Companies to Assist Vietnamese Shipbuilding
The Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, STX company of the RoK and Danish Man B&W Diesel Ltd signed a cooperation agreement in Ha Noi on Feb. 20 on building a 25…
Four Ships Visit St. Kitts
According to the Marine Division of the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority, four cruise ships with just over 3,700 passengers and 1,800 crew visited St. Kitts on Feb. 16.
67 Ships Join Search in China
67 ships and 2,377 people are searching for the 31 Chinese sailors who went missing after a Panamanian freighter ran aground in the sea area off East China's Fujian Province last week.
Aramco Orders Tankers
State-owned Saudi Aramco has awarded South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering a contract to construct six large oil tankers. No value was given for the deal.
Kidnappers Attack Plant, Navy Ship
Militants holding nine foreign hostages in southern Nigeria attacked another oil facility today and blew up a military vessel in ongoing violence that has cut about…
Frist Calls for Hold on Sea Port Deal
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D. (R-TN) made the following statement on the deal proposed by Dubai Ports World of the United Arab Emirates that would…
Port Controversy Continues
The controversy over the planned acquisition of six port facilities in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Miami, and New Orleans by UAE-based Dubai Ports World (DPW) continues apace.
NOAA Awards Major Hydrographic Survey Contracts
Inc. Pelagos of San Diego, Calif. responsibility. time during our recovery efforts," said Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana. "C&C Technologies Inc. times." Vitter made…
New Tug and Linehandling Fees at Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced that effective April 1, 2006, there will be rate increases for tug and linehandling services due to rising operating costs.
W&O Supply Forms New Division, Announces New Leadership
(EP/A) Division. client base and 14 branch network. Hartsaw. promoted to lead the new EP/A Division. market segment. project manager for Northeast and Great Lakes customers.
Teekay to Pursue FPSO Projects
Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units. and Chief Executive Officer. that will result from this increased offshore oil production. Mr. customers and should…
VT Halmatic Gets Pilot Boat Order
VT Halmatic won an order to manufacture a Halmatic Nelson 29 pilot boat for the Port of Casablanca in Morocco. The new 9.22m semi-displacement craft will join Casablanca’s…
Langh Ship Orders Containerships
J.J.Sietas Schiffswerft in Hamburg. biggest ships of this kind in Finland. The ships under construction are typical container ships for feeder traffic. Managing Director at Langh Ship.
MAN Diesel SE – A New European Company
MAN Aktiengesellschaft is intending to convert its Diesel Engines Business Area into a European Company (Societas Europaea) in the course of this year. At the same time…
Navy Patrol Corvette Launched
South Africa's first commissioned patrol corvette, first lady Zanele Mbeki, attended the official handover of the SAS Amatola , four years after christening and launching it in Germany.
Navy Patrol Corvette Launched
South Africa's first commissioned patrol corvette, first lady Zanele Mbeki, attended the official handover of the SAS Amatola , four years after christening and launching it in Germany.
Water Taxi Lawsuit Planned
Two insurance firms representing the company whose water taxi overturned in Baltimore's Inner Harbor in 2004, killing five people, plan to sue the U.S. Coast Guard…
Fugro Orders Second Hugin AUV
Following the l deployment of Fugro's Echo Surveyor Hugin 3000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) in 2005, Fugro NV, in the Netherlands, has placed an order with…
Royal Caribbean Announces Godmother for New Ship
Katherine Louise Calder, foster mother to over 400 children, has a new charge as Godmother of Royal Caribbean International’s newest ship, Freedom of the Seas. In…
Lawmakers Push for Thorough Review
Last Monday, a $6.8 billion dollar deal put the operation and control of the major New York and New Jersey ports in the control of a firm in the United Arab Emirates…
