Rolls-Royce Gets Icelandic Coast Guard Contract
Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply the design and a full equipment package for a multi purpose coastguard vessel to be built by ASMAR in Chile for the government of Iceland.
Senate Hearing on Homeland Security
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs conducted a hearing on ensuring full implementation of the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations.
Port Security Grants Total $201.2m
port security grants for FY 2007 will total $201.2m. Eight ports qualified for Tier I and will receive a combined total of $120 million. The Tier I ports are: New York-New Jersey (27.1 million)…
ACL Names Vanier as VP
American Commercial Lines Inc. (ACL) has appointed Jacques J. Vanier to the position of Vice President Manufacturing. Most recently, Vanier served as Vice President…
BC Ferries Investigating Ferry Incident
BC Ferries' MV Quinsam, which operates on the Nanaimo Harbor – Gabriola Island route, unexpectedly pulled away from the dock at Nanaimo Harbor as the ship was loading vehicles.
Stena Line Selects Bekaert
Stena Line selects Bekaert to help conserve energy among its fleet of ships. With the installation of Bekaert advanced solar control window film, industry leader Stena Line minimizes fuel consumption…
Maersk Ships to Get Solasolv Screens
Solar Solve Marine received an order from Maersk Ship Design to supply 10 ships with its famous Solasolv anti-glare roller screens for a number of 308,000dwt crude…
Korean Shipbuilders Aim for $36b in Orders
Korea's top-three shipbuilders are eyeing $36b in sales this year, down from a record $37b last year. Korean shipbuilders secured almost half of the $100b in global…
BAE Systems to Overhaul Sealift Command Ship
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command to overhaul and drydock the USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195). The cumulative value…
Forest to Acquire Houston Exploration in $1.5b Deal
Forest Oil Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding stock of The Houston Exploration Company in a stock and…
Tianjin Standardizes on PTC Shipbuilding Solutions
PTC, the Product Development company, and Tianjin New Harbor Shipyard jointly announced that Tianjin New Harbor Shipyard has expanded its use of PTC Shipbuilding Solution…
Navy Sub and Merchant Vessel Collide
The Navy issued a report in response to the collision involving a Navy submarine and merchant vessel. According to the Navy's report, no U.S. sailors or merchant crew were injured when a U.S.
Manitowoc Acquires Rights to Mobile Industrial Crane
Manitowoc Crane Group has acquired the Carrydeck line of mobile industrial cranes from privately held Marine Travelift, Inc. of Sturgeon Bay. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
USS Newport News Collides With Oil Tanker
The USS Newport News, a Norfolk,Va.based submarine collided with a Japanese oil tanker late Monday night. The Navy was reporting that all 127 members of the USS…
Keppel On Track for First Delivery of 2007
Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M) maintains its track record of on time, on budget deliveries with its first completion in 2007. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary…
Transport Canada Selects EMS Satcom
EMS Satcom, a division of EMSTechnologies, Inc. reported that Transport Canada has selected the EMS SATCOM eNfusion Broadband high-speed data system to enhance marine…
Maersk Line Launches Asia-Europe Network
Maersk Line is pleased to announce our improved Asia - Europe network, which we will launch in April 2007. The new Asia - Europe network is a result of the ongoing…
Another Utility Vessel for Supreme Service
The Fanguy brothers are optimistic about the ongoing demand for versatile off shore supply vessels in the Gulf of Mexico. Last summer their Supreme Services Inc.
GE Acquires Vetco Gray for $1.9b
GE inked an agreement to acquire Vetco Gray for $1.9b from Candover, 3i & JP Morgan Partners. The closing of the transaction, which is subject to conditions including the receipt of governmental…
Aquabus Aims for Dubai Contract
Waterbuses signed by Welshmen could soon be ferrying the population of Dubai around. Aquabus Water Transport Solutions of Cardiff is competing to win the contract…
