U.S. and British Navies Aid Evacuation Efforts
The International Tribune has reported that a five-ship United States naval group and a British flotilla were en route to Lebanon today to aid in evacuation efforts.
Cutter Crew Welcomes New Commanding Officer
The Coast Guard Cutter Shamal is scheduled to hold a formal change of command ceremony at Naval Station Pascagoula. Lt. Cmdr. Lee Petty will relieve Lt. Cmdr. Joe…
Petrojack Sells Two Rigs
Petrojack ASA has sold two of its jackup rigs under construction at Jurong Shipyard in Singapore, the PetroJack I and PetroJack III at a combined price of $420m to A.P. Møller-Maersk.
Privatization of Izar Nears Completion
The privatization of the shipbuilding company IZAR will come to an end on Tuesday when the state-owned holding company Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales…
Northrop Grumman Wins U.K.'s Maritime Surveillance Study
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract to perform a study for the United Kingdom's Maritime Airborne Surveillance and Control (MASC) program. This…
Aker Kvaerner Gets Contract
Aker Kvaerner has signed a contract with MPF Corp Ltd. for delivery of drilling equipment to the Multi Purpose Floater (MPF) drillship. The drilling package is designed for world wide…
J. Ray McDermott Awarded Contract
According to reports, J. Ray McDermott Eastern Hemisphere Ltd. (J. Ray), a subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott, S.A., was awarded a contract by ExxonMobil Middle East Gas Marketing Ltd.
Cruise Ship to Be Used to Evacuate Americans From Lebanon
A small cruise ship, the Orient Queen, has been chartered by the U.S. government to evacuate Americans from war-torn Lebanon and ferry them about 130 miles to the nearby island of Cyprus…
Bangladesh Coast Guard, Navy Launch Anti-Piracy Operations
According to reports, Bangladesh has launched joint operations of the Coast Guard and Navy to capture pirates in the Bay of Bengal in the wake of increasing criminal activity by sea robbers.
GlobalSantaFe June SCORE Up 1.8 Percent
GlobalSantaFe Corporation reported that the company's worldwide SCORE, or Summary of Current Offshore Rig Economics, for June 2006 was up 1.8 percent from the previous month's SCORE.
MAIB: Grounding Due to Communication Failure
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued the report of its investigation into the grounding of the passenger ferry Dieppe in the approach to Newhaven on December 5, 2005.
NTSB Meeting Slated for July 25
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will meet in Washington, DC on July 25. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the marine accident report relating…
Savannah River Reopened Following Spill
The USCG stated that it closed the Savannah River to navigation following an oil spill. A second press release indicated that the river has been reopened, but ships…
Companies, Key Personnel Indicted for OWS/ORB Violations
The US Department of Justice has stated that two foreign shipping companies and three individuals have been indicted for conspiracy to commit environmental crimes…
Sperry Marine Unveils New Navigation Technology
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit unveiled its next-generation marine navigation technology last week at the Sunborn Yacht Hotel in London.
Aker Yards Signs Contract with Norilsk Nickel
Aker Yards has signed a contract with the large Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel for delivery of four container/cargo ships for arctic operations, with an option for a fifth newbuilding.
Nordic American Tanker Shipping to Buy Another
Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. announced that the Company has agreed to acquire its tenth Suezmax vessel, a 150,000 dwt double-hull tanker built in a first class Far Eastern shipyard in 2003…
Foss Maritime Acquires Constellation Tug
Foss Maritime Company, the Seattle-based marine services company, announced that it is expanding into the American East Coast market with the acquisition of Constellation Tug Company of Charlestown…
Dow Awards Aker Kvaerner Contract
The Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation (UCCPTC), a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, has awarded Aker Kvaerner an engineering contract…
SBX' Acquires Remaining 50 percent in Sana Navigation
SeaBird Exploration Limited (BVI) (SBX) has acquired the remaining 50 percent ownership in the Joint Venture entity Sana Navigation Company Limited (Sana) which…
