Maritime Industry Top News
Early Results in From Cargo Scanning Mandate
Early results of a pilot to test 100 percent scanning of U.S.-bound containerized cargo shows both promise and challenges, a top Department of Homeland Security official told lawmakers recently.
Lockheed Martin Secures $11M Navy Contract
Lockheed Martin, Maritime Systems and Sensors, Syracuse, N.Y., is being awarded an $11m firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the System Development…
Bharati, Apeejay Form Shipbuilding JV
Bharati Shipyard Ltd. and unlisted Apeejay Shipping Ltd. said they would invest Rs 2,000 crore in an equal joint venture to set up a modern shipbuilding yard along India’s eastern coast…
CNOOC Building Deep-sea Drilling Rig
China will finish its first deep-sea drilling rig with a maximum working depth of three kilometers by 2011, a spokesman for China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) said.
Brazilian Oil Production Down
According to an AP report, Brazil's domestic oil and natural gas output dipped in September due to problems with offshore drilling rigs in the Campos Basin, the…
ONGC to Invest Over $5B in Offshore Gas Finds
Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) plans to invest over $5b to produce 25 million standard cubic meters per day (mmscmd) of gas from its eastern offshore Krishna Godavari fields by 2013.
This Day in Navy History
October 23, 1944 - Battle of Leyte Gulf, a series of separate battles, begins with attacks on Japanese ships. 1983 - Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada, West Indies) begins.
Late Delivery Expected for CNOOC's First Deep-water Rig
According to a Reuters report, the delivery of China National Offshore Oil Corporation's (CNOOC) first deep-water semi-submersible drilling platform will be delayed…
Dolphin Offshore Lines up Investments
Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd., an offshore construction and ship repair company for the oil and gas industry, has lined up investments worth Rs 1,000 crore over the next 5-6 years…
Total to Begin Offshore Exploration in Bay of Bengal
According to a recent Reuters report, European energy major Total SA (TOTF.PA) will begin exploring for hydrocarbons in the Bay of Bengal in November, a senior energy official recently stated.
DP World Invests $300M in Port Security
Dubai Ports World (DP World), the world's third-largest port operator, is investing around $300m in port security, local newspaper Gulf News reported recently. The…
Crowley Christens Barge 455-3
Crowley Maritime Corporation recently christened and launched barge 455-3, the third heavy-lift 455 series flat-deck barge to be built and delivered to Crowley this…
OceanFreight Inc. Announces Date for the Release of Third Quarter Results
OceanFreight Inc. (NASDAQ: OCNF), a NASDAQ listed bulk shipping company announced that it will release its results for the third quarter period ended September 30…
Berlian Acquires Chembulk Tankers
Publicly listed shipping company PT Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) has acquired Marshall Islands-based chemical tanker company Chembulk Tankers LLC, through its subsidiary Asean Maritime Corporation.
Singapore's Keppel Corp Unit Wins Shipbuilding Contracts
Keppel Corp said its shipbuilding unit in China, Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co Ltd., has won shipbuilding deals worth $75m. The first contract, from Smit Internationale Beheer BV…
Iran to Buy 52 ships by 2010
The Managing Director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines says IRISL has signed a contract for purchase of fifty-two ships. Mohammad-Hossein Dajmar noted…
Sunken Vessel Stops Pier Construction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a cease and desist order last week pending a determination by the Alabama Historical Commission for the development of piers…
Colsa Corp Receives $7.7M Contract
Colsa Corp., Huntsville, Ala., is being awarded a $7,761,671 indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide research, analysis…
Raytheon Missile Systems Awarded $8.3M Contract
Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an $8,315,500 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract to exercise an option…
BAE Systems Land & Armaments Lands $44.3M Contract
BAE Systems Land & Armaments, LP, Ground Systems Division, York, Pa., is being awarded $44,339,800 for firm fixed priced delivery order #0004 under previously awarded…
