USS Anzio Provides Assistance to Pakistani Dhow
USS Anzio (CG 68) came to the rescue of a Pakistan-flagged dhow in distress in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 13 while conducting maritime security operations (MSO) in the 5th Fleet area of operations.
Coast Guard May End Lockheed-Northrop Contract, Commandant Says
According to reports, the U.S. Coast Guard may not renew its $24 b contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. to modernize the service's aging ships…
Omega to Buy Tankers from STX
Omega Navigation Enterprises, a Greek shipowner whose shares trade in New York and Singapore, plans to buy two tankers that carry refined oil products from South…
US FERC OKs LNG Projects in Mississippi
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday gave final approval to two liquefied natural gas import terminals along the Mississippi coast. The LNG Clean Energy Project…
Teekay LNG to Announce 4Q Results
Teekay LNG Partners L.P. plans to release its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2006 after market close on Wednesday, February 21, 2007. The…
First for Ship Delivering Energy Security for Britain
A world first liquid gas shipment on Teesside is helping Britain lead globally in diversifying energy supply, Alistair Darling, Trade and Industry Secretary said today.
Keppel Secures Order for Jackup Rig
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has secured a repeat order for a KFELS N Class jackup rig for $392m from ProdJack AS, a member of the Skeie Group. The new rig…
Sea Tow Expands SeaSmart
Sea Tow Services International Inc., announced the expansion of its Sea Smart VHF service offering. Sea Smart VHF will be available throughout Florida’s Southeast coast…
Wilh. Wilhelmsen Reports Record Performance in 2006
The Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WW) industrial maritime group delivered a record performance in 2006. A sales gain of roughly $83m for the Dockwise heavy transport company…
Hornbeck Announces 4Q Results
Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc., said earnings this year should be between $2.19 per share and $2.68 cents per share. The company said it expects a first-quarter…
MoU Signed for Shipbuilding Yard at Cuddalore
The Tamil Nadu Government signed an MoU with Goodearth Maritime for building a shipbuilding yard at Cuddalore. Chief Minister M Karunanidhi signed the agreement…
Iridium Announces Q4 Results
Iridium Satellite announces that it has 175,000 subscribers worldwide as of December 31, 2006. The new figure represents a 23.2 percent increase over last year’s subscriber total of 142,000.
Hapag-Lloyd Takes Delivery of Containership
Hapag-Lloyd has taken delivery of another mega containership with a capacity for 8,750 standard containers, the Osaka Express. The vessel was named in Hong Kong…
Earl Industries Awarded $15.3m Contract
Earl Industries, LLC, Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded a $15.3m contract to perform work associated with the decommissioning availability for the USS John F.
Navico to Buy BNT Marine Electronics
Navico International Ltd. agreed to acquire the marine electronics business of Brunswick New Technologies (BNT), a unit of Brunswick Corporation . Subject to regulatory approvals…
ICGS Defends Coast Guard Modernization Program
Representatives from Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) presented testimony on the Integrated Deepwater System program before the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans…
New Mega Containership for Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd has taken delivery of another mega containership with a capacity for 8,750 standard containers, the “Osaka Express”. The vessel was named in Hong Kong…
Interagency Development of Ballast Water Discharge Standards
The US Coast Guard issued a press release stating that it is working with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
Teekay Shipping Corp. to Release 4Q Results
Teekay Shipping Corporation plans to release its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2006 after market close on Wednesday, February 21, 2007.
SAAB TransponderTech to Supply AIS to OSI
Saab TransponderTech will supply Warship Automatic Identification Systems (W-AIS) to OSI Geospatial Inc. (OSI) as a part of their contract with the U.K. Royal Navy. In November 2006, the U.K.