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TOURIST ATTRACTOR
BC Ferries' latest vessel visits London
On its delivery voyage from Germany, BC Ferries' Coastal Celebration visited London, England, to act as a large floating invitation to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver ... more

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RED INK
U.S. Shipping Partners reports first quarter loss
A non-cash impairment charge on its fifth ATB contributed to U.S. Shipping Partners L.P. reporting a first quarter net loss of $5.8 million. And its says it has retained advisors to help in "exploring a number of strategic alternatives ... more

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NAVY SHIPBUILDING
House panel puts brakes on DDG 1000
In March, Gene Taylor (D.Miss), Chairman of the House Seapower Subcommittee, called the Navy's future shipbuilding plan "pure fantasy." Now, the panel has reallocated funds for the third DDG 1000 as part of an effort to build ships of a proven design and in sufficient numbers to realize shipyard efficiency ... more

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ANTITRUST
Puerto Rico trade lines face antitrust class action suit
Last month Jones Act lines operating in the Puert Rico trades were raided by Federal antitrust investigators. Now a Puerto Rico law firm has filed a civil antitrust class action lawsuit claiming "economic and treble damages ... reasonably estimated in hundreds of millions of dollars" ... more

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JONES ACT
Atlantic Marine lays keel for first AHL tanker
An innovative plan to build three advanced Jones Act tankers has marked another major milestone with a keel laying ceremony in Mobile ... more

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DEEPWATER
ENSCO orders fifth ultra deepwater semi
One day after securing a drilling contract from Cobalt International for the fourth in its 8500 series of newbuilds at Keppel FELS, Dallas-headquartered ENSCO placed a $512 million order for a fifth ... more

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OFFSHORE EQUIPMENT
TTS breaks into anchor handling winch market
Two 150 tons bollard pull anchor handling vessels currently under construction in Japan for a Korean shipping company will have 350-ton TTS winches using high pressure hydraulics tecnology and set up for troubleshooting via satcom ... more

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NAVAL TECHNOLOGY
ONR awards T-Craft design contract
Alion Science & Technology Corp. has been awarded a $10.1 million contract to develop detailed designs for the Sea Base Connector Transformable-Craft ... more

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BC Ferries' latest visits London

DryShips makes offer for rest of Ocean Rig

MOL on ore carrier newbuilding spree

ASA and OMSA forge a link

GAO eyes Navy voyage repair options in Guam region

Liftboat salvage starts

$5.8 million Navy award to BAE Ship Repair Norfolk

Technip wins subsea mining contract

Washington State bunkering spill brings penalty

U.S. Shipping Partners reports first quarter loss

Storm drives liftboat ashore

Nordic American Tanker commences public offering

Austal Tasmania to build police boats

House panel puts brakes on DDG 1000

USCG issues marine safety alert

Coast Guard takes delivery of Bertholf

Bourbon reports strong first quarter earnings

Puerto Rico trade lines face antitrust class action suit

5,750 bhp U.S.-flag tug sold overseas

Yantai-Raffles giant crane wins award

EC ends parcel tanker probe

Austal USA gains key security clearance

Atlantic Marine lays keel for first AHL tanker

Pride International to sell its platform rigs

Ezra orders two OSV newbuilds

Arms ship leaves Angola without unloading weapons

Heavy lift Fjord loads first cargo

American Commercial Lines reports Q1 results

Transocean gets drilling contract for another newbuild drillship

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