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Eli Maersk Lauded for Refugee Rescue
GENEVA, September 9 (UNHCR) – The escalating death toll and harrowing survivors' tales in the Gulf of Aden have prompted UN refugee agency chief António Guterres…
USCG Forms Maritime Recovery, Restoration Task Force
ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Coast Guard announced the formation of a Maritime Recovery and Restoration Task Force here to assist incident commanders engaged in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
Gulf of Mexico Port Update
The U.S. The Industrial Canal is open east of the Cowan/Lorraine bridge. Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) operating at 75% capacity. Numerous reports of oil and gas leaks in the Gulf of Mexico.
GlobalSantaFe Updates Rig Status
GlobalSantaFe provided a preliminary estimate for the expected start of operations for its four offshore drilling rigs damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Most of the…
MARAD Ships Help in Hurricane Recovery
Eight ships from MARAD’s National Defense Reserve Fleet are serving in the national effort to recover from Hurricane Katrina. Two Ready Reserve Force ships have stood firm in New Orleans…
Wilh. Wilhelmsen, SvitzerWijsmuller Join Forces
Abeer Marine Services (AMS), a company in the Wilh. Wilhelmsen group (WW) will establish a joint operating company with the Maersk-owned SvitzerWijsmuller (SW).
Wärtsilä Power for New Zealand Project Protector
The offshore patrol vessels to be built by Tenix Defence Pty Ltd for the New Zealand Navy will be equipped with Wärtsilä propulsion systems. Wärtsilä won contracts…
Keppel FELS Delivers Jackup Rig
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), delivered a KFELS B Class jackup rig to the National Drilling Company…
USCG Update After Rita
ST. LOUIS - More than 4,000 Coast Guardsmen continue to save lives and assess the damage to waterways, aids to navigation, the environment and maritime transportation…
Chevron Typhoon TLP Heavily Damaged
Chevron Corporation has begun moving refined products to retailers in Texas and Louisiana and is actively assessing the effects to its operations in the Gulf of…
OSI Provides Update on Acquisition
Offshore Systems International Ltd. definitive agreements for the transaction. letter of intent to purchase the target company on July 11, 2005. "The process is going very well…
Swire Pacific Offshore Selects MAN B&W
MAN B&W Diesel has been awarded the contract to supply complete twin-screw medium speed propulsion packages for six Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels (AHTS). The newbuildings…
MarAd Approves Three Applications
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has approved three applications under Section 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended. 4,295-gross-ton mobile offshore drilling unit SEASCOUT to Thule Drilling ASA…
Aker Yards Wins PSV Contract
Aker Yards has signed a contract with Island Offshore VI K/S, a company within the Island Offshore Group in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to deliver a UT 776 E platform supply vessel.
Aker Yards to build AHTS for NorSkan Offshore
NorSkan Offshore Ltda., Brazil, to build an Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessel. Delivery is scheduled for April 2007. DOF ASA in Norway on a 50/50 basis, and…
Governments to Adopt New Maritime Security Measures
The Diplomatic Conference on the Revision of the SUA Treaties opened October 10 to begin its consideration of amendments to the Convention for the Suppression of…
Transocean Wins Contracts for Rigs
The Transocean Leader, a fourth-generation, deepwater semi-submersible rig, won a one-year contract from Statoil ASA for exploration and development drilling operations offshore Norway.
FERC Requires Pre-Filing Process for New LNG Projects
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission adopted a final rule requiring potential developers of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals to initiate pre-filing…
AVEVA Strategic Initiative in China
AVEVA has restructured its Chinese operations into two operational divisions. The move will dedicate AVEVA’s VANTAGE engineering solutions and personnel to the unique…
Neptune Deepwater LNG Port Application Complete
SUEZ LNG NA LLC's subsidiary Neptune LNG LLC said today it received a letter from the United States Coast Guard deeming its Neptune Deepwater Port application for a license complete. (LNG) facility.