Keppel FELS Completes Rig for Maersk
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), and Maersk Contractors have inaugurated the new DSS 21 proprietary design semisubmersible (semi), which is also the most technically advanced deepwater drilling rig to be designed and completed by Singapore to date. The Maersk Developer was named in the presence of Guest-of-Honor, Mr Lim Boon Heng, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, by Mrs.
Marina Orders All Sulpicio Ships Grounded
The Cebu Daily News reported that all Sulpicio Lines vessels nationwide were ordered grounded by the Maritime Authority (Marina) following the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars.
Latvian Navy Orders Patrol Boats
Abeking & Rasmussen has secured an order for five 25m SWATH@A&R Patrol Boats. The vessels for the Latvian Navy will be designed by A&R and constructed and delivered in co-operation with Riga Shipyard. The new vessels will derive from the well proven SWATH pilot boats, which are in operation since 1999 in the German Bight and recently in the Dutch Waters. They will have the same main dimensions and underwater ship with a complete new propulsion and accommodation concept.
Transocean to Acquire Newbuild Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
Transocean Inc. announced that its subsidiaries have reached an agreement with subsidiaries of Petrobras and Mitsui to acquire a newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship under a capital lease contract.
STX Acquires AKY Shares
Aker Yards' board of directors has received confirmation for STX' acquisition of 1 318 350 shares for NOK 63 per share, after STX announced an initiative to purchase…
Telaurus se@COMM Now Broadband Enabled
This Broadband solution will allow captains and crews to access the internet and all the se@COMM features over any IP based satellite terminal while continuing with, simplicity of use, near real-time communications and vessel side live display of traffic and cost while using the internet. Using similar filters as their current se@COMM email accounts, the Telaurus Broadband solution allows Captains…
Technip Gets Callon Deal
Technip said it has won a deepwater pipeline installation contract from Callon Petroleum Company for the Entrada oil field development in the . Technip will be responsible…
GOC Announces Charter Agreement
Global Oceanic Carriers Limited announced that it has entered into a time charter agreement with Oldendorff Carriers GMBH & CO KG for the M/V Go Pride for a minimum…
DOJ – Ship Operator Fined for ORB Violation
The US Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said that a ship management company and a chief engineer pleaded guilty to a charge that they falsified…
AAPA Urges Swift Passage of Vessel Air Emissions Bill
The American Association of Port Authorities this week sent an urgent request to leaders of the United States Senate and leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce…
Transocean Awarded Contract Extension
Transocean Inc., announced that its ultra-deepwater semisubmersible GSF Development Driller II, capable of drilling in water depths of 7,500 ft., has been awarded a five-year contract extension…
USS New York Commissioning Committee Web Site Is Launched
The USS New York Commissioning Committee announced the launch of the official USS New York Commissioning Committee Web site at http://www.USSNY.org. The Web site…
General Dynamics to Christen New Sub
General Dynamics Electric Boat will christen (SSN-778), the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced nuclear attack submarine, at a ceremony at its shipyard on Saturday, June 21.
Coast Guard Launches Nationwide AIS Satellite
The U.S. Coast Guard announced the launch of an ORBCOMM concept demonstration satellite, equipped with Automatic Identification System (AIS) capability, from . The…
Arlington Tanker Explores Consolidation
Arlington Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: ATB) said that it is engaged in a process to review and evaluate strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. These alternatives…
Teekay Invests $257m in Teekay Petrojarl
Teekay Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, TPO Investments AS (TPO), has acquired an additional 30.1 percent interest (22.6 million common shares)…
Containership Launched in Germany
The christening ceremony for the first of a series of three 2,700 TEU container ships took place on June 20 in Kiel at HDW-Gaarden, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. All three ships are ordered by the Buss Group. The DONAU TRADER officially got her name from the godmother Brunhild Buss, the wife of Hermann Buss, Managing Partner of the Buss Group. The DONAU TRADER will be initially operated by the shipping line Hamburg Süd.
This Day in Naval History - June 20
1813 - Fifteen U.S. gunboats engage three British ships in Hampton Roads, Va. 1815 - Trials of Fulton I, built by Robert Fulton, are completed in New York. This…
GreenCarrier Asia Names Chu Managing Director
GreenCarrier Asia, part of the Björk.Eklund Group, has appointed Peter Chu as Managing Director. will take on the task of developing GreenCarrier’s operations in Greater China.
LT and Chembulk Tankers Expands into South America
PT Berlian Laju Tankers Tbk and Chembulk Tankers announced the opening of their Sao Paulo Branch, CBL Tankers do Brasil ltda. The name reflects the combination of…
