Maritime Industry Top News
Celebrity Cruises Welcomes New Infinity
Celebrity Cruises' new Infinity, the newest addition to the cruise line's fleet, today sails into San Diego, prior to tomorrow's call on Los Angeles, where the 1…
China Wages Territorial Battle With Australia
China lodged a complaint with Australia after three Australian naval vessels moving through the Taiwan Straits were challenged by the Chinese navy, a spokesman for…
ABS Elects Kurz And Kwok To Board Of Directors
Gerhard E. Kurz, president and CEO, Seabulk International, Inc. and Joseph Kwok, COO, Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. were elected to the ABS Board of Directors, by the ABS Council…
USCG Regulations Lag Behind Offshore Activity
The loss of the world’s largest floating deepwater production platform, Petrobras’ P-36, last month off the coast of Brazil with the loss of 10 men will reverberate…
Cummins Mid-South, Algae-X Sign Agreement
Algae-X International is pleased to announce its distribution agreement with Cummins Mid-South LLC. Cummins Mid-South is the Cummins Engine Distributor operating…
Intermarine Forms Delta T Alliance
Intermarine of Savannah, Ga., has joined the number of yacht builders who are taking advantage of the new corporate alliance program offered by Delta "T" Systems of Jupiter, Fla.
WFS Acquires Marine Energy
World Fuel Servies Corporation announced the acquisition of Marine Energy, a marine fuel services company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The acquisition gives…
Valvoline, Cummins Announce Alliance
The Valvoline Company of Lexington, Ky., and Cummins Inc. of Colombus, Ind., recently signed another five-year sales and marketing alliance, which contributed to…
Corps, GCR Win Award
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractor, GCR & Associates, Inc., won a national planning award involving the $585 million industrial canal lock replacement.
McAllister Adds Associate To Ocean Towing Division
Rachel Smith has joined McAllister Towing as a sales associate in the company's ocean towing division. Smith, who previously was with Smith Maritime, will draw upon…
Conrad Completes New Drydock, Outlook Good In 2001
Conrad Industries, founded in 1948, specializes in the construction, conversion and repair of marine vessels for commercial and government customers and the fabrication…
Diamond Offshore’s Utilization and Dayrates Increase
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. operates contract drilling of offshore oil and gas wells. The company conducts deepwater drilling with a fleet of 45 offshore rigs.
Chiles Sees Royalty Relief Program as Support for Future
Chiles Offshore LLC is the operator of three of seven existing ultra-premium jackup drilling rigs, all of which currently operate in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The company owns two of these rigs…
Seabulk International: The Metamorphosis Continues
Over four decades ago, Hans J. Hvide and three partners formed Port Everglades Towing Company, the predecessor company of Hvide Marine, started with two harbor tugs.
Transocean Expects Steady Improvement Through 2001
Transocean Sedco Forex is a leading international provider of deepwater and harsh environment contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The company’s active…
Favorable Business Outlook for Rowan
Rowan Companies, Inc. drills oil and gas wells in offshore and onshore domestic and foreign areas. The offshore operations of the company consists of contract drilling…
Marine Drilling Companies Reports a Prosperous 2000
Three years ago Marine Drilling Companies weathered a challenging year, posting its first operating lost in four years. Today the company has conquered those challenges…
Moratorium Off Florida Coast
In addition to the annual Central Gulf lease sales, the Minerals Management Service, part of the U.S. Interior Department, also holds an annual lease sale in the Western Gulf.
Kerr McGee Big Spender in Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale
Oklahoma-based Kerr-McGee Corp emerged as the biggest spender in a Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas lease sale that raised half a billion dollars, according to the U.S. Minerals Management Service.
Semco Completes World’s Largest Liftboat
Semco Shipyard recently completed the M/V Dixie Legacy, a 250-ft. leg liftboat for Power Offshore Service, the first in a series of liftboats under construction…
