Atlantic Marine Continues Steady Stream Of Drydockings and Repairs
With vessels from both the European and U.S. market, Atlantic Marine is in the process of repairing a multitude of ships currently in drydock. On the domestic side…
USACE Prevents $749 Million in Damage
Even though Hurricane Georges was a near-miss for New Orleans, projects built by the USACE and local sponsors prevented an estimated $749 million of damages from…
Reinauer Selects JMS for Barge Fleet
JMS Naval Architects & Salvage Engineers has nearly completed CargoMax installations for all of Reinauer Transportation's fleet of oil transportation barges. This…
General Dynamics Drops Bid for NNS
General Dynamics Corp. dropped its unsolicited $1.4 billion bid for Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. (NNS) after the government said it would oppose the union. "While…
You've Got Mail: 'Ferry Delayed'
It's never easy being a commuter across Puget Sound. Vessels break, weather intrudes and boats overload. But it just got a little bit easier. Washington State Ferries…
Kvichak Marine Building Cummins-Powered Catamaran
"This project represents our commitment to the passenger vessel industry, including high speed catamarans," says Kvichak Marine's Art Parker. Well-known for their 30 to 40-ft.
USS Pampanito Gets Facelift
USS Pampanito, visited by more than 250,000 people annually at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, was placed in drydock at Bay Ship & Yacht Co., in Alameda, Calif.…
New Warming Device Chosen for Crowley Tugs
Crowley Maritime is sending the second of its big new 10,192 hp Prince William Sound class tanker escort tugs, Tan'erliq, north to Alaska this month. It will be…
Overseas Shipholding Completes Financing
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. has reportedly completed a $170 million financing related to its U.S. flag Alaskan tanker fleet. The financing represents a securitization…
Strong Man Pulls Cruise Ship
John Wooten, a 51-year-old Boston man, who bills himself as the world's strongest man, reportedly moved a 16,000-ton cruise ship by pulling it on a rope from a dock while the ship was in the water.
Carnival Says It Is Not In Talks With P&O
Carnival Corp. officials said the company is not currently in talks with rival cruise operator P&O, whose shares rose yesterday amid talk of a buyout bid from Carnival.
Cruise Liner Collides With Cargo Ship
Three passengers were injured when Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Dream collided with a cargo ship in the English Channel early this morning. Officials said the container ship…
Hyundai Heavy Gets $110 M order
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries has reportedly won a $110 million order from France's Total to build an undersea pipeline in Iran. Hyundai officials said the order was won on a turnkey basis…
Interest Declining In Offshore Acreage Leases
Preliminary results of the latest government sale of offshore oil and natural gas exploration acreage leases in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico show a decline in oil company interest in the properties…
Astromaritima Navegação To Upgrade OSV's
Astromaritima Navegação, known as the largest Brazilian offshore vessels' owner and operator, plans to upgrade three of its 180 ft. (54.8 m) OSV's for an approximate cost of $4.5 million.
BIW And Energy Research Corp. Form Partnership
The Advanced Technology Division of Bath Iron Works (BIW) and the Energy Research Corporation (ERC) have partnered to develop an advanced carbonate-based fuel cell…
Not Dead in the Water
While Z-Drive can still be considered a "revolutionary" design trait of today's tugboats, engineers aren't resting on their laurels. New technical standards being…
R&B Falcon Lands Drilling Contracts for Semisubmersibles
R&B Falcon Inc. has been granted a contract by Petro-Canada, utilizing the fourth-generation semisubmersible Henry Goodrich for the development of the Terra Nova field offshore eastern Canada.
Royale Energy to Drill Gulf Coast Well With Basin Exploration
Royale Energy, Inc. has reached an agreement with Basin Exploration Inc. to participate in the drilling of the West Cameron 72 prospect. The West Cameron 72 prospect…
Petroleum Geo-Services Awarded Two Seismic Contracts
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA was recently awarded a seismic contract in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Petroleum Geo-Services will utilize its proprietary 3D marine seismic…
