Thursday, December 15, 2011 Maritime News

Milbank Leads in $692 Million Drillship Deal

Dec 15, 2011

Milbank Represents Group of International Lenders in $692 Million Financing for New Deep Sea Drilling Ship Purchased by Brazil’s Schahin Group. Black Diamond 1

BOURBON expands its activities in Russia

Dec 15, 2011

BOURBON opens a new affiliate in Saint Petersburg, Bourbon Baltic, which will provide clients with first-class ship management resources. It complements BOURBON’s current operations in Sakhalin.

IMarEST Role in Marine Mining

Dec 15, 2011

Marine mining, featured on the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) Technical Activities Hot Topics Register, has added an important

This Day in Naval History

Dec 15, 2011

From the Navy News Service.   1943 - The Chief of Naval Operations issued the Bureau of Naval Personnel Circular Letter on non-discrimination in the Navy V-12 program.

Army Takes Delivery of Fire/Rescue Boat

Dec 15, 2011

U.S. Army Takes Delivery of New Fire/Rescue boat from Gladding-Hearn. Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation has delivered a new high-speed fire/rescue boat to the U.

Hann 40 Peacemaker Intrroduced by Hann

Dec 15, 2011

Hann Powerboats, Inc, of Sarasota, Florida, has introduced its Hann 40 Peacemaker, a fast patrol boat.   This all-aluminum boat features twin Cummins 425 HP motors and Arneson surface drives.

IHC Merwede Wins €200m in Orders

Dec 15, 2011

HC Merwede won orders for vessels and equipment in its core markets of dredging and offshore to the value of €200m. The latest agreements confirmed by IHC Merwede

Secure Waters Offers Trip Threat Reports

Dec 15, 2011

The Maritime Security Council has accredited the on-demand trip threat reports.   Piracy continues to be a major problem affecting large yachts and worldwide shipping concerns.

McKinney Chooses Mitsubishi

Dec 15, 2011

For more than 40 years, McKinney Companies has served the Gulf petroleum and dry cargo industries from its headquarters on the Mississippi River and Intracoastal Waterway.

Ocean Rig UDW: Olympia Contract Novated

Dec 15, 2011

Ocean Rig UDW (NASDAQ: ORIG) announced that the remainder of the existing drilling contract with Vanco for the 6th generation drillship Ocean Rig Olympia has been

MPT Upgrades Simulator System

Dec 15, 2011

Maritime Professional Training (MPT) has upgraded its simulator, and the maritime training and education provider is claiming that it will be world’s most visually

Transas Receives BSH Certificate for ECDIS Training

Dec 15, 2011

Transas Marine GmbH is the first among all German training institutes to receive BSH Flag State approval for its STCW conform ECDIS training. BSH has issued a certificate

Voith to Propel 70-ton Tug for the Port of Haifa

Dec 15, 2011

The Port of Haifa is one of the largest ports in Israel and a key hub for trade in the Eastern Mediterranean. The port handles over 20 million tons of goods a year.

Z Backscatter Cargo Inspection for Saudi Arabia

Dec 15, 2011

American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI), received its first order for a Z Backscatter Van (ZBV) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The ZBV system will

A Milestone for N-KOM and Intersleek

Dec 15, 2011

September 2011 witnessed a milestone for International Paint and N-KOM, the Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited, Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard, with

Ship Emissions First: Commercial Scrubber System in Operation

Dec 15, 2011

Hamworthy Krystallon announced that the first of four vessels installed with the company’s seawater scrubbers for Italian ship owner Ignazio Messina & Co has come on line.

Mission Possible: Reinventing the Keel

Dec 15, 2011

When vessel owners and operators opt to bite the bullet and invest millions of dollars into a new workboat, it is reasonable to assume that they will start shopping

New ONR Tech Ship Systems to Share Information Seamlessly

Dec 15, 2011

With Sailors and Marines increasingly relying upon networked data and apps, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) demonstrated to Department of the Navy officials

OceanSaver: BWT Industry first to Korea

Dec 15, 2011

Oceansaver achieved a milestone for the ballast water treatment industry with the commissioning of the first treatment system to include filters on a crude oil tanker in Korea.

UK Club Checklist for Tanker Operators

Dec 15, 2011

A new publication from the UK P&I Club “How to prevent tanker cargo shortage claims” and subtitled “The cause of claims and how to avoid them during pre-loading,

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