Diamond Offshore orders semi at Jurong Shipyard

AUGUST 15, 2012 — Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) has entered into a contract with Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard in Singapore to build a moored semisubmersible rig, to be named the Ocean

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Costa Concordia removal schedule pushed back

AUGUST 14, 2012 — Officials have pushed back the timetable for the removal of the cruise ship Costa Concordia from its position off the island of Giglio on Italy’s Tuscan coast. At

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NATO, EUNAVFOR operation frees pirated dhow

AUGUST 14, 2012 — NATO reports that early yesterday morning a boarding team from HNLMS Rotterdam disrupted a suspected pirate group before it could launch an attack on a merchant ship. The

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Problems at Fosen mean red ink at Bergen Shipbuilding

AUGUST 14, 2012 — Norway’s Bergen Group says that “very weak performance” by its Fosen shipyard in the second quarter of 2012 means its Shipbuilding Division won’t reach its previously announced earnings

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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