Maritime Industry Top News
2,545 Candidates Vie for 11 Positions at Maersk Drilling
Maersk Drilling reported 2,545 applicants for the 11 MITAS engineer positions available within the company in 2014. The Maersk International Technology and Science Program…
Abu Dhabi Ports Shift Far More Breakbulk Cargo
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ABPC) says that general cargo moving through Abu Dhabi’s commercial Ports has increased by 37% this year. ADPC’s commercial ports (Musaffah…
Jacksonville Adds PORTS Real-time Data System
Officials from NOAA, the Jacksonville Marine Transportation Exchange, and the Jacksonville Port Authority officially dedicated a new information system today which…
U.S. Naval Academy: New Superintendent
The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) has held a change of command ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland, where Vice Adm. Walter E. "Ted" Carter Jr. relieved Vice Adm. Michael Miller…
Saab Completes Acquisition of TKMS (Kockums)
Defence and security company Saab's acquisition of the Swedish shipyard Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS, formerly Kockums) has now been completed. The acquisition…
GDI Awards N-KOM US$110-M Contracts
Gulf Drilling International (GDI) Limited, a subsidiary of Gulf International Services (GIS), the largest oilfield service company in Qatar, has awarded two contracts…
Alaska Welcomes USCG Admiral Papp Arctic Assignment
Alaska Senate Majority informs that it welcomes news that Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr., the 24th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard since May 25, 2010, has been appointed by the U.S.
Upcoming Maritime Recruitment Fair at CMTI
Chesapeake Marine Training Institute (CMTI) says that Norfolk Tug will be among the maritime companies recruiting new talent at its professional mariner job fair August 13, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bechtel Plant Awarded Nuclear Propulsion Contract Modification
U.S. Department of Defense informs it has awarded a $39,437,949 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2106) for naval nuclear propulsion components.
USCG, Agencies Search for Downed Plane Near American Samoa
Coast Guard and local agencies are responding to a plane crash near Pago Pago International Airport after a single-engine plane crashed into the water Tuesday night.
CMA CGM MANET in Sydney with Select Burgundy Wines Cargo
CMA CGM Group is pleased to announce that the CMA CGM MANET will arrive in Sydney International Container Terminals in Australia on July, 22nd. The bottles of Burgundy…
Seadrill Bondholders: Majority Accept Conversion Offer
Seadrill Limited says that holders of approximately US$547 million of Seadrill's convertible bonds due 2017 (representing approx. 84.1% of the total outstanding…
Semco and PV Join Forces for Rig Upgrade
Semco Maritime and PetroVietnam Marine Shipyard join forces to establish high class rig upgrade player in South East Asia - Vung Tau Rig Services. The initiative…
Travel Aboard One of the World’s Largest Containerships
CMA CGM Group is now offering genuine cruises aboard its biggest vessels, the new 16,020 TEUs containerships, such as the CMA CGM MARCO POLO or the CMA CGM ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT.
COSCO Delivers Jack-Up Rig to Asian Buyer
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Co., Ltd a subsidiary of the Company's 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co.…
Ecuador Order Elastec/American Marine Oil Spill Equipment
Elastec/American Marine say that quality and dependability made all the difference when the state oil company of Ecuador decided recently to purchase its oil spill response equipment.
Rosneft to Monitor Marine Fauna in Northern Sea Route
OAO NK Rosneft will conduct marine fauna monitoring in the Northern Sea Route in 2014. The studies will be organized by the Arctic Research Center, a joint venture of Rosneft and ExxonMobil.
Statoil Awarded Licence Offshore Colombia
Statoil has been awarded interest in the COL4 licence offshore Colombia in the Caribbean Sea in the 2014 Colombia Licensing Round. Statoil will hold 33,33% in the licence.
General Dynamics Reports 2Q 2014 Earnings
General Dynamics today reported 2014 second-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $646 million, or $1.88 per share on a diluted basis, compared to second…
Gazprom to Extend Gas Supplies from Kazakhstan
Astana hosted today a working meeting between Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Uzakbai Karabalin, Minister of Oil and Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
