A&P Group & McCall Bros. Form Alliance
McCall Bros. Propellers Ltd., and A&P Group agreed to form a non-exclusive marketing alliance to promote their respective capabilities and resources. Commenting on the alliance…
Statoil Awards Aker Maritime With Two Contracts
Statoil has awarded Aker Maritime two large contracts for maintenance and modification work on its fields in the Tampen area of the North Sea and the Halten Bank/Nordland area of the Norwegian Sea.
Seaboard Trinidad Opens
Seaboard Marine of Miami, Fla. announced the opening of Seaboard Trinidad to handle the interests of Seaboard Marine in Trinidad and Tobago. Trevor Chan Pak was…
Navy’s Surface Effect Ship Will Get MAN B&W Engines
Two MAN B&W Diesel Ltd., 18VP185 engines each rated at 4000 kWb at 1950 r/min have been specified by the U.S. Navy to re-engine the IX 515 Surface Effect Ship. The…
American Superconductor Gets Navy Contract
American Superconductor Corporation announced it has been awarded an $8 million contract by the US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) to build and deliver a 6…
Novatel Appoints New President
NovAtel Inc., has announced the appointment of Jonathan W. Ladd to the position of president and CEO, effective February 19, 2002. David Vaughn, who has acted in this capacity since February 2001…
FGH Signs Contract To Sell AmClyde Division
Friede Goldman Halter, Inc. (FGH) has entered a contract with Hydralift ASA, a Norwegian company, to acquire substantially all of the assets and activities of AmClyde…
Knight & Carver Forms Alliance with Pinnacle
As part of its sales effort, Knight & Carver YachtCenter has announced an alliance with Pinnacle Marine Corporation, which will represent Knight & Carver to the commercial vessel industry…
DOT Outlines Smart Card Concept
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is considering establishing a nationwide transportation worker identification system under which workers in all transportation…
OSI Continues to Receive New Orders For First Quarter
Offshore Systems International Ltd. (OSI) announced that it continures to receive new orders in its fiscal first quarter which ends February 28, 2001. Since announcing a major new order in December…
Port of Houston Deepening Project Hits Legal Snag
The Port of Houston Authority Commissioners voted recently to appeal the U.S. District Court's January 25 ruling that the Port should pay for the removal and relocation…
Offshore Sector SCORE Remains Flat
GlobalSantaFe reported that the company's worldwide SCORE, or Summary of Current Offshore Rig Economics, for January 2002 was down from the previous month's SCORE by 0.2 percent. previous month.
French Snag LNG Order
In February Gaz de France ordered a 74,000 cu. m. LNG carrier from Chantiers de l'Atlantique, with an option for a second vessel. The French have maintained a strong hold on this high-tech…