Friday, March 11, 2011 Maritime News

Vantage Drilling Company Announces Agreement to Provide Construction Management Services for Two Aker Drilling Ultra Deepwater Drillships

Mar 11, 2011

Vantage Drilling Company ("Vantage, or the "Company") (NYSE Amex: VTG.U) (NYSE Amex: VTG) (NYSE Amex: VTG.WS) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement

Dry Bulk Shippers Fail to Benefit From Trade Growth

Mar 11, 2011

The Bedford Report Provides Analyst Research on Genco & Diana Shipping NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - March 10, 2011) - The bulk and tanker sectors of the shipping

Boatracs Announces Strategic Partnership with Software Provider

Mar 11, 2011

- Partnership with TransIT Solutions to Accelerate Time to Market - San Diego, California, March 8, 2011: Boatracs Inc., a leader in providing integrated communications

Deepwater Air Pollution Study Yields Surprising Results

Mar 11, 2011

Scientists from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science worked with National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers

Horizon Lines Successfully Amends Credit Agreement

Mar 11, 2011

Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) today announced that it has entered into a credit agreement amendment with its lender group, effective March 9, 2011, providing

Star Bulk Enters Into a New Time Charter for the Star Gamma

Mar 11, 2011

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (the "Company" or "Star Bulk") (NASDAQ: SBLK), today announced that the Company received a letter from Korea Line Corporation ("KLC"),

FMC Technologies Receives $125 Million Order From Petrobras

Mar 11, 2011

FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) announced today that it has received a $125 million order from Petrobras (NYSE: PBR, PBRA), Brazil's national oil company, to supply

Seaway Regulations & Rules Ammended

Mar 11, 2011

The U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada are jointly amending the Seaway Regulations and Rules.

SOCP 2011 April Meeting Registration

Mar 11, 2011

The theme for the Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) April meeting is “Supported Project Topics and Working Groups Issues. SOCP invites maritime industry

Yachting in Malta, Superyacht Industry Seminar

Mar 11, 2011

The International Superyacht Society (ISS) announced its collaboration with Wilfred Sultana & Associates in presenting the Superyacht Industry Seminar, The Way Forward,

MAMA Gets Approval for RFPEW Assessments

Mar 11, 2011

Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy is now Coast Guard-Approved to offer an RFPEW Assessments program. Students must have 60 days of engine room service to take the class.

Search and Salvage Down Under

Mar 11, 2011

The Central Queensland Port Authority is undertaking one of the largest capital improvement projects in Australia. The RG Tanna Wharf Expansion Project involves extending the pier by 350 meters,

Penguin’s Pelican Marine

Mar 11, 2011

A logical outgrowth of an established boat builder is a marine operating company. With a well established aluminum building yard in Singapore and a steel fabrication yard in Batam Indonesia,

SUNY Maritime College Admiral’s Scholarship Dinner

Mar 11, 2011

State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College’s annual Admiral’s Scholarship Dinner will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, on the College’s Throgs Neck, Bronx, New York campus.

Coast Guard Commandant Testifies on Appropriations

Mar 11, 2011

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp testified before the House Subcommittee on Homeland Security Appropriations here, Thursday, about the Coast Guard’s budget for fiscal year 2012.

This Day in U.S. Coast Guard History - March 11

Mar 11, 2011

 1941-  The Lend-Lease Program was inaugurated.  All 10 of the Coast Guard's Lake-class cutters were transferred to the Royal Navy under the program.  Two were lost in action against German forces.

This Day in U.S. Naval History - March 11

Mar 11, 2011

1935 - Birth of Naval Security Group when OP-20G became the Communications Security Group   1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Lend-Lease Act   1942 - In a PT boat,

Keppel Shipyard Nets Two Contracts Worth S$170 Million

Mar 11, 2011

Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has secured new contracts totalling S$170 million for two fast-track projects.

2010 Global and China Marine Diesel Engine Industry Report Available

Mar 11, 2011

Thanks to the fast development of shipbuilding industry, recent years have seen stable advancement of marine diesel engine industry. As of 2009, the global market

Hundreds killed in Tsunami, 8.9 Japan Quake

Mar 11, 2011

A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats,

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