BW Group May Sell Shares in Offshore Unit
Helmut Sohmen, chairman of BW Group Ltd. may sell shares in its offshore unit as producers order oil platforms to drill fields in deeper water, according to a Bloomburg report.
NAVSEA Hosts LCS Forum
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) held a media forum Wednesday to educate reporters about Human Systems Integration (HSI) Directorate and the Littoral Combat Ship…
Transatlantic Rederi Signs SVDR Contract
Transas won the contract to fit the Transatlantic Cargo ship fleet with Simplified Voyage Data Recorders (S-VDR) starting immediately. S-VDRs, as they are known in the maritime industry…
This Day in Naval History - March 21
1917 - Loretta Walsh becomes the first woman Navy petty officer when she is sworn in as a chief yeoman. 1919 - The Navy installs and tests a Sperry gyrocompass,…
Atwood Oceanics Announces Vicksburg Contract
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (a Houston based International Offshore Drilling Contractor) said that the VICKSBURG (owned and operated by its wholly owned subsidiary Atwood…
Keppel to Develop Qatar Shipyard
Keppel Offshore and Marine has signed an agreement with Qatar Gas Transport Company to jointly develop and manage a major new facility in the Port of Ras Laffan in Qatar.
U.S. Navy Ships Return Fire on Suspected Pirates
From U.S. An armed suspected pirate looks over the edge of a skiff, in international waters off the coast of Somalia. USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and USS Gonzalez…
Book Review: Tugboats of New York
"Tugboats of New York" is one of those rare constructions where everything works just about perfectly. The text is insightfully, appreciatively, and masterfully written.
Prime RIBs
The Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) has become an invaluable part of 21st century Coast Guard cutters. "Often the mission of the cutter is to get a RIB and its crew on scene for interdiction…
The Seaman's Manslaughter Statute: An Old Tool Being Used Anew
By Jeanne M. Over the last ten or so years, criminal prosecutions have become commonplace in the maritime industry. The most common prosecutions stem from environmental violations…
All American Delivers for NOAA
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…
Moose Boats Delivers Patrol Vessel
Moose Boats has delivered another Moose M2-37 security and patrol vessel to the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Calif. This is the second delivery of a two-boat…
W&D Delivers Z-Drive FiFi Tug
Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. of East Boothbay, Maine delivered Bulldog, a 98 x 37 ft., 6,700 hp, Z Drive firefighting tug, to Crescent Towing of New Orleans, La.
Horizon Charters New Ships
Horizon Lines, Inc. principle to charter five new U.S. terms from Ship Finance International Limited. speed. linking the U.S. service that is being served with five Jones Act-qualified vessels today.
Norway Signs Agreement with JHA
The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS), operator of the Primar Stavanger electronic navigational chart (ENC) service, has signed a distribution agreement for Japanese…
Northrop Grumman Awarded $248M Contract for Submarine Work
Corporation was awarded a contract from the U.S. submarines. $248 million for work performed through 2008. is designated for work to be performed in 2006. submarines. services.
PGS to Build Third Generation Ramform at Aker Yards
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) announced that it has signed an agreement of main commercial terms to build a new third generation Ramform vessel at Aker Yards, Langsten.
Green Reefers to Buy Vessel
Green Reefers ASA has agreed to buy the Silver Fjord (ex. "Frio Hamburg") for $10,4 mill. The vessel is 194,000 cu. ft. and built in Denmark in 1997. Delivery will…
Stolt-Nielsen and Oiltanking Announce Joint Venture
Stolt-Nielsen announced an agreement in principle between Stolthaven Terminals BV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SNSA, and Oiltanking GmbH whereby Stolthaven Terminals…
Owner of Gaming Vessel Pleads Guilty
The U.S. Department of Justice has stated that the owner of a gaming vessel based out of Port Aransas, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court to obstructing a Coast…
