HDR Acquires Shiner Moseley and Associates
HDR, an architecture-engineering-consulting firm, has acquired Shiner Moseley and Associates, Inc., an engineering and environmental consulting firm based in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Bridon Acquires Marlow Rope Assets
Bridon, a manufacturer of steel wire and wire ropes, has completed the acquisition of the Offshore and Commercial Marine related assets of Marlow Ropes. This acquisition…
CNOOC Signs $2.268B Agreement with SAPETRO
CNOOC Limited signed a definitive agreement with South Atlantic Petroleum Limited to acquire a 45 percent working interest in an offshore oil mining license ''OML 130'' in Nigeria for $2.268 billion…
LPG Ships Collide in France
Two LPG tankers collided in the northwestern French port of Donges causing 60 tonnes of ship fuel to spill into the Sea. French coastguard said the Liquefied Petroleum…
TTS Wins Translifter Contract
Finland’s TTS Liftec Oy, Tampere, part of the Port and Material Handling Division of Norway’s TTS Marine ASA, Bergen, has won a contract to supply two ports in northern…
NOAA Offers Free Navigational Charts on Web
Mariners can now get free electronic downloads of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Raster Navigational Charts or RNCs. NOAA will produce official…
GulfMark Options to Build Second Aker Vessel
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. has exercised an option to build a second Aker PSV09 design vessel. This vessel, which will be an identical sister ship to the Aker PSV09…
BP Extends Agreement with Aker Kvaerner
BP Limited UK has extended a three year frame agreement with Aker Kvaerner, for the supply of steel tube umbilicals, for an additional two years until 2007. Aker…
Hapag-Lloyd Expands
In line with its integration of CP Ships, Hapag-Lloyd is enlarging its globally standardized organization from three to five regions. The management will also be…
Transas Scandinavia Chosen by Torm
Transas (Transport Safety Systems) Scandinavia AB signed a deal with global shipping company Torm to fit 30 Simplified Data Recorders (S-VDR) complete with 20 Electronic…
Northrop Grumman Awarded Carnival Glory Contract
Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded a contract for dry-dock and maintenance work on the cruise ship Carnival Glory. Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector is the prime contractor for the work…
Vinashin Shipyard Formally Opens
The first phase of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin)’s $1.9 million shipyard was formally opened Thursday in the central Phu Yen province, the Nguoi Lao Dong reported.
Vinashin Posts $491,640 Revenue for 2005
The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) posted a total revenue of $491,640 in 2005- an increase of 41 percent over 2004, and a total production value of $692…
China Sets 5-year Plan for Defense Sector
China has set research and development targets for its defense industry to meet the country's national defense needs and the development of the national economy for the five years through 2010…
Keppel Shipyard Awards Contract to Golar LNG
Norwegian gas company Golar LNG Ltd. signed a contract with Keppel Shipyard Ltd. of Singapore for the first ever conversion of an existing liquid natural gas, or LNG…
Eastern Car Liner and Rickmers-Linie Agree on Trade Deal
Eastern Car Liner Ltd., Tokyo, and Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg based breakbulk, heavylift and project cargo specialist, have concluded a deal concerning the transpacific westbound trade.
AMSC Awarded $10M ONR Contract
American Superconductor Corporation announced that it has finalized a contract amendment with the United States Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR). Contract terms…
Euronav Appoints New Commercial Manager
The executive committee of Euronav NV announced its appointment of Mr. Jonathan Lee as the Commercial Manager of Euronav NV. Lee joined the company in January 3…
Euronav Fleet Now Entirely Double Hulled
Euronav’s owned fleet is now entirely double hulled after its joint venture subsidiary, Front Tobago Shipping Corporation- in which Euronav holds a 30 percent share…
Color Fantasy Undergoes First Inspection
After a fierce international competition, Blohm + Voss Repair has won the order for classification work on the world’s largest cruise ferry with car decks - the…
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