Austal Marks Start LCS Construction
The AP has reported that Austal USA marked the start of a warship project with a keel-laying ceremony at its Mobile shipyard. A massive aluminum keel — the spine…
Navy Seizes Suspected Pirate Ship
The Norfolk, Va.-based USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) seized a suspected pirate ship 87 km (54 nm) off the coast of Somalia. The Navy says the vessel stopped…
Coast Guard: Submerged Anchor Caused Spill
The Coast Guard has completed the investigation into the cause of the oil spill from the Greek tanker Athos I that occurred on the Delaware River on the evening of November 26, 2004.
Hornbeck Offshore Update on Tank Barge Discharge
Hornbeck Offshore Services announced that the gasoline discharge from one of its barges reported over the weekend has been addressed and the barge is now en route from New Haven…
USS Grasp Decommissioned
The recovery and salvage ship USS Grasp (ARS 51) was decommissioned after 20 years of service and transferred to Military Sealift Command (MSC) in a ceremony at…
KCI Konecranes, APM Terminals Sign Deal
APM Terminals has signed a deal with KCI Konecranes for four RTGs (Rubber Tired Gantry cranes) for their Yokohama container terminal in Japan. This is the first…
MITAGS to Provide Ship Modeling to Pilot Groups
The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) and the Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI), announced that MITAGS/PMI have been contracted to provide…
Ship Smuggling Ancient Artifacts Seized
According to the Jakarta Post, police had confiscated a foreign ship and arrested six crew members for trying to smuggle ancient artifacts out of Indonesia. The…
Mega-ship Stops in Long Beach Up
Cargo surged into and out of the Port of Long Beach in record numbers in 2005, buoyed by the increasing use by China and other Asian traders of giant ships with the capacity to carry 8…
Jo Tankers Installs Transas S-VDR
Transas Norway AS announced its agreement with shipping company, Jo Tankers, to supply and install 19 (S-VDR) Simplified Voyage Data Recorders to the Jo Tankers fleet.
Keppel FELS Secures ENSCO Order
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) won a repeat order for an ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig from a wholly-owned subsidiary of ENSCO International Incorporated (ENSCO).
Perseus Christened
The christening ceremony and the commissioning of the second pilot tender Perseus for the Netherlands Loodwezen B.V. will take place on the January 20 in Rotterdam.
Bill to Stop Beer Sales on Ferries Introduced
A bill has introduced legislation to ban alcohol sales on state-run ferries, as reported by www.goanacortes.com. House Bill 2851 would ban the sale and use of alcohol…
Transport Ministers Vow Crackdown on Terrorism, Piracy
By Steven L Herman, Auxiliary Public Information Officer, U.S. TOKYO - For the first time, ministers responsible for transportation security have made coordinated…
Shell, Total Sign Accord to Sell LNG
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe's second-biggest oil company, and Total SA signed an initial accord to sell as much as 2 million metric tons a year of liquefied natural…
Woodside to Evade LNG Concerns with New Ships
According to Bloomberg, Perth-based Woodside Petroleum Ltd. plans to skirt concern among Californians about the safety of liquefied natural gas import terminals…
Trelleborg Completes CRP Acquisition
Trelleborg´s acquisition of CRP through its Engineered Systems business area has now been concluded. CRP Group is an engineering company with annual sales of slightly…
Gas Leak Closes Visund Platform
A major natural gas leak shut down the Norwegian Visund offshore oil and natural gas platform, AP reported. No one was injured in the incident, but 17 of 91 crew…
Bid Solicitation for 60,000 bbls DH Oil Barge
An invitation to bid on the construction of a new 60,000 BBLS Double Hull Oil Barge for Harbor Bunkering Corporation of San Juan, Puerto Rico is expected this quarter.
Bollinger and Rigdon Sign Contract for Series of PSVs
Bollinger Shipyards has announced the signing of a multi-vessel contract with Rigdon Marine Corporation. Bollinger will build ten platform supply vessels (PSV) for Rigdon Marine…
