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Contracts

New Navy Contracts

EnerSys Energy Products, Inc., Warrensburg, Mo., is being awarded a $17,816,784 firm-fixed-price,

Survival Craft Wins $7.7B Lifeboat Contract

Marine safety specialist Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd won offshore contracts potentially

L-3 Contract to Manufacture Siemens Transformers

L-3 Power Paragon announced that its Power Magnetics division has been awarded a multi-million

Workboats

Tugboats Keep Iceberg from Hitting Oil Drilling Platforms

According to an August 31 report from the New York Daily News, eight tug boats pulled an iceberg

McAllister Joins Marine Response Alliance

The directors of Marine Response Alliance LLC (MRA or Alliance) announced that McAllister

Annual Great North River Tugboat Race

<p>Fifteen to 20 tugboats, the maritime 18-wheelers that normally dock ships and push barges,

Maritime Security

INTERTANKO Applauds U.S. Legal Outcome on Piracy Case

INTERTANKO applauds the result of a plea bargaining agreement in the U.S. whereby a Somali national,

Danish Navy Foils Pirate Attack off Somali Coast

According to a report from AFP, a helicopter from a Danish warship under NATO operational

Canada Statement on the MV Sun Sea Migrants

The Canada Border Services Agency has completed the initial examinations of the migrants of

Offshore Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf	Education/Training Kongsberg Forms Research Group to Optimize Simulator	Salvage Resolve Marine Begins Salvage in Northwest Passage	Vessels Two Ships Withdrawn from ETA Charters

Offshore

Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf

Education/Training

Kongsberg Forms Research Group to Optimize Simulator

Salvage

Resolve Marine Begins Salvage in Northwest Passage

Vessels

Two Ships Withdrawn from ETA Charters

People & Company News Bouchard Transportation Hires Zash Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. announced that Matt Zash has joined its team in the capacity Morton Joins Telemar Sales Group in U.S. Paul Morton has worked for 30 + years in the Marine and Offshore Industry in the Gulf Coast. TRAC Ecological Products Represented by PAC West TRAC Ecological Products, manufacturer of environment-friendly products for onboard equipment	Legal Judge Rules Against U.S. Government on Oil Drilling According to a Sept. 1 report from Reuters, a federal judge rejected the U.S. government's Must-Haves for Vessel Repair Contracts By Fred B. Goldsmith From MarineNews August 2010 My last column addressed critical clauses UK Commission Formal Probe into Marine Insurance The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to investigate whether certain provisions	Marine Propulsion Berg Propulsion’s Breakthrough Contract in Ukraine Berg Propulsion has secured its first major contract from a Ukraine-based shipowner. The grain trader, Wärtsilä, Tarbit to Convert Tanker to LNG Ops Wärtsilä has signed a turnkey contract with Tarbit Shipping of Sweden to convert GE Provides LM2500 Gas Turbine Modules for U.S. Navy GE Marine reports that its LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbines will be used to power

People & Company News

Bouchard Transportation Hires Zash

Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. announced that Matt Zash has joined its team in the capacity

Morton Joins Telemar Sales Group in U.S.

Paul Morton has worked for 30 + years in the Marine and Offshore Industry in the Gulf Coast.

TRAC Ecological Products Represented by PAC West

TRAC Ecological Products, manufacturer of environment-friendly products for onboard equipment

Legal

Judge Rules Against U.S. Government on Oil Drilling

According to a Sept. 1 report from Reuters, a federal judge rejected the U.S. government's

Must-Haves for Vessel Repair Contracts

By Fred B. Goldsmith From MarineNews August 2010 My last column addressed critical clauses

UK Commission Formal Probe into Marine Insurance

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to investigate whether certain provisions

Marine Propulsion

Berg Propulsion’s Breakthrough Contract in Ukraine

Berg Propulsion has secured its first major contract from a Ukraine-based shipowner. The grain trader,

Wärtsilä, Tarbit to Convert Tanker to LNG Ops

Wärtsilä has signed a turnkey contract with Tarbit Shipping of Sweden to convert

GE Provides LM2500 Gas Turbine Modules for U.S. Navy

GE Marine reports that its LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbines will be used to power