Senate Supports Reduced Drilling Off Florida's Gulf Coast
The Senate on Thursday backed a White House compromise that drastically reduced proposed oil and natural gas drilling off Florida's Gulf Coast, rejecting a bid by…
Offshore Stocks Take A Tumble
Drilling and oilfield service stocks fell sharply on Thursday after offshore driller Rowan Cos. Inc. said the business outlook for the third quarter of this year was uncertain.
Despite Crunch on Funds, U.S. Navy Sticks To Building Plan
The top U.S. Navy officer said Thursday he would recommend the service stick to its plan to build a multi-billion-dollar class of new destroyers despite a crunch on funds for new warships.
Celebrity Cruises Receives Lloyd's Register Certification For Quality Systems
Celebrity Cruises became the first cruise line to receive the International Standards Organization (ISO) 9002 certificate from Lloyd's Register for the cruise line's…
Alstom Posts 19 Percent Gain In Sales
French turbines to trains group Alstom posted a 19 percent rise in sales to 6.05 billion euros in its first quarter to June, boosted by the full consolidation of…
GN Store Nord Sells Off Last of Maritime Communications Unit
Danish diversified technology firm GN Store Nord said on Friday it had sold the remainder of its GN Comtext maritime sector communications unit to U.S.-based EasyLink Corp. for an undisclosed sum.
