Monday, August 13, 2012 Maritime News

'Green Products of the Year Award' Accepting Entries

Aug 13, 2012

West Marine's annual competition offers the chance to win US$ 10.000. West Marine, a specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories, announces that it

Somali Pirates Arrested, to be Detained in Holland

Aug 13, 2012

Counter-piracy warship 'HNLMS Rotterdam' frees captives from pirated dhow, the accused to face trial in The Netherlands. After a three day hunt by NATO and EU counter piracy forces,

COSCO Win Jack-up Drill Rig Contract from Talland

Aug 13, 2012

COSCO Corp. secures US$170-million order from Talland Navigation Corp. Ltd. for a jack-up drilling rig. COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group Co.

Sinopacific Shipbuilding & Topco Link-up at OSV World 2012

Aug 13, 2012

Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group to team up with event organizer The Oriental Pro-Energy Consulting Organization (Topco). Sinopacific announce its cooperation with

Great Lakes Coal Trade Down More Than 12 Percent in July

Aug 13, 2012

Shipments of coal on the Great Lakes totaled 2.7 million tons in July, a slight increase – 63,000 tons – compared to June, but a drop of 12.4 percent compared to a year ago.

Marcon International Brokering Tarsiut Island Caissons in Arctic

Aug 13, 2012

Marcon International, Inc. of Coupeville, Washington has been chosen to market four concrete caisson section constructed in 1981 to drill exploration wells in the shallow Beaufort Sea.

ClassNK in Joint Ship Design Project

Aug 13, 2012

ClassNK Starts Joint Research Project with Shipyards on Upgraded Design taking into consideration Ship's Performance in Actual Seas.   ClassNK (Chairman and President:

USCG Issues Policy Letter

Aug 13, 2012

Subj: ALTERNATE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE SETTINGS ON VESSELS CARRYING LIQUEFIED GASES IN BULK IN INDEPENDENT TYPE B AND TYPE C TANKS.   Ref:   (a) International

DOJ: Second Indictment for Somali Pirates

Aug 13, 2012

More Charges for Alleged Somali Pirates Indicted for Attack of the USS Ashland.   A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia has returned a second superseding indictment,

Industry Teams Up for Future Marine Network Standard

Aug 13, 2012

OneNet to be introduced by 2014.   A group of marine industry experts have contributed their engineering expertise to help form and develop a significant future element of marine electronics,

New World Record for Highest Freefall Lifeboat

Aug 13, 2012

Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has set a new freefall lifeboat record with its new generation FF1200 boat.   The boat was successfully dropped from a freefall height of 60 metres.

Grandweld Delivers Two Tugboats to ADPC

Aug 13, 2012

Grandweld Shipyards has commemorated the delivery of the two new 55 Tons Bollard Pull Escort Tugboats in a special ceremony held at Khalifa Port on August 6, 2012.

Topaz Wins New Charters, Acquires Two AHTS

Aug 13, 2012

Topaz signs over $65 million of new charters and announces the acquisition of two AHTS. Renaissance subsidiary, Topaz Energy and Marine (“Topaz”), a UAE-based oil field services company,

China Aids its Shipowners with Leasing Plan

Aug 13, 2012

China initiates a trial program in Shanghai designed to help the nation’s beleaguered shipowners. Under the new policy by the Ministry of Transport, ships leased

Brazil's New Ocean Patrol Boat Heads for Home

Aug 13, 2012

First of three BAE Systems built patrol boats for the Brazilian Navy, departs the UK for Rio de Janeiro. Amazonas has completed a rigorous sea-training program

Shipbuilding Apprentices Move Up, Start Work at Ingalls

Aug 13, 2012

Nearly 300 new Ingalls Shipbuilding employees receive a right royal welcome into the workforce. The new employees were welcomed by Governor Phil Bryant, Ingalls

Indian Port Set to Develop Mega-container Terminal

Aug 13, 2012

Container ship traffic: Chennai Port in SE India is going all out to regain top position. Work on the Chennai Port Mega Terminal Project is expected to start shortly

GE to Acquire Norwegian Subsea Monitoring Provider

Aug 13, 2012

GE to acquire Naxys, supplier of leak detection & condition monitoring sensors for subsea applications. Naxys, is a Norway-based provider of subsea leak detection

Another Bulk Ship Owner Sees Profits Plunge

Aug 13, 2012

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. reports second quarter 2012 financial results. Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. is the largest U.S. based owner of Handymax dry bulk vessels. Headquartered in New York City,

China Begins Work on its SATNAV Test Network

Aug 13, 2012

China to build a test & certification network for its Beidou satellite navigation system over the next three years. An authoritative testing and certification

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