Adax Group Aquires Norac AS
Norac AS is forging ahead as one of the leading manufacturers of marine accommodation systems by joining ADAX Industrier, which will further boost its growth and development.
Scorpion Offshore Orders Two Rigs
Scorpion Drilling Ltd (Scorpion) has exercised its option to order two additional LeTourneau Super 116 jackups to be built at Keppel AmFELS in Brownsville, Texas.
Scheldt Salvage a Success
Multraship Salvage, working under LOF2000 with co-contractors URS Salvage and Maritime Contracting, has moved the containership Fowairet to the Verbrugge Terminal at the port of Flushing after the 2…
Hornbeck Offshore CEO to Ring NYSE Closing Bell
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Todd M. Hornbeck, will ring The Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, September 30, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 30
1800 - United States concludes Treaty of Peace with France, ending Quasi War with France. 1944 - USS Nautilus (SS 168) lands supplies and evacuates people from Panay, Philipppine Islands. 1946 - U.S.
And This Just In
The press is reporting that the Danish Air Force has paid $5,000 in compensation for the death of Rudolf, one of Santa’s reindeer. The reindeer (there is uncertainty…
Asbestos Case Requires Substantive Proof
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that a case brought by a former mariner against manufacturers of shipboard equipment seeking compensation for…
Waterways Re-Open
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin stating that all ports, channels, and tributary waterways in the COTP Houston/Galveston AOR are open to project depth.
Temporary Reduction in OSRO Requirements
The U.S. Coast Guard has authorized its Captains of the Port (COTPs) in the Gulf Coast region to temporarily exempt specific performance requirements reflected in…
Tanker Restrictions in Place in Houston
Port of Houston facilities reopened to commercial truck traffic, but restrictions remained on ships in the Houston Ship Channel. Although the Coast Guard lifted…
Vietnam Offshore Contract Awarded
Keeper Resources Inc. has been awarded an oil and gas exploration block off the coast of Vietnam. Keeper said PetroVietnam had selected Keeper and its bidding partner, a major U.S.
Keppel Singmarine Wins $46M in Contracts
Keppel Singmarine received orders for four offshore support vessels (OSVs) and two tugboats for about $46 million. The vessels will be progressively delivered to their owners up to first half of 2007.
Transas Simulator Complex Procured for University of Ljubljana
The simulator complex from Transas has been nstalled in University of Ljubljana at the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, Portoroz, Slovenia. The comprehensive…
RINA, China Class Team on Yard Quality
Italian classification society and certification group RINA and the China Classification Society (CCS) have joined forces to deliver quality management system expertise…
Hospital Ship Comfort Arrives in New Orleans
From U.S. The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived here Sept. 28 at the request of the Department of Health and Human…
Witte Elected VP of ISU
International Salvage Union members meeting in Seattle during late September for the ISU’s 51st General Meeting elected Arnold Witte, CEO of US salvor Donjon Marine, as Vice-President.
CP Ships Focuses on U.S.
CP Ships yesterday re-flagged the 3200 teu CP Yucatan to US flag and changed its name to CP Yosemite in recognition of the ship's enrolment in the US government's…
Northrop Grumman Wins Brazilian Navy Deal
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) won a contract from the Brazilian Navy to upgrade the primary navigation systems on its combat ships with new-generation…
Crowley to Acquire Titan Maritime
Crowley Maritime Corporation Chairman, President and CEO Tom Crowley Jr. announced last night at the International Salvage Union's annual dinner that Crowley has…
Denial of Petition to Re-Route Ships
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a Notice stating that it denied the petition submitted by various environmental advocacy groups requesting that…
