Maritime Industry Top News
BOEMRE on Resuming Pre-Approved Activities
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) notified 13 companies whose deepwater drilling activities were suspended by last year’s…
Vinashin Aims to Complete 64 Ships and Regain Prestige
According to a report from Bloomberg, Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group said it will complete a total of 64 ships this year as it strives to “regain its prestige…
Gov-Elect Scott Names Vinyard to Run DEP
According to a report from the St. Petersburg Times, Florida Gov-elect Rick Scott selected a Jacksonville shipbuilding executive and sometime lobbyist as his top environmental regulator.
Guam Shipyard Dry Dock Floods, Sinks
According to a report from Pacific News Daily, the Guam Shipyard Dry Dock, Big Blue, is partially submerged after taking on water early Jan. 3, flooding unmanned…
Russian Shipyards Delivered 14 Vessels in 2010
According to a Dec. 30 report from Port News, in 2010 Russian shipyards competed and delivered to customers 14 cargo ships of total deadweight of more than 1.4 million tons…
HB Rentals’ Eagle Ford Contract & New Texas Facility
Onsite accommodation specialist, HB Rentals, a Superior Energy Services company, has opened an additional facility in Texas and has been awarded a one-year contract…
Estonian Navy’s New Support Contract with Thales
Thales has signed a contract with the Estonian Navy to provide an additional 12 months of technical support and maintenance to two former Royal Navy (RN) mine countermeasures…
DryShips Takes Delivery of First Newbuilding Drillship
DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) announced that its 78% owned subsidiary Ocean Rig UDW Inc. took delivery of its newbuilding drillship, the Ocean Rig Corcovado. The…
DryShips Signs Two Drilling Contracts: Corcovado, Leiv Eiriksson
DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) announced that its subsidiary Ocean Rig UDW Inc. has entered into firm contracts with Cairn Energy PLC for the Leiv Eiriksson and the…
DryShips Drilling Contract for Ocean Rig Poseidon
DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS), a global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk cargoes and off-shore contract drilling oil services, announced that its subsidiary Ocean Rig UDW Inc.
This Day in U.S. Coast Guard History – January 4
1897- Assistance to lost persons near Oak Island, New York. At 8:30 p.m. the keeper received word by telephone that a gentleman and two ladies, who had left the station at 4 p.m.
This Day in U.S. Naval History – January 4
1910 - Commissioning of USS Michigan (BB-27), the first U.S. dreadnought battleship. 1863 - Blockading ship USS Quaker City captures sloop Mercury carrying despatches…
Littlefuse Inc. Acquires Cole Hersee
Cole Hersee has been acquired by Littelfuse, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois. The combined company will be well-positioned to better serve OEMs and Aftermarket customers in the Heavy Vehicle sector.
USCG Photo: New 45-ft Response Boat-Medium
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Mayport, Fla., prepare to moor up to a pier in Jacksonville aboard their new 45-ft Response Boat-Medium Wednesday, December 29, 2010. Replacing the Coast Guard’s 41-ft Utility Boats (UTB), the 45-ft RB-M's improved design, new ergonomics, and enhanced safety features will make Station Mayport boatcrews more effective in performing their multiple missions. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Evanson.
BOEMRE Meetings on PEIS for 2012-17 OCS Leasing Program
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced that it will hold a series of public scoping meetings in February 2011 on the…
Dockwise $30M in Heavy Marine Transport Contracts
Dockwise has signed a contract for $25m, with an affiliate of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. regarding the transportation of the Jack & St. Malo hull from Korea to the Gulf of Mexico.
Québec Terminal Named for Port President
The Quebec Port Authority (QPA) has decided to pay tribute to the professional and personal dedication of its president and CEO by naming the building commonly referred…
First Self-Sufficient Zero Carbon Life Support Vessel (LSV)
The Ocean Empire LSV (life support vessel) is a 144.3-ftSolar Hybrid Superyacht with two Hydroponic farms and fishing facilities to harvest the sea. Her solar powered propulsion systems and all the hotel amenities of a luxury global voyager are supplied by harnessing 3 major sources of sustainable of energy. The first and foremost source of energy is from the Sun which powers Solar Cells (covering the entire surface of the vessel) while at the same time illuminating 2 Hydroponic farms.
Gulf Navigation to Buy Supertanker
According to a January 3 report from Gulf News, Gulf Navigation Holding confirmed its acquisition of a very large crude carrier (VLCC). The vessel, built in 2006 and with a 300…
Rescue of Ice-Stranded Ships, Sea of Okhotsk
According to a Jan. 2 report from the ITAR-TASS News Agency, piloting operation of ice-stranded ships in the Sea of Okhotsk will start in the morning of January 4.
