Report: Outlook for OSV Industry Looks Bright
According to reports, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production activities by oil majors are likely to pick up steam and go forward with the surging demandā¦
Seadrill Gets Contract Extensions
Seadrill has been awarded a contract by Total for extension of the production drilling assignment for the self-erecting semi-tender rig West Menang. The contractā¦
Setron Joins Shipbuilding Business
Setron said the alliance entails designing and building ships and similar vessels to primarily serve the oil and gas industry. "The company is confident that theā¦
VBSS Teams From Africa, Europe, U.S. Train Together
Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) teams from Africa and Europe finished a week's worth of Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) training June 8 by conductingā¦
Romania and Britain Investigate Ship Deal
According to reports, Romanian and British anti-fraud officials said on Friday they were investigating a 2003 deal in which two used British naval ships were refurbishedā¦
USCG ā Dry Cargo Residue Disposal
The US Coast Guard posted on the Internet its draft Sampling Plan referred to in its Notice stating that the agency will hold a public scoping meeting in Clevelandā¦
USCG- Validation of Merchant Mariner Information
The US Coast Guard issued guidance regarding the process utilized by its regional examination centers (RECs) for validation of US merchant marinersā vital informationā¦
Conventional Trident Missiles Will Aid Terror War
Arming submarines with nonnuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles will give America a necessary quick-strike weapon in the war on terror, the vice chairman ofā¦
DryShips Takes Delivery of Its 28th Vessel
DryShips Inc. announced t that it has taken delivery of m.v. Hille Oldendorff a 2005 built, 55,566 deadweight ton, or dwt, handymax drybulk carrier which it acquired recently. m.v.
Korean Navy Launches New Submarine
Korea launched a new submarine on Friday. The 214 class Sohn Won-il was launched from Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan. The Shon Won-il accommodates a crew of 40.
Ship May Replace Sunken Ferry
Reports indicate that B.C. Ferries has made an offer on a ship that could be in service to replace the sunken Queen of the North by the beginning of next year. Theā¦
Port Accident in Romania Kills Five
According to reports, five people were killed when a floating crane crashed and hit a tugboat in Romania's Black Port of Constanta. An inspector in Constanta saidā¦
Tanker Named in Stockholm
Concordia Maritime's Swedish-flagged product tanker Stena Primorsk, the third P-MAX tankers in a series of eight, will be named on 9 June. The total investment forā¦
Diana Shipping Inc. to Acquire New Vessel
Diana Shipping Inc. 7,000,000 shares of common stock priced at $9.50 per share. Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. joint global coordinators and joint book-running managers for the offering.
Oil Tankers Collide Off England's Isle of Wight
Bloomberg has reported that two oil tankers collided off England's Isle of Wight, the U.K.'s Maritime and Coastguard Agency said. None of the crewmen on the vesselsā¦
Raytheon Awarded Navy Contract
Raytheon Technical Services Co., LLC, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $31,539,432 fixed-price with award fees requirements contract for logistics support for theā¦
U.S., Singapore Navies Practice Boarding At Sea
Singapore Strait A combined boarding at sea united the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) teams of USS Crommelin (FFG 37) and the Republic of Singapore navyā¦
Washington State New Contingency Plan Rules Proposed
The Washington State Department of Ecology released proposed Oil Spill Contingency Plan Regulations. The proposed rules would totally replace the current ones andā¦
Court Ipholds LNG DWP License
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the decision of the Secretary of Transportation to grant a license for the construction and operation of theā¦
House Passes DHS Appropriations Bill
The US House of Representatives passed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (H.R. 5441) making appropriations for the Department of Homelandā¦
