Maritime Industry Top News
This Day in Naval History - Dec. 20
1822 - Congress authorizes the 14-ship West Indies Squadron to suppress piracy in the Caribbean. 1941 - Adm. Ernest J. King is designated commander-in-chief in chargeā¦
Bollinger Delivers Barge, Retrofit Tug
Lockport, La.-based Bollinger Shipyards Inc. announced it has completed the new construction of the second of two 80,000 barrel tank barges and the conversion of a tug for Melvilleā¦
Tidewater to Invest in Aging Fleet
New Orleans-based Tidewater Inc., operator of the worldās largest fleet of offshore supply vessels, plans to invest between $300m and $500m annually through 2011 to renew its vessels.
RR to Study Propulsion System Corrosion
Rolls-Royce Naval Marine Inc., Walpole, Mass., is being awarded a $7,030,097 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research and development of Nickel Boron (NiB) Coatingsā¦
Cascade General Wins $9m Contract
Cascade General Portland Shipyard, Portland, Ore., is being awarded a $9,052,654 firm-fixed-price contract for a 70-day post shipyard availability (PSA) of Militaryā¦
Marinette Marine Wins $65m Contract
Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wis., is being awarded $65,340,717 under a previously awarded firm-fixed contract (N00025-03-C-0002) to exercise an optionā¦
LNG Shipping: A New Game of Risk?
The rapidly changing environment of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market is leading to a whole new game of risk for P&I clubs, according to the āAā rated, 75 million GT North of England P&I club.
Factual Report on Cruise Ship Grounding
As part of its continuing investigation into a grounding accident involving the Empress of the North, southwest of Juneau, Alaska, the National Transportation Safetyā¦
EPA: Cruise Ship Discharge Assessment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comments on its Draft Cruise Ship Discharge Assessment Report. Comments should be submitted by February 4, 2008.
Offshore Wind: A $16B Business
Offshore wind will see $16 billion of capital expenditure in the coming five year period as 4.5 GW of new capacity is installed, according to The World Offshore Wind Report 2008-2012ā¦
Korean Shipbuilders Expect Sales to top $30b in '08
Korean shipbuilders are expected to post record overseas sales in 2008 on the back of continued high demand for ships, industry sources said Tuesday. According to the sourcesā¦
Hatteland Reports Growth in Marine Computers
Hatteland Display's marine computer and panel computer business has experienced a record year of sales in 2007. The company reports a 53% increase on the 2006 salesā¦
Jo-Kell Names New VPs
Jo-Kell Inc., an electrical distributions and engineering company, announced the appointment of John Fischetti as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining Jo-Kellā¦
Marseilles Predicts Bulks Recovery
Cargo throughput at the Port of Marseilles-Fos to the end of November was marked by sustained growth in container and liquid bulks traffic, while passenger numbersā¦
Oceanfreight Announces Delivery of Drybulk
OceanFreight Inc., a provider of seaborne transportation services announced that it has taken delivery of the MV Augusta and the MV Richmond under the Company'sā¦
This Day in Naval History - Dec. 19
1870 - After a month at sea in a 22-foot boat, Coxswain William Halford, the lone survivor out of a crew of five, reaches Hawaii to seek help for the crew of USS Saginaw, wrecked near Midway Island.
Chemoil Sparks New Age for Independents in 2008
Dynamics within the global marine fuel industry are shifting rapidly according to Chemoil Energy Ltd. With a growing physical presence in the world's four key oil portsā¦
Aker Kvaerner Awarded Contract
BP Norway has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for tow and installation of a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO). The FPSO will be installed at the Skarv field in the North Sea.
Oregon LNG Completes Navigation, Docking Simulation
Oregon LNG completed a navigation and docking simulation for three liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker sizes at the Pacific Marine Institute in Seattle, Wash. Theā¦
ENSCO Updates Contract Status of Offshore Rig Fleet
Oil and Gas Exploration industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. ENSCO International Incorporated announced recently that its Contract Status of Offshore Rigā¦
