Northrop Grumman-built LPD 18 Transport Dock Ship Christened in New Orleans
Adm. ship New Orleans on Saturday at Northrop Grumman Corporation’s New Orleans shipyard. Mrs. Shelton, wife of U.S. Army Gen. presence of approximately 1,000 guests. Principal speaker, U.S. Navy Adm.
EIS for Proposed Sabine Pass LNG Project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice stating that the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import…
Towing Company to Pay $10M for Spill
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued a Press Release stating the Bouchard Transportation Co. was sentenced to pay a $10 million fine in connection…
Vessel Grounded Near Margate
The Panamanian cargo vessel Fione grounded near Margate on November 18. The agency issued a Second Press Notice stating that the vessel refloated at high tide on the morning of November 19.
Tanker Fleet Set to Surge
High rates have lured a significant number of tanker owners into forking out the relatively small costs associated with converting their ships from Category 1 to Category 2 vessels.
Interesting Drydock Ops in Mexico
A novel drydocking operation has commenced in Mexico, following the successful loading of the 11,220 tonnes semi-submersible rig Mata Redonda on the main deck of Zhong Ren 3…
ASRY Fixes 3 Large Tankers
There are currently three large tankers under repair at Bahrain’s Asry – the 284,889 dwt VLCC Al Samidoon and the 285,117 dwt VLCC Al Shuhadaa, both owned by Kuwait Oil Tanker Co (KOTC)…
FSU Redelivered
The Floating Storage Unit (FSU) Yoho FSO (ex N’kossa 1) was successfully re-delivered in September 2004 by Malaysia’s Malaysia Shipyard & Engineering (MSE) to SBM…
Trailer Bridge Announces Pricing of Senior Secured Notes
Trailer Bridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRBR) announced that it had priced its offering of senior secured notes due 2011 (the ``Notes''). The Notes were priced at a fixed…
Keppel Verolme Wins $26M Conversion Contract
Keppel Verolme BV, a member of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. of Singapore has secured an agreement with Solitaire Marine Contractors S.A., a subsidiary of Allseas Group S.A.
Stearns Acquires SOS and Sospenders
Stearns Inc., a manufacturer of Personal Flotation Devices (PFD’s) acquired SOS and Sospenders, a market leader in inflatable PFD’s for a variety of water sports uses.
Keppel AmFELS Strengthens GOM Presence
In what could be construed as a sign that good times are indeed ahead for the Gulf of Mexico offshore business, Amfels Inc. was recently renamed Keppel AmFELS, Inc.
Merwede Shipyard to Build Holiday Ship
The National Association the Zonnebloem has chosen the Merwede Shipyard to build the new holiday ship for the sick and handicapped. The contract was signed on November…
Moose Boats Wins Navy Contract
Moose Boats was awarded a new contract from the U.S. Navy for the construction of another Moose 340C Catamaran Patrol Boat. The contract totals approximately $475…
GE to Supply Korean Destroyer
GE Transportation’s marine gas turbine operations will supply Samsung Techwin Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea with 12 LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines. The Republic of…
Bunkering Testing Breakthrough
Octel Petroleum Specialties, the UK fuel additive manufacturer, has made a significant breakthrough in the science of predicting the stability of heavy fuel oils.
Seville Shipyard Delivers Ferry to ENTMV
Izar Sevilla delivered the ferry Tassili II to Algeria’s Entreprise Nationale de Transport Maritime de Voyageurs (ENTMV). Tassili II is the first of the two sister vessels for ENTMV…
Crowley Enhances its Latin America Service
routes. Republic and Haiti. On Dec. 7, Crowley will use the 176 TEU, Lo/Lo vessel, M.V. to transport cargo directly from Port Everglades, Fla., to Rama. Rama and Puerto Limon, every week. Everglades.
EB Gets $47.7M Deal
Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn. Technical support for active Nuclear Submarines. Conn. (62 percent), Bangor, Wash. (18 percent), Kings Bay, Ga. Newport, R.I. (5 percent), and Quonset, R.I.
EU, US Tighten Maritime Container Security
The first measures contributing to strengthening the security of maritime container transport have been agreed by the EU and the US. The measures, which will facilitate…