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Dec 27, 2010
Todd Shipyards Corp. (NYSE: TOD) and Vigor Industrial LLC announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Vigor will acquire the stock of Todd for $22.
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Dec 27, 2010
DryShips Inc. a global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk cargoes and off-shore contract drilling oil services, announced today that it has
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Dec 27, 2010
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) announced that the Board of Directors of The National Chemical Carriers (NCCNCC) (one of its affiliates) agreed
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Dec 27, 2010
As many as seven tugboats finally freed a huge coal barge stuck aground for days near , the U.S. Coast Guard said, as reported by UPI
The 780-ft. vessel McKee Sons was reportedly carrying nearly 12,
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Dec 27, 2010
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering aims to secure $11 billion in orders next year, according to a Reuters report. The global news service quoted Sang-tae,
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Dec 27, 2010
The booming shipbuilding industry in is set to get 2bn taka ($28.5mn) refinancing fund as the central bank reviews the plan.
According to a report on www.gulf-times.
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Dec 27, 2010
According to an Associated Press report, state media say the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group doesn't yet have an agreement on the first repayment toward $600m it owes foreign creditors.
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Dec 27, 2010
8th December 2010 marked the 2nd anniversary of the start of Operation ATALANTA, the European Union’s Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) counter-piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin.
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Dec 27, 2010
Aluminum Boats Australia’s (ABA) latest vessel has been delivered to her new owners and has successfully completed her delivery voyage from Brisbane to Madang Port, Papua New Guinea.
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Dec 27, 2010
2010 was the most successful year in the history for AIDA Cruises, with a strong surge in both sales and passenger numbers. Michael Thamm, President of AIDA Cruises,
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Dec 27, 2010
Aker Solutions has won a contract to build and install a new compressor module on the Statoil-operated Kristin platform in the Norwegian Sea. The contract value is approximately $151m.
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Dec 27, 2010
As a consequence of a year-long feasibility study, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) proposed on Dec. 21 that its Vessel General Permit be modified
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Dec 27, 2010
Military Sealift Command-chartered heavy lift crane ship MV Ocean Titan delivered the second of a new class of U.S.-built patrol boats to Manama, Bahrain. The 115-ft boat is destined for Iraq,
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Dec 27, 2010
National Oil Spill Commission Set a Press Conference Date to Release Its Final Report:
Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling
Who:
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Dec 27, 2010
During the night of the 22 December, the MV Thor Nautilus defeated a pirate attack thanks to the use of BMP (Best Management Practices), showing the efficiency
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Dec 27, 2010
In the early hours of 25 December, the MV Thor Nexus was pirated approximately 450 nautical miles North East of the island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean. The 20,
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Dec 27, 2010
Keppel AmFELS Inc., a wholly-owned US subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, has delivered the third of four EXL jackup rigs to a subsidiary of Rowan Companies, Inc.
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Dec 27, 2010
Protctor USA announced that its Targa 28 played a critical role in a recent on-water rescue by the Alameda County Fire Department. Within days of its delivery,
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Dec 27, 2010
1968-In October 1968, the United States Air Force requested additional LORAN-C coverage in Southeast Asia and by 27 December 1968 the Coast Guard had received authorization
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Dec 27, 2010
1777 - Floating mines intended for use against British Fleet found in Delaware River.
1814 - Destruction of schooner Carolina, the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's
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