DeepOcean Awarded Contract by TSMarine
DeepOcean has received a contract from TSMarine Ltd. of Aberdeen for the provision of Normand Flower, two work ROV systems and personnel. Contract duration is for…
Cargotec Receives $75.2m in Orders
Cargotec’s MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling solutions has received significant offshore equipment orders. The equipment will be delivered…
Stealthgas Reports 2Q Results
Stealthgas Inc., a ship-owning company serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced its unaudited financial…
Norwegians to Build IMT Field Support Vessels in Russia
Norway's KS North Sea Rescue AS has chosen an IMT 955-N design for a series of six Field Support Vessels to be built at the Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant, Russia.
Euroseas Takes Delivery of Container Ships
Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, has…
Multi-Agency Cooperation Fuels Bridge Recovery
As crews move forward in recovery efforts of the I-35 bridge collapse, multiple agencies are working together to make the job move smoothly. “The overall coordination…
ACL Opens Houston Headquarters
American Commercial Lines Inc. (ACL) opened its new Liquid Transportation Division Headquarters in Houston, Texas. The opening of the new regional headquarters…
Divers Inspect Cruise Ship after Suspicious Activity
According to reports, Coast Guard divers inspected the hull of a cruise ship docked in Long Beach Harbor after several people reported having seen a small, suspicious boat floating nearby…
TOP Tankers to Acquire Drybulk Panamax Vessels
TOP Tankers Inc has entered into agreements to acquire three drybulk panamax vessels. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered between September 2007 and March…
MAN Diesel Celebrates Order Completion
small celebration at its works in Augsburg, Germany. engine of eight ordered by shipowner Harren & Partner of Bremen, Germany, for a series of eight 16,500 DWT oil…
Navy Contracts Awarded
Lockheed Martin, Maritime Systems & Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $23,119,281 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the operation and maintenance of a…
This Day in Naval History - Aug. 14
1813 - HMS Pelican captures USS Argus. 1886 - Secretary of the Navy establishes Naval Gun Factory at Washington Navy Yard. 1945 - Japan agrees to surrender; last…
Field Support Vessels to be Built in Russia
Norway's KS North Sea Rescue AS has chosen an IMT 955-N design for a series of six Field Support Vessels to be built at the Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant, Russia.
Agreement for Developing New Terminal in China
Odfjell and Dalian Port (PDA) Co., Ltd., a Hong Kong public listed company on the one side, and Caofeidian Industry Zone (CFDIZ) on the other side, have signed an…
Hearing on Additional Air Pollution Controls for Large Ships
On August 9, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works conducted a field hearing in San Pedro entitled Hearing to Examine Port Pollution and the Need for Additional Controls on Large Ships.
Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging
The vice president of a Virginia marine products company has agreed to plead guilty, serve a sentence and pay a criminal fine for his role in a conspiracy to rig…
Posco to Build Steel Plant in Southern Vietnam
Posco Group, the world’s third-largest steel manufacturer, will build a hot-rolled steel plant in central Vietnam’s Khanh Hoa province. The factory, to come up in Dam Mon peninsula…
Noreq Aids Greek Cruise Ship
On August 7, the cruise ship Thomson Spirit collided with another cruise ship, Ocean Majesty - on the Geirangerfjord in Norway. A lifeboat and the davit for a tender…
Horizon Lines Announces Organization Changes
Charles G. Raymond, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Lines, Inc. said several organization changes, key executive promotions and a realignment…
KVH Industries Wins Patent Trial
A jury for the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled that KVH Industries, Inc., is not liable for infringing King Controls' U.S. Patent 6,864,846.
