Merwede Shipyard Gets Contract
contract for the engineering and construction of a new Heavy Lift vessel for Seaway Heavy Lifting. the largest ship ever built by the IHC Holland Merwede Group.
Meucci Promoted to Sales Manager ZF Marine Electronics
ZF Marine Electronics has promoted Jim Meucci to Sales Manager. Meucci started with Mathers Controls over 25 years ago, and most recently held the position of Regional…
Superior Offshore Names Weinhoffer as VP
Superior Offshore International, Inc. has appointed David Weinhoffer to serve as its Vice President of Business Development effective immediately. With over 25 years…
Blue Ocean Wireless Partners with Stratos
Blue Ocean Wireless (BOW), an Irish company focused on delivering GSM communication capability for the merchant maritime sector, has reached an agreement to partner…
USTRANSCOM Hosts Battle of Midway Observance
By Bob Fehringer (contractor), U.S. United States Transportation Command hosted a Battle of Midway observance June 6 to commemorate the World War II confrontation…
Teekay Shipping Corp. Changes Name
Teekay Corporation announced that it has legally changed its company name from Teekay Shipping Corporation to Teekay Corporation. The name change was filed with…
Ottawa Renewing Subsidy for Purchasers of Canadian-Built Ships
The federal government is keeping afloat a subsidy program for buyers of Canadian-built ships, reported the CP. Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay and Industry…
Smit Orders 4 Damen ASD Tugs
Smit and Damen Shipyards Gorinchem signed a contract for four Damen ASD Tugs 3213, a new type of offshore terminal tug, recently developed by Damen. The delivery…
Boston Towing and Transportation Company Wins Offshore LNG Project
Vincent D. Tibbetts Jr., president of Boston Towing & Transportation, the Boston division of the Reinauer Companies, announced that Boston Towing and Transportation…
U.S. Navy Ships Conduct FAC/FIAC Exercises
USS Antietam (CG 54), USS O'Kane (DDG 77) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits through the Gulf of Oman. All the ships are part of the John C. Stennis Carrier…
Chinese Shipyards and Siemens Offer Solutions
Offshore Production more and more important for Oil and Gas Supply Deep water production from the offshore sector will grow considerably in China and worldwide in order to further secure own supplies.
Lubmarine in Shanghai Bulk Lube Delivery First
Lubmarine has become the first provider to deliver marine cylinder oil in true bulk to Shanghai. The first delivery, of Lubmarine’s Talusia HR 70 oil, was successfully completed on May 25, 2007.
Giuliani to Receive Port Security Award
The U.S. Port Police will present former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani with the inaugural Fred V. Morrone Memorial Award this evening in Washington, D.C. The Morrone…
Round Table Associations Encourage Action on IMO Issues
The Chairmen of the Round Table (RT) of international shipping associations (BIMCO, ICS/ISF, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO) reviewed a number of current international…
Kvichak Employs SolidWorks
Kvichak Marine Industries of Seattle is using SolidWorks software to design a new 45-ft. Coast Guard patrol boat for a wide range of maritime situations, including search and rescue…
CNE Delivers Keynote Address at Undersea Defense Conference
From Commander, Naval Forces Europe-Commander, U.S. The commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples/U.S. Naval Forces Europe addressed participants of the Undersea…
OSG Sells 5 Million Shares of DHT
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. and Double Hull Tankers, Inc. jointly announced today the sale of five million shares of common stock of Double Hull Tankers pursuant…
Swift Appointed Foundation GM
Captain Peter J. Swift has been appointed as the General Manager of the Maritime Industry Foundation. He takes up his new position with effect from June 2007. Before…
RINA Touted by Paris MOU
Classification Society RINA has been named as the second best performing classification society for 2006 in the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control.
CMA CGM includes DCT Gdansk
With the arrival of its 1400 TEU feeder vessel Cape Fulmar at the DCT Gdansk terminal on 6 June, CMA CGM became the first of the top ten global container shipping…
