies in the Sea of Okhotsk, where a Russian floating oil rig with 67 people on board capsized and sank in heavy storm 200 kilometers off Sakhalin on Sunday.Four vessels, two helicopters and an An-74 plane are involved in the search-and-rescue...

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South Korea: Samjin Secures Order for 6 Handysize ECO-type Bulk Vessels

Earlier this month Bohandymar Limited – a 100% subsidiary of CMB – ordered 6 Handysize ECO-type bulk vessels (36.000 dwt) from Samjin Shipbuilding Industries Korea (Samjin) on very competitive conditions. The order includes two options each for two additional...

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Dockwise to manage and market new COOEC 50000 tonnes Semi Submersible Heavy Lift Vessel

BREDA, THE NETHERLANDS, Dec 01, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Dockwise Ltd today announces it has reached agreement with Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. (COOEC) to act as manager of COOEC's new build type 1 marine transportation vessel for all third party...

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Four dead, 49 missing as Russian oil rig sinks

Rescuers have saved 14 of the 67 people who were on board a floating oil rig which capsized in the Sea of Okhotsk in Russia’s Far East, according to latest reports. Four more have been found dead. The Kolskaya rig was being towed by an icebreaker...

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