Monday, March 15, 2010 Maritime News

Hearings Adjourn in Port Arthur

Mar 15, 2010

The Coast Guard adjourned the formal hearings, Thursday, March 11, concerning the Jan. 23, 2010, incident involving the tank vessel Eagle Otome, the Gull Arrow and the tug Dixie Vengeance.

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, EA Comments

Mar 15, 2010

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is requesting public comments for a planned Environmental Assessment of the impacts of implementing additional in-stream

Neilson NSRI’s Academic Research Director

Mar 15, 2010

The National Subsea Research Institute (NSRI) has appointed Dr. Richard Neilson as academic research director. Dr. Neilson has more than 20 years experience as

TEN Semi-Annual Dividend

Mar 15, 2010

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN) (NYSE:TNP) announced that its Board of Directors has declared the company’s semi-annual dividend of $0.30 per share payable

Delta Wave Launches dTrac

Mar 15, 2010

Delta Wave Communications, Inc. announced their new web based dTrac asset tracking solution. dTrac supports a variety of  satellite communications technologies for global asset tracking requirements.

Wilhelmsen 2000 Tonnes Shipment for Belwind

Mar 15, 2010

Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s Project Logistics team at Lysaker, Norway has just completed two shipments of heavy duty electrical cable to Belgium, for use in the

BEI Security Announces MarineNet

Mar 15, 2010

Houston-based, BEI Security announced the availability of MarineNet, an above water and underwater security intrusion detection system for commercial and military facilities.

Construction on Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass

Mar 15, 2010

The Canaveral Harbor Federal Sand Bypass Project at the Port Canaveral in Fla. is scheduled for construction this month (March). As a result, sand that has accumulated

Ezra Orders MacGregor Cargotec Cranes

Mar 15, 2010

Cargotec will deliver two large offshore cranes to Singapore-based Ezra Marine Service Pte Ltd in 2010 and beginning of 2011 respectively. The cranes will be fitted

Tyco Telecommunications Renamed TE SubCom

Mar 15, 2010

Tyco Telecommunications, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, announced it is now operating under a new corporate name: Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications (TE SubCom).

Offshore Solutions’ OAS, 1000 Connections

Mar 15, 2010

Offshore Solutions B.V. (OSBV) reported that the OAS, mounted onboard the GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V. (GSEPN) chartered vessel, REM Mermaid, has achieved over 1,

Bergen Oilfield Services Extends Veripos Contract

Mar 15, 2010

Veripos has been awarded an extension to its existing master services contract with Bergen Oilfield Services (BOS), one of Norway’s seismic survey contractors operating worldwide.

This Day in Coast Guard History – March 16

Mar 15, 2010

1909- At Assateague Beach, Virginia, the schooner Charley C. Weaver began taking on water.  One of the crew notified the keeper that the schooner was leaking. The

This Day in Naval History – March 16

Mar 15, 2010

1911 - Hulk of USS Maine sunk at sea in deep water with full military honors. 1945 - Iwo Jima declared secure. 1966 - Launch of Gemini 8. Former naval aviator

TOP Ships Q4 & FY2009 Results

Mar 15, 2010

TOP Ships Inc. (NASDAQ: TOPS) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. For the fourth quarter of 2009,

Reactivation of USCG Cutter Polar Star

Mar 15, 2010

Adm. Thad W. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, addressed the media aboard the Polar Class Icebreaker Polar Star, homeported in Seattle, Wash., as Lt. Cmdr. Jack W.

Malaysia, Ship Robbed at Anchor

Mar 15, 2010

The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issued an incident alert stating that a chemical tanker anchored at night off southeast Malaysia was boarded by an unknown number of robbers,

Crude Carries Pricing, Initial Public Offering

Mar 15, 2010

Crude Carriers Corp. announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 13,500,000 common shares at $19 per share. The underwriters have an option to purchase up to an additional 2,

Aker Philadelphia’s 9th Product Tanker

Mar 15, 2010

On March 10, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (Oslo: AKPS) launched Ship 013, the ninth product tanker in a series of 12 to be completed by 2011. The 46,000 dwt vessel

Transocean Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Contract

Mar 15, 2010

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) announced that the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer Inspiration has commenced operations for Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a wholly

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