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OSHA issues new directive on marine cargo handling

AUGUST 13, 2012 — OSHA has issued a revised “Tool Shed” directive providing enforcement guidance for inspections of longshoring operations and at marine terminals, also known as the marine cargo handling industry.

Petrobras orders nine more drillships

AUGUST 13, 2012 — Petrobras has signed contracts with Sete Brasil, Odebrecht and Etesco covering the charter and operation nine drillships. The drillships are the final units in a program under which

Mexican owners buy Hornbeck tug

AUGUST 13, 2012—Ship broker Marcon International Inc., Coupeville, WA, announced the sale of the U.S. flag, twin-screw tug Spartan Service (ex-Spartan, Domar Captain) by Hornbeck Offshore Transportation, LLC, Covington, LA, to Marinoil

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ClassNK and shipbuilders start joint research project

AUGUST 13, 2012 — Tokyo headquartered classification society ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai) has started full scale ship tests to develop a feedback scheme on the design for ships’ performances in actual seas.

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ACL orders five giant RO/RO containerships

AUGUST 13, 2012 —Grimaldi Group member Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has signed a contract with Chinese state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai, to build the five largest RO/RO containerships (CONROs) in the world. The

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Yanmar to display new V-12 engine at SMM

AUGUST 10, 2012 — Yanmar is to display its new V-12 engine, the 12AY, at the upcoming SMM event in Hamburg, Germany, September 4-7. Designed for easy installation and maintenance, the purpose-built