Coast Guard Updates Oil Spill Response
A Unified Incident Command (UIC) comprised of Chevron Products Co., the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)…
McHale Named VP at Northrop Grumman
has named Gaylene M. McHale vice president and program manager of large deck amphibious ship programs for the Ship Systems sector, effective immediately. programs…
Jamestown Metal Marine Delivers Casino Vessel
Jamestown Metal Marine Sales, Inc. has successfully delivered the completed Blue Chip 2 casino vessel to Blue Chip Casino, at Blue Chip’s Michigan City, Ind., facility. gaming area on a single deck.
Rowan Extends North Sea Contract for Gorilla VII
Rowan Companies, Inc. has entered into a one-year extension of its drilling contract for the Rowan Gorilla VII in the North Sea. Gorilla VII is currently working…
Lloyd’s Register Group Incert B.V.
The Lloyd's Register Group, through Lloyd's Register Nederlands B.V., has acquired Incert B .V., a leading professional services certification body in the Netherlands.
ABS Introduces Dynamic Checklists
ABS announced the introduction of electronically prepared, vessel type-specific, dynamic checklists for surveys of ABS-classed vessels. The new checklists are generated…
CNOOC to Form Pipeline Unit
China National Offshore Oil Corp. will set up a joint venture to make pipelines along with a local private company. The move represents CNOOC Ltd.'s first foray…
Deep Offshore BBLT Comes on Stream
Total announces that the Belize field, part of Angola's deep offshore BBLT (Benguela-Belize-Lobito-Tomboco) Development, has been brought on stream in Block 14.
Barge Headed for Repairs
Tugboats began towing Boomtown Casino's gambling barge on Feb. 13 to a dry dock in Pascagoula, where it was expected to arrive around midnight. The repairs at Signal…
Hyundai Heavy, Baoshan Sign MoU
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. disclosed that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. to import wide and heavy plates for shipbuilding.
Oil Spill off Staten Island
As many as 30,786 gallons of heavy fuel oil spilled into the Arthur Kill on Monday during a transfer from a barge to the Chevron plant here, Newsday reported. The…
BP, Brass Sign LNG Agreement
BP signed a memorandum of understanding with Brass LNG in Nigeria to purchase two million tons a year of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The deal, which is expected to be concluded later this year…
HP, Mitsubishi Seek Terminal Approval
According to Bloomberg, BHP Billiton may be first in line to persuade Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to allow construction of the first liquefied natural…
Keel-Laying of Third T-AKE Ship
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Carol M. Pottenger, Commander, Military Sealift Fleet Support Command, was the honoree for the keel-laying event, welding her initials into the keel of the T-AKE 3…
Jumbo Cat Ferry Features Six Waterjets
The 68m catamaran Maria Dolores will shortly go into service with Malta-based Virtu Ferries on the company’s established Malta – Italy route, propelled by no fewer than six Kamewa waterjets…
Dubai Finishes Buying P&O
Reports indicate that Dubai Ports World, a state-owned international port operator, cleared its last major hurdle yesterday in acquiring a British company that helps run several U.S.
UAE Firm May Oversee 6 U.S. Ports
The AP has reported that a company in the United Arab Emirates is poised to take over significant operations at six American ports as part of a corporate sale, leaving a country with ties to the Sept.
New Checklists Improve Speed and Accuracy of ABS Survey
An enhancement to the survey services ABS offers to clients has been effected with the introduction of electronically prepared, vessel type-specific, dynamic checklists…
S. Korean Shipbuilders Rushing to China for Hull Production
According to reports, South Korean shipbuilders are scrambling to move production of ship hulls to China to take advantage of its cheap labor and vast factory sites, industry sources said.
Northrop Grumman Awarded $93.8M Contract Modification
The U.S. Navy exercised a $93.8 million contract modification option to Northrop Grumman Corporation for detail design and the procurement of long-lead-time material…
