Transocean's Third Deepwater Rig Ready to Begin Work
Transocean Sedco Forex Inc.'s ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer Deep Seas has completed acceptance testing and has commenced a five-year contract valued at an…
CSO Aker Maritime Wins Multiple SPAR Delivery Contract
CSO Aker Maritime, Inc. (formerly Aker Maritime, Inc.), one of Coflexip Stena Offshore's Houston-based entities, has been awarded a contract for delivery of multiple…
ExxonMobil Confirms Crazy Horse Discoveries
Exxon Mobil Corporation announced the success of two wells drilled during 2000 in the Crazy Horse Exploration Unit, located in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 125 miles southeast of New Orleans.
Transocean Closes R&B Falcon Merger
Transocean Sedco Forex Inc., recently announced the close of its merger with R&B Falcon Corporation, creating an offshore drilling contractor with unprecedented…
Hvide to Be Renamed Seabulk International
Hvide Marine Inc. reported a net loss of $9.6 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2000, on revenues of $80 million. In the year-earlier period, the…
Connecticut Launches Maritime Cluster
Connecticut Lieutenant Governor M. Jodi Rell recently announced the official launch of the state's newest industry cluster-maritime- at a ceremony on board the Cross Sound Ferry motor vessel…
NASSCO Picks Alstom for Ship Set Trio
NASSCO has chosen Alstom Power Conversion to supply the electric power propulsion and automation package for three ship sets plus options on an additional three…
CG Railway Finishes RoRo Conversion
Measuring 585-ft., the self-propelled RoRo sister vessels Bali Sea and Banda Sea completed shipyard conversion work in January for operation out of Mobile, Ala. by CG Railway.
Great Lakes Tugs are Unsung Icebreaking Heroes
After one of the five coldest Decembers in recorded history, The Great Lakes Towing Company is finishing up one of its busiest seasons in recent history of icebreaking on the Great Lakes.
'Horrendous' Winter a Challenge for Coast Guard Icebreakers
The 2000 Great Lakes shipping season ended on Feb. 8, when the Canadian Transport loaded 29,000 tons of coal at the Pittsburgh & Conneaut dock in Conneaut, Ohio.
ABS Will Class Egyptian Navy Fast Missile Patrol Craft
ABS has been selected as the classification society for the four Ambassador MK III Fast Missile Patrol Craft being built for the Egyptian Navy at Halter Marine Inc.…
Crowley Completes Merger with Marine Transport Corporation
Crowley Maritime Corporation recently announced that it has completed the merger of Marine Transport Corporation (MTC) with Shiloh Acquisition, Inc., a wholly owned…
Block Island Ferry Being Built at Gladding-Hearn
Beginning this summer, passengers traveling from Point Judith to Block Island, R.I. will be able to complete their travel in about half the time it normally takes…
Austal USA to Build Two Supply Vessels for Candies
Austal USA, the joint venture company of Australia's Austal Ltd. and Bender Shipbuilding & Repair, has secured a two-vessel order for the construction of 150 ft.
Bender To Start Conversion of Barge and MMA Training Ship
Bender Shipbuilding & Repair of Mobile, Ala., has been awarded the conversion of the 400 x 102 ft. Sea Sorceress. The barge, which will be converted from a manned…
Coast Guard Investigates Sinking of Towboat
At press time, U.S. Coast Guard from Marine Safety Office (MSO) St. Louis investigators were trying to determine the cause of the sinking of the towing vessel Patty Ann…
Atlantic Drydock Tackles Projects
With its 14,600 LT drydock completely booked until the end of April, which has been utilized to the fullest since it was put into operation last summer, Atlantic…
Bollinger Now Offers Online Propeller Repair Advice
Bollinger Quick Repair (BQR), the ship repair and conversion facilities of Bollinger Shipyard has gone online with its new service, which aims to save vessel owners and operators money…
Marine Contractor Completes Maasdam Renovation in 10 Days
Marine contractor James P.Colie & Associates recently completed the turnkey renovation of several rooms aboard Maasdam for Holland America Line Westours at Atlantic Marine.
Titan Expertise Tested with Recent Wreck Removal
Titan Maritime recently had its expertise put to the test with the wreck removal operation of a 426 x 105 x 28 ft. (130 x 32 x 8.5 m), 7,279 grt materials barge.
