EU Commission OKs StatoilHydro Merger
Statoil and Hydro have received clearance from the European Commission for the announced merger between Norsk Hydro ASA's petroleum activities and Statoil ASA. The…
Saigon Newport Orders 10 Kalmar E-One RTGs
Saigon Newport Company (SNP) in Vietnam has awarded Kalmar Industries a landmark contract for ten E-One rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes, destined for its Tan Cang…
Germanischer Lloyd Celebrates 140th Anniversary
More than 100 representatives of the Polish Industry interested in and involved with systems certifications gathered at Warsaw's exclusive Business Centre Club to…
Aker Yards Wins Order for Vessels at New Yard in Vietnam
Aker Yards has entered into a contract with Aker Capital for building of six Anchor Handling Supply Vessels at Aker Yards new shipyard in Vietnam. The vessels are Anchor Handling Supply Vessels…
Offshore Oilfield Development Could Enjoy Tax Breaks
Companies developing offshore oil deposits could enjoy tax breaks, Russia's president said Wednesday. The tax breaks proposal came from Sergei Bogdanchikov, head of state-controlled producer Rosneft…
Wärtsilä Orders Propulsion Systems
Wärtsilä Corporation is gaining an increasing volume of business from Vietnam for ship propulsion systems. The latest contract to be awarded in April by Vietnam…
Cutter Legare Returns From African Deployment
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Legare home ported in Portsmouth will return here Friday following a 108-day deployment to the Gulf of Guinea region of West Africa.
Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty to Concealing Deliberate Pollution
The former chief engineer of an American-flagged car-carrier pleaded guilty today to criminal charges related to the deliberate discharge of oil-contaminated bilge…
Hornbeck Offshore Announces Expansion Of MPSV Program
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. has expanded its multi-purpose supply vessel (MPSV) program to include one 430-ft. new generation DP-3 MPSV to be constructed at…
Keppel AmFELS to Deliver Scorpion Jackup
Keppel AmFELS Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M), is on course to a timely delivery of Scorpion Offshore Ltd.’s first jackup…
BAE Lands Sub Export Order
Spanish shipbuilding firm Navantia has placed an order for parts for four diesel-electric subs. Under the deal, BAE will make eight pressure domes at its base in Barrow-in-Furness…
Teekay to Release First Quarter 2007 Earnings
Teekay Shipping Corporation plans to release its financial results for the first quarter of 2007 after market close on Wednesday, May 9. The company plans to host…
Bangladesh Wins $100m Ship Contract
Bangladesh's main shipbuilder said yesterday it had won a $100m contract to build eight vessels, a deal seen as helping pave the way for the nation to emerge as a major shipbuilder.
Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty to Concealing Deliberate Pollution
announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew J. Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division and U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.
Oceaneering Announces Hurricane Damage Services Contracts
Oceaneering International, Inc. (ROV) services in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to support hurricane damage-related platform decommissioning operations. positioned ROV…
AMSEC Receives Department of Defense Award
Applications International Corporation announced that AMSEC LLC received a prestigious 2007 Department of Defense Pro Patria award from the Virginia Committee for…
Carmel Appointed to MLL CNO Executive Panel
Stephen Carmel, Senior Vice President of Maersk Line, Limited (MLL), has been appointed to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Executive Panel. The CNO Executive Panel is drawn from scientific…
Jacobsen Joins Green Reefers ASA
Trym Jacobsen has joined Green Reefers ASA as the company's new managing director, replacing Erik Thulin. Jacobsen has been employed with Green Reefers ASA since…
Containerships Group to Streamline UK Operations
Containerships Group is streamlining its U.K. operations to increase the efficiency of its services. As part of the reorganization, Teesport will become the new…
Kearsarge Visits Fort Lauderdale for Fleet Week
Sailors man the rails as the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) pulls into Port Everglades, for Fleet Week South 2007. Fleet Week celebrates the U.S.
