Panama Canal and South Carolina State Ports Renew Alliance
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA), which owns and operates the , have formally renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a three-year term.
Rolls-Royce wins Specialist Vessel Order
Rolls-Royce has won a $33.4m follow-up order to design and equip a specialist well intervention vessel. The latest order, from Island Offshore, follows the successful…
Spill Closes Mississippi River at New Orleans
The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Tintomara collided with a U.S.-flagged fuel barge DM932 on the Mississippi River near downtown . An estimated 419,000 gallons of…
HSRP Meeting Set
recreational boating, and ocean policy. California. All are welcome to attend. viewpoints to the Panel members and NOAA Leadership. [email protected].
AMPL: Offer to Acquire Gadot
Ampal-American Israel Corporation (AMPL) announced that Merhav-Ampal Energy Ltd. (MAE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ampal, has commenced offers in Israel to purchase…
AMPL: Offer to Acquire Gadot
Ampal-American Israel Corporation (AMPL) announced that Merhav-Ampal Energy Ltd. (MAE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ampal, has commenced offers in to purchase…
Maritime Pollution Prevention Act Signed into Law
President Bush has signed into law the Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2008 (H.R. 802). This law implements for the United States Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention…
ACL Responds to Incident on Mississippi River
American Commercial Lines, Inc. (ACLI) indicated that one of its liquid barges that was being towed by DRD Towing Company, L.L.C, of , , an independent towing contractor…
First of 54 GPA AHTS Vessels Under Construction
Guido Perla and Associates, Inc. (GPA), announced that the first GPA 254L AHTS, one of 54 identical vessels for French Maritime Services Provider Bourbon Offshore, is currently under construction at Dayang City Shipyard in . In 2006, Bourbon had placed an order for 26 of the GPA 254L AHTS and had expanded the order in 2007 by 28 additional vessels, which will be built at the new facility in . The design of this modern D2-and FIFI1- certified offshore AHTS…
Arlington Tankers 2Q Results
Arlington Tankers announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. For the quarter ended June 30, 2008, the company’s total revenues were $17.4m…
Organizations Protest the Detention of Seafarers in Korea
Organizations from across the world’s shipping industry issued a vigorous joint protest at the continuing unjust and unreasonable detention of two merchant ships’…
Daewoo Shipbuilding Q2 Earnings Up
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. said that its second-quarter earnings increased 12.6 percent from a year earlier on rising demand for high-priced ships.
Petrobras Finds Oil, Gas in Espirito Santo Basin
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, found traces of oil and gas in an offshore well in the . Petrobras, as the Rio de Janeiro-based company is known, registered signs of oil and gas in the offshore PER block…
Sea Perch ROVs Teach Students About Naval Engineering
Engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division, a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) field activity, mentored middle and high school students…
U.S., Indonesia Dive Into Salvage Ops
By Cmdr. Divers from the United States and Indonesian Navies began a six-day diving operation July 21 to survey a wreck in Surabaya harbor as part of joint naval engagement activities (NEA) between the two nations. A joint diving team will conduct survey dives to identify the sunken vessel and determine potential salvage hazards such as fuel, explosives and dangerous cargo. Once the survey is complete…
Delisting of Ocean Rig ASA
DryShips Inc. delisted from the Oslo Exchange.
Panama Canal Extends Deadline for Locks Design-Build Bid Submission
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) extended the locks proposal due date. The four global consortia in the running for the contract will now have until December 10…
Intermanager Condemns Hebei Spirit Crew Detentions
InterManager, the international inhouse and third party shipmanagement association, has roundly condemned the continuing detention in of the Master and Chief Officer from the tanker Hebei Spirit.
OceanFreight Inc. Announces Long-Term Time Charter
OceanFreight Inc. announced that it has entered into a time charter contract for the Panamax dry bulk carrier, M/V Augusta, at a gross rate of $42,100 per day for…
USNS Mercy Support Pacific Partnership 2008
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is anchored off the coast of to support Pacific Partnership 2008. Pacific Partnership is a four-month deployment by Mercy to assist the governments of participating nations with medical, dental and construction civic assistance programs. U.S. Navy photo By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph Seavey
