Three Years

Thirty-Four Foss Vessels Win Safety Awards

The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) presented the Foss vessels with Jones F. Devlin Awards at the Annual Safety Awards Luncheon held this year in New Orleans, Louisiana.  The awards are given to self-propelled merchant vessels that have operated for two full years or more without a crew member losing a full turn at watch because of an occupational injury. Altogether, the Foss ships achieved the equivalent of 144 years without a lost-time injury. Foss Devlin vessels honored (and the number of years the ships have been injury free) were: American River (three years); Arrow 2 (nine years); Arthur Foss (three years); Betsy L (four years); Campbell Foss (three years); Caribe Horizon (four years); Corbin Foss (three years); Delta Mariner (two years); Dorothy L Sylvester (three years); Drew Foss (five years); Halle Foss (two years); Henry Foss (two years); Howard Olsen (four years); Iver Foss (two years); Jim Moore (twelve years); Keegan Foss (two years); Keith K (four years); Lauren Foss (two years); Lindsey Foss (four years); Lynn Marie (four years); Marshall Foss (four years); Pacific Escort (four years); Pacific Knight (four years); Pacific Queen (four years); Pacific Viking (four years); Piper Inness (five years); PJ Brix (three years); Point Fermin (eleven years); Point Vicente (five years); San Joaquin River (five years); Sandra Foss (four years); Sidney Foss (three years); Stacey Foss (seven years); William R (four years)

Chiles Offshore Signs a Three-Year Contract With BP

Chiles Offshore has executed a three-year contract with BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC for the use of the ultra-premium jackup drilling rig the Chiles Coronado, formerly known as Tonala. The Chiles Coronado is currently undergoing limited modifications and upgrades before leaving the Gulf of Mexico for Trinidad. The rig is currently expected to arrive in Trinidad during the month of September. During the contract period, contract revenues are estimated to approximate $80 million

Nigerian Navy Arrests 236 Ships in Three Years

The Nigerian Navy has arrested over 236 ships, tugboats, and barges engaged in crude oil theft, illegal bunkering and other vices on the high seas resulting in about 80 per cent reduction in crude oil theft within the last three years. [source: Allafrica.com]

Hercules Offshore Announces Rig Contracts

Hercules Offshore, Inc. said that Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has awarded three-year contracts for the Hercules 258 and Hercules 260 jackup rigs for drilling operations offshore India. The contract for the Hercules 258 is expected to commence in mid-second quarter 2008 following the completion of an existing contract commitment offshore India. The contract for the Hercules 260 is expected to commence in late first quarter 2008 following the completion of shipyard work on the

Naming & Delivery of Stena Polaris

Concordia Maritime took delivery of the product tanker Stena Polaris from Brodosplit Shipyard in Croatia and at the same time a naming ceremony was held. The vessel has been signed to a three-year charter with ST Shipping, part of Glencore, for the transport of refined petroleum products. The Stena Polaris is the eighth unit in the P-MAX series and the first of two P-MAX tankers with the highest ice class, 1A. Her sisters, the Stena Penguin with delivery planned for Q4, 2010

Boskalis Wins Hefty German Dredging Contract

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) contracted by Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Cuxhaven to maintain 110-km of the River Elbe fairway. The contract is for a period of three years and has a value of approximately EUR 75 million and the dredging operations are to commence in May 2013. The dredging activities are related to maintaining the shipping fairway of the River Elbe between the city of Wedel northward in the direction of Cuxhaven

POSCO to Boost Production of Steel Plates

POSCO will increase production of ship steel plates by 30 percent from 3.6 million tons to 4.7 million tons over the next three years. The steelmaker said Wednesday it will invest in improving facilities of three ship steel production lines at its Pohang ironworks. Demand for ship steel is on the rise since the shipbuilding industry will need 6 million tons of steel this year, but steelmakers can only produce 4 million

Fal Oil Signs Loan for Two Tankers

Sharjah-based Fal Oil Company recently signed a $102 million agreement with Citi for the financing of two Aframax tankers of 105,000 dwt capacity being built by Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries, says www.gulfnews.com The 15-year term loan facility covers 80 percent of the cost of the two tankers and will provide Fal Oil with three-years' pre-delivery and 12-years' post-delivery financing. The $102 million facility by Citi comes on the heels of a six-year $39 million term loan

TEN Announces Three-Year Charters for Tankers Selecao

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited announced three-year time- charters for Panamax newbuildings "Selecao" and "Socrates" to a major South American state oil company. The charters are expected to generate gross revenues in excess of $57 million for the Company over the corresponding charter period. The vessels are expected to be delivered in February and March of this year. After delivery of the "Selecao" and the "Socrates

Greek Ferries Chartered Out to Ease Cash Flow

Several Greek coastal shipping firms have resorted to chartering their ferries on foreign routes in order to secure some liquidity and continue operating. Companies believe that their smooth operation is being threatened by the negative course of the domestic maritime transport market as losses over the last three years have reached up to 1 billion euros, reports Greece insiders 'Kathimerini'. Sources say that at least three ferry companies have chartered their vessels on routes outside