Kirby Excercises ATB Option with Signal
Signal International announced the option to build the second articulated tug/barge (AT/B) vessel has been exercised by Kirby Ocean Transport Company of Houston, Texas.
HII Delivers Submarine Ahead of Schedule
Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division delivered the Virginia-class submarine California (SSN781) to the U.S. Navy yesterday. The delivery came more than eight and a half months early to the contract date and nearly five months faster than NNS' previous delivery of New Mexico. California, the world's most modern and sophisticated nuclear-powered attack submarine…
EMU Appoints Justine Saunders
Marine consent and survey consultancy EMU Limited (EMU) has announced the appointment of a new Principal Consultant to head its expanding marine policy team. Justine Saunders, who has more than 14 years experience with the sustainable development of the marine environment, joined EMU this month to focus on the organization’s marine planning and policy objectives. Saunders' most recent work involved…
Rowan Authorized to Repurchase Common Stock
Rowan Companies, Inc's board of directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to $100 million in shares of its common stock. Repurchases under this program…
Navy Taps Donjon for Salvage Services
Donjon Marine Co., Inc. has been awarded a $41 million-dollar, ceiling-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-award-fee contract for marine salvage…
Sea Tow Installs ARC Boating Safety Service
Sea Tow Services International, Inc. announced it has completed installation of its Automated Radio Check (ARC) boating safety service through its network of Sea Tow franchises…
Statoil and Partners Discover High-Impact Oil Well
Statoil ASA and partners Petoro AS, Det norske oljeselskap ASA and Lundin Norway AS have made a high-impact oil discovery on the Aldous Major South prospect (PL 265) in the North Sea. Well 16/2-8, drilled by the Transocean Leader drilling rig, has identified an approximately 65-meter oil column in Jurassic sandstone. The acquired data confirm that this is a reservoir of excellent quality. Statoil has previously described the well as a high-impact well…
Energy North Launches First Annual Energy North Awards
Energy North, formerly North Scotland Industries Group (NSIG), is launching the first annual Energy North Awards to celebrate energy in Scotland. The 130-plus member organization’s awards will recognize contribution to developing the energy industry in the Highlands and Islands region made by suppliers, brokers, product manufacturers, experts and consultants working in the oil and gas, fossil based energy, renewables or the nuclear industry.
BMT Nigel Gee to Design Battery-Powered Ferry
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has won an order for the design of a 25m all electric, 150 passenger ferry in China. In order to demonstrate the practical use of a battery-powered ferry within the estuarial and coastal waters, where marine transportation provides a viable alternative to land-based transport, a new green ship design will be developed. BMT has been tasked with providing the design based on the success of its low resistance hull form technology…
Costa Cruises Announces Plans to Remodel the "Romantica"
Costa Cruises recently announced that it has placed a new order with San Giorgio del Porto shipyard in Genoa for major restyling operations on the ship Costa Romantica (53…
MTN Celebrates 30th Anniversary
MTN is proud to be celebrating its 30th year in the satellite communications industry. Over the past three decades, MTN has contributed to the evolution of the satellite…
Divex Establishes Service Department
International diving equipment technology company Divex has recently created its own Service Department. Led by Martin Robb – previously Installation and Commissioning Manager at Divex –the department is well placed to move the company forward with this new venture. The Service Department points of contact are: Martin Robb – Service Manager Cara Gill – Service Administrator Joe Cunnington – Service Co-ordinator Emma Scroggs – Service Administrator Peter Wright – Service Project Engineer
Wartsila Chosen to Supply "Bangkok-Max" Container Ships
Wärtsilä will supply the main engines for the first series of eight "Bangkok-max" container ships being built at the Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in China. The ships…
Dubai Maritime City Reports Increased Traffic
The Industrial District of Dubai Maritime City, the enclosure for maritime related businesses, reported a twofold increase in number of operations from last year at the half-year mark of 2011. A total of 318 vessel docking and undocking operations were carried out till the end of June 2011. The facility recently recorded 50 vessels berthed in its wet and dry berths in a single day. The District was officially opened earlier this year and accommodates 3000-ton and 6000-ton ship lifts.
RBG to Provide Inspection Services for Chevron
RBG, a provider of assess, inspect and repair (AIR) services for the global energy industry, has been awarded a three year contract to provide Chevron North Sea…
Interferry Plans to Open New Brussels Office
Interferry is opening a Brussels office with a full-time specialist for European Union and IMO activities in a bid to strengthen the ferry industry’s voice on maritime policy and regulations.
ICS's Hinchliffe Supports IMO
The shipping industry remains firmly behind the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as the architect of change when it comes to regulating shipping’s CO2 emissions…
CrewInspector.com Signs Agreement with Oceanwide Crew
Online crew management system provider CrewInspector.com signed an agreement with Oceanwide Crew (Humares B.V.) Dutch crew manning agency to provide its proprietary crew management system.
Port Everglades Reports 3Q Financial Growth
Port Everglades experienced a third quarter of double-digit growth in containerized cargo over the same time period last year, which officials believe is a positive…
Fischer Launches FMP100
Fischer Technology’s has released the new DUALSCOPE® FMP100 touchscreen coating thickness measurement instrument, designed to harmonize the flexibility and capabilities of PC-based lab instruments with the manageability of compact portable units. The unit has a Windows™ CE operating system with a graphical user interface and a user-definable file and folder structure. The bright LC touchscreen display simplifies settings, measurements and data evaluations.
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