Aker Kvaerner Awarded Contract with Frontier
Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract with Frontier Drilling USA Inc for delivery of a drilling equipment to the Frontier Peregrine II drillship. The total contract…
Wärtsilä Acquires a German Service Company
Wärtsilä has acquired the German service company INTEC Injectortechnic GmbH. The Hamburg-based company is specialized in fuel injection equipment, providing installation…
CSSC Plans $500m IPO
According to reports, China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC) is making plans for an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to raise at least US$500 million…
Traffic Continues Transits in Calcasieu Channel
In the Calcasieu Ship Channel, six vessels transited safely into the port and three are expected to transit outbound. The temporary Vessel Traffic Service staffed…
New Hand at Helm of Norfolk Naval
The Daily Press has reported that Capt. Richard Berkey will lead the Portsmouth, Va., yard as Capt. Joseph Campbell heads to the Pentagon. Navy Capt. Richard D.
Esnaad Buys Two Rolls Royce Tugs
The UK based Rolls Royce Group has sold two UT780 tugboats to the UAE's Esnaad, a unit of the Abu Dhbai National Oil Company, according to agency reports. The boats…
S.Korea's Daewoo Wins $502m Order
Reuters has reported that Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., has won a $502.4m order to build a drillship for a company based in the Americas. Daewoo…
Contract Signed for LNG Powered Ship
Statoil has awarded Eidesvik Shipping AS the contract for the delivery of a supply ship fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG). Running for a period of five years from October 2006…
Conrad Announces New Contracts and Deliveries
Conrad Industries, Inc. months. 111’x66.5’x10’liftboat. liftboats in progress previously announced by Conrad. that range in size from 120’x30’x7’ to 200’x40’x7’. barge in June.
Gilman Named DMT Chairman of the Board
Deep Marine Technology, Inc. announced the election of Bruce C. Gilman to Chairman of the Board. A businessman with CEO level management expertise, Gilman’s four…
AAPA Cites Concerns for TWIC Implementation
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) weighed in on the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed rules for implementing the federal Transportation Worker Identification Credential…
Arlington Tankers Announces New Sub-Charter
Arlington Tankers Ltd. announced that Concordia Maritime AB of Sweden (Concordia) has entered into new two-year sub-charter agreements for Arlington's two V-Max tankers…
National AIS Project – Environmental Statement
The US Coast Guard is seeking comments on its draft programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) addressing proposed implementation of the Nationwide Automatic…
Bill Introduced on Crime Reporting for Cruise Ships
Representative Shays (R-CT) introduced a bill (H.R. 5707) to require the owner of a cruise ship that calls at a port in the United States to report to the Secretary…
CSIC Forms Joint Venture with Wartsila
Wartsila Qiyao Diesel Co Ltd (Shanghai), a joint-venture between Finland-based Wartsila and the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), was inaugurated on June 29.
Tanker, Container Ship Collide in Singapore Waters
Reports indicate that a supertanker and a container ship collided in Singapore waters southeast of St John's Island. But the incident did not result in any oil pollution or casualty…
Odfjell Announces Fleet Expansion
Odfjell has bought M/T Giada D from Italian owners. The vessel is built in 1996 at Chantiere Navale de Poli, Italy and she is 10,115 dwt with stainless steel cargo tanks.
Patriot Arrives in Brunei
Sasebo, Japan-based USS Patriot (MCM 7) arrived in Brunei for a scheduled port visit June 25, meant to enhance the relationship between the U.S. and Brunei. The…
Odfjell Expands Fleet
Odfjell has bought M/T "Giada D" from Italian owners. The vessel is built in 1996 at Chantiere Navale de Poli, Italy and she is 10,115 dwt with stainless steel cargo tanks.
Navy Awards Contract for Third LCS
The Navy announced it is awarding a $197.6 million contract option to a team lead by Lockheed Martin for construction of the third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). LCS…
