Aker Yards to Build Tankers for Maritima
Aker Yards has signed a contract for the construction of two bunkering tankers for delivery in October 2008 and January 2009. The two vessels will be sister vessels…
TT Club Urges Quay Crane Anti-Collision Systems
The TT Club is urging container terminal operators to fit electronic sensor devices to quay crane booms to prevent them accidentally colliding with vessels during…
Lubmarine Extends Delivery Network to Cyprus
Marine lubricants supplier Total Lubmarine has extended its delivery network to include Cyprus. Lubmarine has signed an agreement with Navilub Limited whereby Navilub…
Keppel FELS Delivers Jackup Rig
Keppel FELS Limited has delivered a KFELS B Class design jackup drilling rig to Seadrill Management AS (Seadrill), within budget and ahead of time. This rig was…
DryShips Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
2007. This is the ninth consecutive quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share declared by the company since its listing on the NASDAQ Global Market in February 2005.
Broström Sells Ship Agency in Oxelösund
Beside the operations within product tanker shipping, Broström has a network of ship agencies in several ports along the Swedish coast. They offer ship clearance…
Northwest Security Force Participates in Basic Security Guard Training
Sailors assigned to Marine Corps Security Forces Company (MCSFCo.), Bangor, received combat training during a Basic Security Guard class held at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor, June 28.
Lincoln Heads to Sea Following Nine Months in Dry Dock
Over the course of the last nine months, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) underwent several alterations, upgrades and installments, culminating in thousands of man hours…
U.S. Shipping Partners Takes Delivery of First ATB
U.S. Shipping Partners L.P. announced the delivery of its new articulated tug barge unit (ATB) the pusher tug Freeport and the parcel barge Chemical Transporter.
SEACOR and Nabors Announce Letter of Intent for Offshore Vessel Fleet
SEACOR Holdings Inc. and Nabors Industries Ltd. have entered into a letter of intent to form a new company to own and operate a fleet of 20 offshore support vessels…
Two New Modern Seismic Vessels for CGGVeritas in 2010
CGGVeritas and Eidesvik Offshore ASA have entered into an agreement for the supply of two large seismic vessels to be newly built, with a total contract value of approximately $420m.
Brunswick Buys North Carolina Boat Plant
Brunswick Corporation will expand its manufacturing presence in North Carolina with the purchase of a boat manufacturing facility in Navassa, N.C., near Wilmington, from KCS International, Inc.
Cummings Calls on Coast Guard to Submit Designs for NSC 3
U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, called on the Coast Guard to submit the designs…
Simplex Expands Service Team
Simplex Americas LLC, the representative office for Blohm & Voss Industries GmbH in the Americas, has expanded its Factory Trained & Authorized service team with the hiring of Jay M.
Lyngsø Marine Awarded Contract
Lyngsø Marine of Hørsholm, Denmark, a subsidiary of SAM Electronics, has been awarded a contract for supply of integrated automation packages for installation aboard a series of 14 54…
IMO, UNHCR Discuss Loss of Life in Unseaworthy Craft
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are both seriously concerned about the flow of people…
Lillie Elected President of SCMS
John Lillie has succeeded Captain Chris Spencer as president of the Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ship Surveyors. The society says that the age demography…
Albwardy Awarded Tug Contract
Nakilat-SvitzerWijsmuller (the joint venture company set-up by SvitzerWijsmuller and Qatar Gas Transport Company - Nakilat), has awarded UAE's Albwardy Marine Engineering…
Delhi to Acquire 6 submarines, 33 Ships
According to reports, India’s navy will acquire six new submarines and 33 ships. The reports indicated that it would take about six years for the navy to acquire the six new submarines and 33 ships.
Cable Snaps as Refloat Begins
One of the cables connecting the stranded freighter Pasha Bulker to a tugboat at Newcastle's Nobbys Beach has snapped, as efforts are made to refloat the freighter.
