Maritime Industry Top News
STX Wins $264m Tanker Order
South Korea's STX Shipbuilding Co. said it had secured a $263.9m order from the Middle East to build four petrochemical products tankers. The ship(s) would be delivered by June 20…
Port Director Takes Helm at Indiana-Burns Harbor
Peter Laman will become the new port director at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Dec. Laman, a New Orleans resident for the last eight years, has 25 years of…
Genoil and Aquamation Form Alliance
Genoil Inc. announced that they have executed a Joint Operating Agreement with Aquamation Inc., to collaborate in industrial water treatment projects & process plant…
Iridium Satellite Names New Executive VP
Iridium Satellite announces the appointment of John Roddy as executive vice president for ground operations and product development. With more than 27 years of telecommunications…
Bollinger Delivers ATB Unit to Bouchard
Bollinger delivers the ATB unit, B. No. 282 and tug Ellen S. Bouchard, the second of two 80,000 BBL OPA’90 tank barges and retrofitted tug to Bouchard. Bollinger Gretna…
NOAA PORTS Installed in Mobile Bay
Mobile, Ala. has become the 14th location in the United States to install the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System. that can reduce the risk of vessel groundings…
ABS Elects Members and Corporate Officers
At the recent Board of Directors and Council meetings of the international classification society ABS, 26 prominent members of the shipping and offshore industries…
Technology Associates Opens Office in India
A naval engineering company, has opened an office in India that will double its size. Technology Associates, which has 17 employees in New Orleans, will add 24 workers…
Fire Reported on Shell Facility
A small fire broke out on Shell's North Cormorant platform, which was quickly extinguished. Reports indicated that there was no need for any of the 106 staff to…
Boskalis Orders Two Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers
Dredging concern Royal Boskalis Westminster nv has placed an order with shipyard IHC Holland for the construction of two innovative 12,000m³ hoppers. The order…
Cargotec to Convert RoRos
Cargotec's MacGREGOR has received an order for conversion of car decks in six RoRo vessels. The conversion will take place during 2010–2012 and the value of the order exceeds $14.8m.
Chesapeake Firm to Recycle Ships
Two government ships, currently moored at a shipyard near Baltimore, Md., will be recycled at the Bay Bridge Enterprises facility in Chesapeake, Va., under the terms…
Aker Kvaerner Gets Subsea Contract
StatoilHydro on behalf of the Morvin license group, awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a complete subsea…
Wärtsilä Engine Achieves Emissions Certification
Wärtsilä has achieved Tier 2 marine certification under the emissions control legislation of the US EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency) for the Wärtsilä 26…
This Day in Naval History - Nov. 29
1775 - Capt. John Manley in schooner Lee captures British ordnance ship Nancy with large quantity of munitions. 1890 - First Army-Navy football game (Navy won 24-0). 1929 - Cmdr.
STX Pan Ocean Wins $240m Contract
South Korean shipping firm STX Pan Ocean said it has won a shipbuilding contract worth at least $240m. The contract is for the construction of three bulk carriers…
USS Alexandria Receives MUC Award
By Lt. The crew of USS Alexandria (SSN 757) received the meritorious unit commendation award, Nov. 26, for their 2006 deployment with the Enterprise Strike Group to the 5th…
Stockdale Award Winners Receive Accolades from CNO
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead speaks in honor of the Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale awardees, Cmdrs. Frank J. Olmo and Craig A. Clapperton at…
Star Maritime Announces Results of Stockholders Meeting
Star Maritime Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, announced that at its special meeting of stockholders held yesterday, its stockholders voted to approve…
Vietnam Begins Complex In Haiphong
Vietnam broke ground over the Shinec-Vinashin Industrial complex, which will be home to several major industries. The anchor industry on the 791-acre property will be the shipbuilding sector.
