Keppel Wins Enscor $245m Jackup Deal
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has secured a contract to build an enhanced KFELS Super A Class harsh environment jackup rig from Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) for $245 million.
Campaign Against Piracy Hits Big Screen
SOS SaveOurSeafarers, a high profile, shipping industry anti- piracy campaign is taking its message to celluloid with the launch of a short video highlighting the human and economic cost of Somali piracy. The six-minute video was launched this week at the Safety4Seainternational maritime security conference in Athens and highlights the significant threat of Somali piracy attacks for the worldwide seafarer community and potentially for world trade itself.
Shipyard Accident Kills 5, Injures 7
According to a statement released earlier today from Keppel Subic Shipyard, a shipyard accident in the Philippines has left five dead and seven injured. "It is withā¦
Ecospeed: Ending Rudder Cavitation Damage Problems
Founded in 1893 Ernst Russ is a Hamburg based, family owned shipping company. For close to 120 years, Ernst Russ has been offering customers the highest standards in ship management. The company has a fleet of ten vessels including five ro-ro cargo ships. Due to their higher propeller revs, the rudders of these ro-ro cargo vessels suffered particularly from cavitation damage. Grzegorz Girjat is Superintendent of Ernst Russ, responsible for the five ro-ro ships. Those ships were built in 1999.
KPI Bridge Oil Adds Bunker Trader for Valparaiso Office
KPI Bridge Oil has appointed Mr. Cesar A. Aguilar as Bunker Trader in its Valparaiso office. Cesar is an experienced shipping and bunkering professional with 7 years of experience in international shipping and bunkering and a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the University Federico Santa Maria of Valparaiso. Cesar is fluent in Spanish and English. Pedro Vergara, General Manager, KPI Bridge Oil Valparaiso says: āWe are very pleased to have Cesar on boardā¦
Silver Ships Adds to Sales Team
Silver Ships, Inc. has announced the appointment to its Sales Team of Sherry and Malcolm Wisch of Long Island, NY as Regional Sales Managers. In making this announcementā¦
$158.3m, 14-Tug contract Awarded
The Panama Canal Authority awarded Astilleros Armon S.A., a ship building and repairing company based in Spain, a $158.3 million contract to acquire 14 new tugsā¦
Ship Equip: 1000 VSAT Systems in Operation
Ship Equip, a maritime VSAT communications provider, announced an important landmark of 1,000 operational VSAT systems. This achievement also coincides with theā¦
Mill Log Marine Partnership with Thordon Bearings
Mill Log Marine announces Thordon Bearings components are now available in British Columbia. Mill Log Marine, Burnaby, BC (www.milllog.com) announced that Thordon Bearings Inc.
NATO Chief Warns of Increasing Pirate Activity
In the last few days the number of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia has increased highlighting the fact that now the monsoon is weakening, the pirates are once again ready to attack merchant ships transiting through the Indian Ocean. MC Northwood's Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral Hank Ort (NLD N) states, "in the last few years, it has been the case that come October when the South West monsoon weakensā¦
Mobile BWT Facility Begins Operations
MARAD helps to fund Mobile Ballast Water Testing Facility. The Maritime Administration, along with the Maritime Environmental Resource Center and Maryland Port Administrationā¦
MARAD Approves Title XI Loan Guarantee
The Maritime Administration has approved a $346,129,000 Title XI guarantee to Vessel Management Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crowley Holdings, Inc., for the construction of three 330,000 barrel double hull tug/barge units. VT Halter Marine, Inc. in Gulfport, Mississippi is constructing the barges and Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Washington has been retained to build the tugs.
DOJ: Life Sentence in Piracy Convictions
Two Somalis Sentenced to Life in Prison for Acts of Piracy Against the S/V Quest. Muhidin Salad Omar, a/k/a āMuhiyaden Salad,ā a/k/a āGurdan,ā a/k/a āGardan,ā a/k/a āGurden,ā a/k/a āMuhdin,ā a/k/a āDudan,ā 30, and Mahdi Jama Mohamed, a/k/a āMahdi,ā age estimated to be 23 to 24, both of Somalia, were sentenced today in Norfolk federal court for acts of piracy against the S/V Quest, which resulted in the murder of United States citizens Scott Underwood Adamā¦
Horizon Lines Completes Comprehensive Refinancing
New Capital Structure Provides Opportunity for Significant Deleveraging. Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) today announced that it has completed a comprehensive refinancingā¦
Omega Obtains Additional Relief From US Court
Omega To Continue To Operate in the Ordinary Course of Business. Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc. (ONAVQ) announced today that, in connection with its Chapter 11 proceedings in Houstonā¦
Le Havre: Expansion of Ro-Ro Terminal
10% more traffic and new yard surface available. 2011 looks promising for the ro-ro terminal! At the end of August 2011, 245,600 vehicles had been handled on the terminalā¦
Stolt-Nielsen Reports 3Q Results for 2011
Stolt-Nielsen Limited (Oslo Børs: SNI) today reported unaudited results for the third quarter ended August 31, 2011. Net profit attributable to shareholders in the third quarter was $22.4 millionā¦
BMT ARGOSS and Tension Technology in Partnership
BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced a partnership with Tension Technology International (TTI) to develop improved functionality of the OPTIMOOR mooring analysis computer programme. OPTIMOOR is an easy-to-use tool for use by vessel and terminal personnel, as well as port designers and naval architects. It uses theā¦
Newest Puget Sound Ferry to Arrive
Crews will test the Kennewick in coming weeks. If you happen to be in the right place at the right time, you may catch a glimpse of the newest state ferry sailing around Puget Sound in the next couple weeks. Builder Vigor Shipyards plans to start testing the ferry Kennewick this week before delivering it to Washington State Ferries. āWeāre looking forward to Vigor really putting the Kennewick to the test in sea trials before we add it to our fleetā¦
Wells Marine Launches Battery Management System
The Boat Builders Labor Saving Device ā Custom Designs Available. Battery management system manufacturer Wells Marine Technology has launched a space-saving flat panel model of its Total Automatic Battery Management System (T.A.B.S.) that can be configured easily for any single, twin or triple engine application and can also be custom-designed to builder model specifications. Wells T.A.B.S. connects battery chargersā¦
