Oil Ministry Hopes to Get Iran LNG Contract
With the UN referral issue creating uncertainty about India's future relations with Iran, the Petroleum Ministry is fairly assured of the supply of five-million…
Recovery Efforts for Miss Kelley Continue
The U.S. Coast Guard and California Department of Fish and Game’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response recently ceased the pollution response operations onboard the fishing vessel Miss Kelley.
Deep Sea to Supply Cuba with Generators
After winning a $1.7 million contract to supply technology to Cuba, Deep Sea Electronics, a North Yorkshire manufacturer of control systems for the power generation industry…
FMC Technologies Awarded Statoil Contract
FMC Technologies announced it has signed an agreement with Statoil to provide subsea systems for the Vigdis Extension Phase 2 Project in the North Sea. The value…
Film Offers Modern Looks at Underwater Life
The Silent World will expose discoveries that are as vibrant and beautiful today as they were when first exposed 50 years ago. At the film’s beginning, viewers follow…
NSWC Carderock Receives 2005 ManTech Achievement Award
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division received the 2005 Defense Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Achievement Award by the U.S. Office of Naval…
Navy UUV Program, Small Businesses Develop Energy Technology
In a partnership that will benefit both the government and commercial enterprise, the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUV) Program Office (PMS 403), small…
All American Marine Delivers NOAA Patrol Vessel
All American Marine Inc., launched a 56 x 21 ft. catamaran built under contract for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The high speed patrol…
Ship Management Company Fined $10M
The U.S. Department of Justice stated that a Hong Kong-based ship management company pled guilty and was sentenced to pay a criminal fine of $10 million for engaging in conspiracy…
Tanker Grounding Update
On behalf of the Unified Command, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) issued a Situation Report stating that the tanker Seabulk Pride grounded in Cook Inlet near Nikiski.
Washington – Cruise Ship Agreement Got Results
More cruise ships took steps to protect Puget Sound from wastewater pollution in 2005, the second year of an environmental agreement signed in 2004 with the Washington…
Wärtsilä Acquires Power and Automation Systems from Aker Kvaerner
Wärtsilä has acquired Aker Kvaerner Power and Automation Systems AS (AKPAS) from Aker Kvaerner. AKPAS supplies power and automation systems for the oil and gas, marine and industrial markets.
Boeing Expands Satellite Broadband Service
According to reports, Connexion by Boeing, the satellite broadband Internet service for aircraft, is expanding its service for ships, The Boeing Co. said. Boeing…
Xtreme Adds Boating Industry Veteran to Advisory Board
Xtreme Companies, Inc. Mike Phillips has been named to the Xtreme advisory board. boat sales throughout North America, South America and Europe.
Vietnam Shipbuilding Growing
The Vietnam Shipping Corp. (VINASHIN) grew 46.5 percent last year, reporting a turnover of $ 692 million. This year, VINASHIN has lined up several large projects…
Ferry Sinks in the Red Sea
According to reports, an Egyptian passenger ferry carrying around 1,300 people, mostly Egyptian workers returning from Saudi Arabia, has sunk in the Red Sea. Coast…
Profits surge for Arabia's oldest marine yard
Jadaf Dubai, Arabian Gulf’s oldest ship repair and industrial marine yard has recorded a 35 per cent jump in revenues for the year 2005, compared to the corresponding period in 2004.
Keppel Shipyard Delivers FPSO Alvheim
Keppel Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, delivered FPSO Alvheim, its first Floating Production and Storage Offloading (FPSO) facility…
Tanker Aground in Alaska
According to a Reuters report, an oil tanker with 360,000 barrels capacity was struck by an ice floe and ran aground today while loading oil products at an Alaska refinery…
Navy Launches HMS Daring
HMS Daring, the first of the Royal Navy's $10 billion fleet of six Type 45 Destroyers, was launched into the River Clyde in Glasgow on February 1. Weighing 7,350 tons…
