Aker Kværner Forms FPSO Operations Entity
Aker Kvaerner and the Norwegian ship owner Aktieselskabet Borgestad ASA established a new company named Aker Borgestad Operations AS, combining expertise withinā¦
Northrop Grumman Paints '77' Designation on Carrier's Island
On June 15, Northrop Grumman Corporation employees Charles Pierce and Jimmy Shoulars painted the carrier designation "77" onto the island of the nation's newest aircraft carrier, George H.
Keppel Secures Contracts for Icebreakers
An artist impression of the icebreaker and the ice breaking supply ship, which Keppel Singmarine is building for LUKOIL. The vessels are due for delivery between end 2007 & mid 2008.
Fire Damages Three Boats at NOAA Center
The AP reported that a fire swept through an old wooden pier, damaging two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) buildings and three of the agency's boats.
Coast Guard Activates Rescue 21 in Gulf States
The U.S. Coast Guard has begun using a new command, control and communications system known as Rescue 21, for search and rescue, marine environmental protectionā¦
Canadian Coast Guard Gets More Funding
The Canadian Press has reported that the federal Canadian government has approved an additional $45m for the Canadian Coast Guard this year, in an effort tokeepā¦
Blount Boats to Construct Ferry for PIADC
Blount Boats, Inc. shipyard at Warren, RI has contracted with the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) of the United States Department of Homeland Securityā¦
Law Firm Warns on Shipbuilding Contracts
London law firm Lawrence Graham LLP says owners contracting for new ships should be extra careful about communication with the yard to ensure that they do actually get the ship they wantā¦
Vinashin Wins $4.5b Contracts in Six-Month Period
The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) signed shipbuilding contracts with foreign partners, including those from Japan, Germany and Israel, worthā¦
Omega Navigation Announces Delivery Tankers
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc., a provider of global marine transportation services announced that it has taken delivery of two product tankers, the Iasonasā¦
B&H Ocean Acquires Product Tanker
B&H Ocean Carriers Ltd., said it acquired a Panamax product tanker. Financial terms were undisclosed. The double-sided vessel was built in 1998 and has a capacity of 61,000 deadweight tons.
MC Shipping to Buy 2 LP Gas Tankers
MC Shipping Inc., said it plans to buy a pair of semi-refridgerated liquefied petroleum gas tankers from Germany's Bernhard Schulte Group. The company did not disclose the cost of the shipsā¦
Pirates Attack off Indonesia
Reuters has reported that pirates have attacked three ships, including two U.N.-chartered vessels and a Japanese bulk carrier, in Indonesian waters around the Malacca Strait in recent daysā¦
Bollinger to Add Jobs for $198m Navy Project
According to reports, U.S. Navy awarded a Lockheed Martin-led team nearly $198m for construction of the Navyās third Littoral Combat Ship. This is the second LCS awarded to the Lockheed Martin team.
Rolls-Royce Sells Tugs to Esnaad
Rolls-Royce group has sold two UT780 tugboats to the UAEās Esnaad, a unit of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. The boats, which will be able to operate in warm seasā¦
Investors Cool on Adsteam Bid
Institutional shareholders of tugboat company Adsteam Marine remained mixed about the recommended $700m all-cash takeover offer from Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk.
Santos Strikes Oil
According to reports, the Australian oil exploration company Santos announced an oil and gas discovery at the Dua-4X exploration well currently being drilled in exploration Block 12Eā¦
Moular Barge Mounted Coal to Liquids Facility
Waller Marine, Inc. of Houston has been selected as part of the Project Team for the initial Feasibility Study of the $5b Geismer, La., Clean Coal to Liquid Fuels Projectā¦
Rain Helps Clean Up Efforts
Rains delayed clean up crews working in the Calcasieu Ship Channel. Although clean up crews were temporarily forced out of the water by the rainfall and safety concernsā¦
Collision with Breakaway Barges
In an unpublished case, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that a marine terminal on the Mississippi River is liable for damage to a ship causedā¦
