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Double christening for Evergreen Line at Samsung

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012—Ever Laden, the second L-type containership of Evergreen Line, was recently christened by S.S. Lin, the Evergreen Group’s First Vice Group Chairman, at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Korea.

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First FPSO in U.S. GoM starts oil production

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 — Petrobras reports that on September 6, it began oil production in the ultra-deep waters of the Chinook oilfield from the floating production, storage and offloading platform, FPSO BW

Bollinger delivers third FRC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the William Flores, the third Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. Each FRC is named for an enlisted Coast

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Marcon brokers sale of 1980-built supply vessel

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 — Marcon International, Inc. of Coupeville, Washington, reports the sale of the 180 ft U.S. flag supply vessel Toby Tide by Twenty Grand Marine Service, L.L.C. of New Orleans,

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Ingalls Shipbuilding cuts steel for its 29th DDG 51

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) this week started fabrication on the U.S. Navy’s next Aegis guided missile destroyer, John Finn (DDG 113). The ship will be built at the

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DFDS pulls plug on P+S Werften newbuilds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 — Danish operator DFDS today announced that it has cancelled its contracts with German shipyard P+S Werften GmbH, Stralsund, for the construction of two RO/FRO freight ships ordered in

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Blew whistle on Cleopatra, collects $150,000

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 — United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., reports that, Cleopatra Shipping Agency, Ltd., a Greek vessel management company, pled guilty September 11 to violating the Act to Prevent

MAN Diesel & Turbo to power Taiwan Ropax ferry

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 — A Ropax ferry being built by Taiwan’s Jade Shipbuilding for Lienchiang County Government is to be propelled by two 9L32/44CR four-stroke engines. The medium-speed engines will form part