Transocean Shares Fall
According to Bloomberg, shares of Transocean Inc. had their biggest drop since 2001 on concern rising costs and delays getting rigs ready for new contracts will keep profit from growing.
Platform Shut Down after Leak
A small natural gas leak on the Statfjord A offshore platform shut down 160,000 barrels per day of Norwegian oil production on Feb. 14. The leak was quickly traced to a small hole in a water pipe…
Profitable Year for Shipbuilding Companies
Increased spending on offshore exploration & production (E&P) of oil and gas has increased order-book positions of Indian shipbuilders. ABG Shipyard has an order backlog of Rs 1…
Tanker to Arrive in Port Angeles
A 601-foot tanker that was refloated last week after it ran aground in Alaska is due in with escort to Port Angeles Harbor. The Seabulk Pride left Alaska's Kachemak Bay Feb.
Seaspan Buys Two Ships
Seaspan Corporation announced that it has agreed to purchase two new building vessels from affiliates of Conti Holding GmbH & Co. KG of Germany, increasing Seaspan’s total fleet to 25 vessels.
Crowley Appoints Cunningham to VP
of operations for the company's Puerto Rico liner services group. and security. policies and agreements. Cherry Hill, N.J. moving to Jacksonville in 1993. operations.
Boomtown Barge Headed for Repairs
According to reports, Tugboats began towing Boomtown Casino's gambling barge to a dry dock in Pascagoula. The repairs at Signal International should take about three weeks, company officials said.
USS Fort McHenry, JDS Ohsumi Complete Transport Exercise 2006
USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) returned to its forward deployed base of Sasebo, Japan, Feb. 12, after successfully completing a four-day bilateral Transportation Exercise…
USS Ross Honors Ship's Sponsor
The crew of guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) took time to honor their sponsor during an at sea memorial service Feb. 11. Helen Lou Ross, who passed away Jan.
Coast Guard Updates Oil Spill Response
A Unified Incident Command (UIC) comprised of Chevron Products Co., the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)…
McHale Named VP at Northrop Grumman
has named Gaylene M. McHale vice president and program manager of large deck amphibious ship programs for the Ship Systems sector, effective immediately. programs…
Jamestown Metal Marine Delivers Casino Vessel
Jamestown Metal Marine Sales, Inc. has successfully delivered the completed Blue Chip 2 casino vessel to Blue Chip Casino, at Blue Chip’s Michigan City, Ind., facility. gaming area on a single deck.
Rowan Extends North Sea Contract for Gorilla VII
Rowan Companies, Inc. has entered into a one-year extension of its drilling contract for the Rowan Gorilla VII in the North Sea. Gorilla VII is currently working…
Lloyd’s Register Group Incert B.V.
The Lloyd's Register Group, through Lloyd's Register Nederlands B.V., has acquired Incert B .V., a leading professional services certification body in the Netherlands.
ABS Introduces Dynamic Checklists
ABS announced the introduction of electronically prepared, vessel type-specific, dynamic checklists for surveys of ABS-classed vessels. The new checklists are generated…
CNOOC to Form Pipeline Unit
China National Offshore Oil Corp. will set up a joint venture to make pipelines along with a local private company. The move represents CNOOC Ltd.'s first foray…
Deep Offshore BBLT Comes on Stream
Total announces that the Belize field, part of Angola's deep offshore BBLT (Benguela-Belize-Lobito-Tomboco) Development, has been brought on stream in Block 14.
Barge Headed for Repairs
Tugboats began towing Boomtown Casino's gambling barge on Feb. 13 to a dry dock in Pascagoula, where it was expected to arrive around midnight. The repairs at Signal…
Hyundai Heavy, Baoshan Sign MoU
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. disclosed that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. to import wide and heavy plates for shipbuilding.
Oil Spill off Staten Island
As many as 30,786 gallons of heavy fuel oil spilled into the Arthur Kill on Monday during a transfer from a barge to the Chevron plant here, Newsday reported. The…
