New Type of Passenger Vessel from Canadian Shipyard
Strömma Kanalbolaget Turism & Sjofart AB (SKTS), a well known tourism organization in Sweden has recently purchased a new 48 passenger Explorathor high performance…
Packcat 24 Delivered
Moss Landing Harbor District took delivery of this Packcat 24, from William E. Munson Company, in October. Designed as a multi-purpose utility/patrol/fire/rescue boat…
Pirate Ship Replica Delivered
NOA Marine, Inc. recently built and delivered 56 ft. pirate ship Royal Conquest to Buccaneer Adventure Cruises of St. Petersburg, Fla. The three-masted motor vessel…
USCGC Anthony Petit Headed for Ketchikan
USCGC Anthony Petit has been accepted from its builder, Marinette Marine Corp. of Marinette, Wis., and its crew sailed north from the Panama Canal to reach its homeport of Ketchikan…
R&B Falcon Announces Deepwater Pathfinder Incident
R&B Falcon Corporation announced drillship Deepwater Pathfinder sustained damage when 20 joints of the vessel's riser and its blowout prevention equipment fell to the seabed in approximately 7,000 ft.
Stim Star Performs Stimulation Treatment
Halliburton Energy Services' well vessel, M/V Stim Star, was used to stimulate production from one well at Shell Offshore Inc.'s Ursa deepwater development in the Gulf of Mexico…
Deepwater Mooring Test Completed
Aker Marine Contractors (AMC) of Houston and Marlow Ropes have successfully executed a deep water test to demonstrate and prove the use of new mooring components…
Quick Modification of Offshore Jack-Up Drilling Rigs
Bollinger Fourchon, LLC, a subsidiary of Bollinger Shipyards, demonstrated its ability to modify or repair offshore jack-up drilling rigs quickly and cost effectively…
Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil and Gas Production Rises Dramatically
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) announced production of offshore oil and gas in the deepwater (greater than 1,000 ft deep) portion of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM)…
Why Comply?
Shipowners are constantly faced with ever-changing laws and guidelines they must abide by. If they don't adhere - or even are not aware of these environmental requirements…
Bergesen: Tanker Weakness Leads To 4Q Decline
Norway's largest shipping firm Bergesen d.y. Group ASA last Thursday forecast results to decline in the fourth quarter compared with the third due to fewer tankers…
Chevron Mulls Options After Platform Sinks
Chevron Corp. is assessing the impact on the development timetable of its North Nemba oilfield off the Angola coast after the sinking of the production platform on route from South Korea.
Lockout Halts Shipments At Vancouver
Shipments through Vancouver, Canada's busiest port, came to an almost complete halt as employers imposed a lockout on unionized longshore workers in a bid to force an end to a contract dispute.
Conrad Industries Reports 3Q Results
Conrad Industries, Inc. reported net income of $71,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 1999, compared to net income of $1.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 1998.
No Relief Yet
Oilfield service companies were not nearly as lucky as their oil producing counterparts. While net income in the oil producing industry was up over the 1998 third-quarter…
Powerful Additions
After success with six John Deere marine engines, a charter fisherman adds four new PowerTech 12.5 L engines to his fleet. Steve Tomeny can't get enough of a good thing.
Oil Price Rebound Means Big Gains for Oil Producers
The third quarter proved to be a prosperous one for oil companies, as most of our sampling realized substantial gains in net income and net operating income for the period…
Barge Business Booming at Bollinger
Well-known in the shipbuilding industry as a quality builder of various vessels and as a specialist in ship and barge repair, conversions and barge flaring, Lockport…
Shipyards Multitask to Gain Experience
Worldwide, the road to success in the ship and boatbuilding market is literally paved with companies that have gone belly up, been acquired or are currently hanging by a literal thread.
Global To Open Offshore HQ
Global Industries will significantly expand its capacity to meet operators' deepwater and reel pipelay needs in the Gulf of Mexico this December with the opening…
