Status Update: Neptune LNG
In November, a public scoping meeting and informational open house will take place in Massachusetts regarding the proposed Neptune Deepwater Port Project in Massachusetts.
ExxonMobil Withdraws Application
On October 19, 2005, ExxonMobil withdrew the Pearl Crossing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal application for license to build, own, and operate an offshore terminalā¦
Status Update: Northeast Gateway
On October 18, 2005, a public scoping meeting was held in Boston, Massachusetts to discuss the proposed Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port project. The purpose ofā¦
MarAd Temporarily Suspends Processing
On October 17, 2005, the Deputy Maritime Administrator issued letters to Governor Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana, Governor Haley Barbour of Mississippi and Governor Robert Riley of Alabamaā¦
Shell Brasil Acquires 5Blocks Offshore Brazil
The exploration acreage was acquired through the company's successful participation in Brazil's seventh bid round. The blocks are located in shallow water areas of the Espírito Santo Basin.
MAN B&W Gets Chinese Training Vessel Contract
MAN B&W Diesel A/S, Denmark, has been awarded the contract to supply a complete propulsion package, including computer-controlled surveillance, for Dalian Maritimeā¦
Designer Chosen for CVN 21 Weapons Elevator
Northrop Grumman selected Federal Equipment Company to design and build the advanced weapons elevator for the new-generation aircraft carrier, CVN 21. Northrop Grumman'sā¦
LR ACP Program Includes MODUs
Lloydās Register has been authorized by the US Coast Guard (USCG) to extend its Alternate Compliance Program (ACP) capabilities to include mobile offshore drillingā¦
Aker Kvaerner Deepwater contract for GOM
Chevron, with partner Kerr-McGee, has awarded Aker Kvaerner, Inc. the semisubmersible hull and mooring system contract for their Blind Faith project in the Gulf of Mexico.
Senior Appointments at NOL
Orient Lines Limited (NOL) announced two senior management appointments. Cedric Foo, currently NOL Group Deputy President, will assume the additional responsibilitiesā¦
$70,000 Fine for Marine Polluter
A Newfoundland and Labrador provincial court judge has ordered the Motor Vessel (MV) Nordic Fighter, a Norwegian-registered tanker, to pay a $70,000 penalty forā¦
LR: 1,900 New Containerships by 2012
Hand-in-hand with the accelerated development in the size of long-haul container vessels must come changes in the structure, design and deployment of the feedership fleet.
Offshore Windfarms for Texas?
Paving the way for Texas to be home to the first wind farm along the U.S. coast, the state has leased an 11,000-acre swath of the Gulf of Mexico, seven miles off Galveston Islandā¦
AVEVA Congratulates University of Newcastle
SNAME Maritime Technology Conference -- The University of Newcastle's School of Marine Sciences & Technology today announces its M.Eng students have won both firstā¦
ABS Energy VP Sember Honored by USMMA
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) honored ABSā Vice President of Energy Development William J. Sember with its RearAdmiral Lauren S. McCready Award duringā¦
Congressman Questions Cruise Ship Deal
A controversial federal charter of three cruise ships for hurricane housing is yielding Carnival Cruise Lines far more than the ships earned in actual cruise operationsā¦
New Carnival Ship to Enter Service in 2008
Carnival Corporation & plc has assigned the newbuild slot for the previously announced 116,000-ton cruise ship to U.K.-based P&O Cruises. To be built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieriā¦
TOP Tankers Takes Delivery of M/T Stormless
TOP Tankers Inc. Shipbuilding Co. Ltd of Japan. and secured bank credit lines. market, which currently averages approximately $60,000 per day.
MV Mark Twain Given Green Light
The MV Mark Twain is sailing the high seas again. The Department of Maritime Affairs has informed the general public that the MV Mark Twain had been cleared to resumeā¦
Post-Hurricane Pollution Recovery Continues
Personnel from the multi-agency unified command here continue to assess, investigate and oversee the cleanup of six major and three medium oil spills caused by damageā¦
