State Ferry Returns to BC April 2
Washington State Ferries will be returning to Sidney, British Columbia on Sunday, April 2, after a 12-week winter hiatus. To celebrate the reopening of the route…
Hercules Offshore Files for $8M Share Offer
Hercules Offshore Inc., a drilling and liftboat service company for the energy industry, on March 27 filed with U.S. regulators for an offering of $8 million shares of its common stock.
Passenger Vessel Freed
Armed with binoculars, telescopes and cameras, spectators on March 26 documented the play-by-play of the afternoon freeing of the cruise ship Empress of the North.
Video Reveals Sunken B.C. Ferry
First video footage from a downed British Columbia ferry suggest the vessel apparently sank in a single piece but the whereabouts of two missing passengers remains a mystery.
Ferries Donated to Egypt
Three Arab states have promised to donate two ferries each to Egypt, nearly two months after an Egyptian ferry sank in the Red Sea leaving some 1 000 people dead.
India Launches Oil & Gas Auction
Launching a major global initiative for attracting foreign investment in the hydrocarbon sector, India auctioned 55 oil and gas exploration blocks. India offered…
Nico Internatioanl Opens New Bautino Facility
Topaz Energy and Marine Ltd. subsidiary Nico International recently announced that it will open a new ship repair facility in Bautino, Kazakhstan later this year…
Mexico Woos Companies on LNG Project
Mexico is talking to half a dozen companies ahead of opening tenders next month to build and supply a liquefied natural gas terminal at the Pacific port of Manzanillo.
Shippers: Proposed Security Measures Disrupt Commerce
While lawmakers intend to move quickly to pass legislation aimed at improving maritime and cargo security, officials with major shipping and container companies…
EMC, OOCL and YML to Launch THX Service
Evergreen Marine Corp (Taiwan) Ltd (EMC), Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd (OOCL) and Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp (YML), announced that they will jointly operate…
2006 Ship Production Symposium Call for Papers
1. Published paper with a presentation at the conference. 2. Presentation (PowerPoint) at the conference (no paper prepared for publication). The goal for the SPS…
DP World Exec Withdraws Nomination
Reports indicate that an executive with a Dubai-owned company withdrew his nomination as head of the agency that oversees ports in a letter to President Bush on Monday. David C.
GE Shipping Acquires OSV
According to source, the Great Eastern Shipping Company on Monday took delivery of a newly built OSV named `Malaviya Twenty Five' from Bharati Shipyard Ltd. With this…
Schat-Harding Delivers First Chinese Patrol Boat
Schat-Harding has expanded production at its Chinese plant to build the first of a series of new design high-speed patrol boats. The first 10 metre UP1000 patrol…
EC Clears Shipyard Acquisition
The European Commission (EC) has cleared the proposed acquisition of the French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique by Aker yards ASA. The main impact of the proposed…
COSCO Singapore Sells Four Vessels For $34M
COSCO Corp. (Singapore) Ltd. has sold four of its older vessels for $34 million as part of an ongoing fleet renewal exercise and will realize a profit of about $14.2 million from the sale…
Canadian Coast Guard Vessel to Undergo Refit
The Canadian Coast Guard heavy icebreaker, Louis St. Laurent, will spend the next several weeks at the Halifax Shipyard undergoing refit before launching its summer program.
Schat-Harding Delivers Chinese Patrol Boat
Schat-Harding has expanded production at its Chinese plant to build the first of a series of new design high-speed patrol boats. The first 10 m UP1000 patrol boat…
Keppel Wins $184m Rig Order from India
Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS) has secured a second order for a KFELS B Class jackup rig valued at $184 million from Jindal Group based in India. The agreement is…
BP Selects Telenor for Global Communications
Telenor Satellite Services signed a three-year communications agreement with British Petroleum (BP) for global broadband services over satellite. The two-part agreement…
