Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Maritime News

Grimaldi Newbuild for Hamburg–West Africa Connection

Sep 27, 2011

Overnight from 25 to 26 September 2011, the GRANDE SIERRA LEONE docked at the Unikai terminal at the Port of Hamburg for the first time. It is the first sailing

Marlink, Thrane & Thrane Agreement for Sailor 900 VSAT

Sep 27, 2011

Marlink and Thrane & Thrane have come to an agreement for the introduction of the brand new Thrane & Thrane SAILOR 900 VSAT antenna, which is commercially released in September 2011.

New Tanker Mothballed, First Since 1980s

Sep 27, 2011

According to a report from Bloomberg, a shipowner will mothball a newly built tanker for the first time since the 1980s as a glut of the ships erodes earnings. The aframax tanker,

ThyssenKrupp In Talks With Star Capital on Blohm + Voss

Sep 27, 2011

 According to a report from the Dow Jones Newswires, German industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp AG (TKA.XE) is in exclusive talks to sell large parts of its Blohm + Voss shipbuilding business to U.

China's Shipbuilders Suffer Fall in New Orders

Sep 27, 2011

According to a report from Yonhap, orders won by Chinese shipbuilders dropped more than 6 percent in the first seven months of this year due mainly to prolonged uncertainties in the global economy,

Vietnam Charges Vinashin Executives

Sep 27, 2011

According to a report from the Associated Press, Vietnam’s state media said Vietnamese police have pressed charges against nine senior executives of a government-owned shipbuilding company,

Boatswain’s Locker Hosts Marine Trade Open House

Sep 27, 2011

Everyone in the marine trades, from boat builders to technicians to operators, are invited to attend the Boatswain’s Locker Open House in Costa Mesa, CA on Monday, October 3, 2011.

MARIS Supplies ECDIS to Hong Kong Police

Sep 27, 2011

Maritime Information Systems AS, Norway (MARIS), a recognised Electronic Navigation specialist, has secured its first contract from the Hong Kong Marine Police.

ICS Stresses Importance of Treaty Ratification

Sep 27, 2011

Governments must not impede the smooth operation of a global maritime regulatory regime by failing to ratify and implement crucial maritime conventions, warns the

Expro Wins Hess Australia Appraisal Drilling Contract

Sep 27, 2011

Leading international oilfield services company Expro, has secured a contract worth in excess of $6 million (£3.7 million) with Hess Australia for an appraisal

GAC’s New Team to Boost Presence in Brazil

Sep 27, 2011

Rio de Janeiro, 26 September 2011 – GAC is strengthening its logistics and oil & gas services in Latin America, with the announcement of two new appointments at GAC Brazil.

CG Auxiliary Rescue Research Vessel Passengers

Sep 27, 2011

  cut Oceanis photo_web.JPG Photo courtesy Rande Wilson A U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary operations vessel rescued nine children and one adult from the 40’ R/V Oceanic,

Bay Shipbuilding Begins Steel-Cutting on Tidewater PSV

Sep 27, 2011

Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG) announced that its Bay Shipbuilding Company started steel-cutting on two 92.4-meter (303’) platform supply vessels (PSVs), of the

Topaz Adds OSV to Support BP Contract

Sep 27, 2011

Topaz Marine, a division of Topaz Energy and Marine recently acquired the Caspian Provider, an advanced Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), to join the company’s fleet

ABS Type Approval for Hyde Guardian

Sep 27, 2011

Hyde Marine, Inc. announced that its Hyde GUARDIAN ballast water treatment system (BWTS) received Type Approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on September 13, 2011.

Boudreaux Corporate VP for Litigation, Huntington Ingalls

Sep 27, 2011

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HII) announced that Chad N. Boudreaux has joined the company as corporate vice president for litigation, investigations and compliance.

Kano Laboratories Free Plant Maintenance Tips

Sep 27, 2011

More than 100 maintenance tips, collected from maintenance and operations personnel nationwide, are now available in a revised brochure from Kano Laboratories, the makers of Kroil Penetrating Oil.

Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded $697.6M Missile Destroyer Contract

Sep 27, 2011

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division was awarded a $697.6 million fixed-price incentive construction

Moose Boats Delivers Patrol Vessel to Oakland Police

Sep 27, 2011

Moose Boats, a designer and builder of aluminum boats, has delivered a Moose M2-37 security and patrol vessel to the Oakland Police Department to provide expanded

Statoil Plans for Development of Skuld Field, Norway

Sep 27, 2011

Statoil and its partners have submitted a plan for development and operation of the Skuld field on the Halten Bank to the authorities. Norne operations vice president Anita A.

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