Management Contract

Port Everglades Names New Director of Administration

Alan Hill, a 19-year veteran of the Broward County Port Everglades Department, has been named as its new Director of Administration In his new position, Hill will oversee procurement, property management, contract administration, business permits, franchises, human resources, labor relations, risk management, contract administration, and various other facets of general administration for Port Everglades. He is replacing Pia Thompson, who retired recently after 35 years at Port Everglades. During the last six months, Hill served as the Acting Director of the Port’s Business Development Division where he was responsible for coordinating marketing strategies and conducting research to assist in the development of new business for containerized cargo, cruise line services, bulk and break bulk cargo, and Foreign-Trade Zone business. In addition, he has been an active member of the Port's management team that negotiated long-term cruise and cargo agreements, including the long-term agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to bring the world’s largest cruise ships, Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, to Port Everglades, the nearly half-billion-dollar, 15-year agreement with Carnival Corporation to bring 25.5 million cruise guests to the Port, and numerous marine terminal use and lease agreements for cargo terminals. 

Drydocks World Holds Workshops For Key Executives

Dubai, UAE, January 25, 2011: Drydocks World outlined and discussed the strategic vision, short and long term commercial and operational strategy to adapt to market conditions, at workshops for senior officials and key executives of its subsidiary companies recently. These were organized in Dubai, Singapore and Indonesia. The move to build new business strategies was arrived at after an extensive review of the company’s resources including human capital and consolidated finances and

New Ships, Management Contract Put Silversea In Good Position

With the construction of new sister ships progressing as scheduled and the recently signed contract to manage the world's first ocean-going luxury residence, Silversea cruises is well poised for growth in the next millennium. The line was founded in 1992 with the concept of offering all-inclusive, ultra-luxury cruises to all parts of the world. The first ship, Silver Cloud, debuted in 1994, followed by Silver Wind in 1995

Pragma, Maersk Oil Agree on $2.8M Deal

Pragma Systems announced it had agreed to a $2.8m contract with Maersk Oil North Sea to provide a technology support center. The three-year contract, with two one-year options, was won by competitive tender and is for the provision of a core team on site at Maersk Oil's Aberdeen office to undertake call management, security administration, desktop support, back-office services, network management and change management. (Source: The Herald)

Coast Guard Awards Deepwater Contract Under New Management

According to reports, the Coast Guard has awarded the first contract under its new management structure for the Deepwater program. The Coast Guard said in June that it would assume overall management duties for the troubled project, which includes a wide range of ships, aircraft and other systems. Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) and Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC), the program's prime contractors through their Integrated Coast Guard Systems joint venture

VT Halter Second OSG Ship Management Contract

VT Halter Marine, a company of VT Systems, announced that it has been awarded a second contract from OSG Ship Management, Inc. (OSG) to undertake the outfitting and commissioning of a 350,000 barrel articulated tug barge unit (ATB). Work for this ATB will commence in November 2009 and is expected to complete by mid 2010. VT Halter Marine was contracted in April this year by OSG to undertake similar work on another 350,000 barrel ATB, expected to be delivered by the end of this year.

SIS Secures Contract With Destination Gotland

Star Information Systems (SIS), a provider of integrated fleet management software, has secured a further contract with Destination Gotland for the supply of software systems onboard the company's two Ropax newbuildings. The contract comes shortly after the Swedish shipping company upgraded four of its five vessels with fleet management software from SIS.

Northrop Grumman Awarded $71.4m Contract Modification

Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $71,452,262 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2105) for planning yard, design, configuration management and logistics support for new construction, operational, conversion and decommissioning submarines, and modernization support for operational and decommissioning submarines. The contract will provide for engineering, technical and design support

Fugro Gulf Selects SafeNet

Fugro Gulf Inc., has contracted with ABS Nautical Systems for seven modules from their suite of advanced SafeNet fleet management system software. Fugro Gulf's contracted ship management company, New Offshore Inc., Morgan City, La., will use the modules and manage vessel operational activities on behalf of Fugro Gulf Inc. Fugro Gulf Inc. has contracted for the Maintenance & Repair, Purchasing & Inventory Control, Replication Manager & Financial Reporting

Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Navy Contract

Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded a delivery order for the fourth year of a five-year contract to provide technical, logistics and material support for mission-critical systems installed on U.S. Navy surface ships and submarines. The fourth-year award, valued at $15.3 million, was granted to Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit by Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. The five-year firm-fixed-price performance-based logistics (PBL) contract has a total value of $65