GPA Design For CNG Carrier
Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) is providing the design to Sea NG Corp. located in Calgary, Canada, for two additional versions of the Coselle Compressed Natural Gas CNG carrier…
Mitsui Delivers 60th 56,000-dwt Bulk Carrier
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. recently completed a 56,000 dwt bulk carrier MV Torenia (shipyard Hull No. 1648) which had been under construction in…
Swire Orders 4 More Anchor Handlers
Swire Pacific Offshore ordered another four IMT966 anchor handlers to the IMT Marine Consultants design. These follow six similar vessels already under construction at Labroy Shipyards, Singapore.
Helix Announces Another GOM Find
Helix Energy Solutions announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Energy Resource Technology GOM (ERT) has made a second discovery in Garden Banks Block 506, approximately…
Rolls-Royce Launches New Waterjet
The largest waterjet so far in the Rolls-Royce Kamewa FF series has now been introduced. It extends the power range of these axial flow aluminium waterjets to 1,800 kW.
Aqua-Chem Wins $12.8m Navy Deal
Aqua-Chem, Inc., Knoxville, Tenn., is being awarded a $12,829,398 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract for 6,800 gallon-per-day Reverse…
Electric Boat Awarded Sub Funds
Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $116,369,994 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-2103) for lead yard services, and for…
This Day in Naval History - July 17
1858 - U.S. sloop Niagara departs Queenstown, Ireland, to assist in laying first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. 1898 - Santiago, Cuba surrenders to U.S. Naval forces.
Moore Stephens Touts New York
If you want to list your shipping company today, in most instances, New York can still offer you the best options. London has plenty of capital, Oslo has plenty of people who know shipping…
Danaos Re-charters Norasia Hamburg Ahead of 2008 Redelivery
Danaos Corporation has signed an agreement with the United Arab Shipping Corporation to time charter the 3,908 TEU Norasia-Hamburg for a period of 36 months. During the first 12 months of the charter…
Tidewater to Continue to Repurchase Shares of Common Stock
Tidewater Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new program for the Company to spend up to $200 million to repurchase shares of its common…
KVH Launches Broadband Service
KVH Industries, Inc. has introduced a new type of satellite communications service that enables small, 24-in. antennas to provide always on broadband data connections to vessels.
Northrop Grumman Completes Delivery of
Northrop Grumman Corp. Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) combat system. communication system. Facility in Pittsfield, Mass. Independence (LCS-2) and put into sea trials in 2008. The ICMS is the U.S.
Labroy Wins Contracts Worth $47m
Singapore's Labroy Marine said it had won two shipbuilding orders for two platform supply vessels from a German customer worth a total of $47.2m scheduled for delivery in 2009. Source: Reuters
SFL Acquires Containership
Ship Finance International Limited announced the agreement to acquire the 2003 built vessel Montemar Europa. This acquisition includes an existing time-charter…
ABS Classes First CSR Tankers Built in the U.S.
International classification society ABS confirmed it will class the first common structural rules (CSR) tankers built in the United States. Three, shallow-draft 49…
Cutter to Welcome New Skipper
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane will welcome a new commanding officer in a change of command ceremony here Tuesday at 10 a.m. The crew will welcome Cmdr. John W.
Technip Wins Umbilical Installation Deal in GOM
Technip has been awarded by Mariner Energy, Inc. a contract for an electrohydraulic control umbilical for the Bass Lite field development in the Gulf of Mexico.
SeaBird Signs with CapRock
SeaBird Exploration, a provider of seismic services, selected CapRock's new maritime service, SeaAccess Communications, as its satellite solution for three of its seismic vessels.
Deepwater Wind Turbine Installed
The installation of the second deepwater offshore wind turbine was recently celebrated by The Engineering Business (EB). On July 6, 2007, EB's Beatrice Offshore…
