Coast Guard Officer Indicted for Vessel Pollution
David G. Williams, a Chief Warrant Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard and the Main Propulsion Assistant for the Coast Guard Cutter RUSH, was indicted by a federal…
Stealthgas to Acquire LPG Carrier
Stealthgas will acquire its 39th LPG carrier, the M/V Gas Premiership, a 2001 built, 7,200 cbm Fully Pressurized LPG carrier. Upon its expected delivery to the company in February 2008…
Sarawak Slipways: Building for Today’s Technology
Sarawak Slipways’ Executive Director for Production, Edward P. K. Chew, has 28 years in design and construction of new vessels since qualifying as a naval architect in the U.K.
Aker Kvaerner Wins FPSO Contract in Egypt
Aker Kvaerner won a contract for operation, management and maintenance of the Al Zaafarana FPSO offshore Egypt by operator Gemsa Petroleum Company and partners.
Hornbeck Completes Sea Mar Fleet Acquisition
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., has completed its previously announced acquisition of 20 offshore supply vessels (OSVs) and their related business from certain affiliates of Nabors Industries Ltd.
Golden Ocean Group Announces Sale
Golden Ocean Group Limited has agreed to sell the vessel M/V Shinyo Brilliance. The vessel is a Panamax bulker and is one of the long-term time charter vessels…
River Ems Passage to Start in mid September
Upon completion of tests and engine trials the 93,500 gt cruise ship Norwegian Gem will leave the covered building dock of Meyer Werft on Sunday, August 12. Undocking of the ship…
HMD Holds Naming Ceremony for Containership
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard held a naming ceremony for a 4300 TEU Class Containership, Hull No. 0408, the first of five 4300 TEU Panamax containerships ordered by E.R. Schiffahrt GmbH & CIE. KG of Germany.
Cummings Urges Coast Guard to Follow Requirements of H.R. 2722
Following the announcement that the Coast Guard has awarded funds to Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) for construction of the third national security cutter…
Peter Döhle Signs Contract with Northrop Grumman
Peter Döhle Schiffahrt, a Hamburg, Germany-based shipping fleet operator, has signed a new service contract with Northrop Grumman Corporation for its diversified fleet of ships.
Gladding-Hearn Delivers Fourth New York Water Taxi
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, has delivered the fourth water taxi for New York City-based New York Water Taxi to begin new passenger service between Yonkers…
Test Site Validates Navy’s New Power System
The surface combatant Integrated Power System (IPS) propulsion Engineering Development Model (EDM) for the U.S. Navy’s new Zumwalt-class DDG 1000 destroyer is being…
Northrop Grumman Awarded $285m for Third NSC
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded $285.5 million for construction of the third National Security Cutter (WMSL 752), the newest and most capable multi…
Globe Wireless to Acquire SeaWave & Rydex
Globe Wireless has signed an Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of SeaWave & Rydex. The transaction is aimed to create a maritime communications end to end solutions…
Bourbon Reports Growth
Bourbon said sales for the first half amounted to $511m, up 29.7 percent versus $394.5m a year earlier, driven by sharp growth in offshore and bulk operations. At constant exchange rates…
Swee Joo to Take Delivery of Tanker
Swee Joo Bhd, a Kuching-based shipping company, will receive the first of its two 7,000-ton product tankers next week. The $12m Asia Star, built in China, will be…
Arlington Tankers Announces Changes to Management Team
Arlington Tankers Ltd. said that Arthur L. Regan has informed the Company that he intends to step down from his position as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer…
Agnes Candies to Work on Northeast Gateway Project
Deep Marine Technology, Inc. announces its Agnes Candies Saturation Vessel has gone to work for Horizon Offshore Contractors, Inc. on the Northeast Gateway Project.
Stena Bulk Names New Director of Strategic Planning
Stena Bulk announced the appointment of Arthur L. Regan to the position of Director, Strategic Planning and Tanker Projects for Stena Bulk worldwide. In his position…
Ingram Repowers With Cummins
Ingram’s big white line-haul towboats with their distinctive red circle stack logo are a familiar sight on the lower Mississippi. On the Ohio River and in other feeder routes…
