IPC and Ashdot Port Launch Patrol Boat
According to port2port.com, Israel Ports Development & Assets Company Ltd. (IPC) and Ashdod Port Co. launched last week a new fast patrol boat at the port which…
Liberia Sets Ship and Tonnage Records
The Liberian Registry celebrated the end of 2007 having achieved a major milestone in its history when its vessel count reached 2,665 and its aggregate gross tonnage peaked at 82,165,902.
ASA Respond to Suken Tugboat
Two members of the American Salvage Association (ASA) salvaged a sunken tugboat in Port Arthur, Texas on December 31, 2007. The 600-ton capacity derrick barge, owned by one ASA member…
ISS Delivers XLX ROVs
Oil and gas specialists Integrated Subsea Services (ISS) will deliver the latest versions of ROVs. newly launched Triton XLX ROVs, manufactured by Perry Slingsby Systems (PSS).
Superior Energy Appoints New Executives
Superior Energy Services, Inc. announced that Patrick Zuber has been appointed Executive Vice President, International Sales, and Charles Hardy has been named Executive Vice President…
ISE Awarded New AUV Development Contract
International Submarine Engineering Ltd was awarded a development contract in December, 2007 by Cybernetix S.A. of Marseille, France. Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) platform, known as SWIMMER.
Kiel 6000 ROV Gets Certified by Germanischer Lloyd
The Kiel 6000 ROV manufactured by Schilling Robotics, has been certified by Ger¬manischer Lloyd (GL) as meeting requirements for safety and environmental impact.
Subsea 7 Announces Contract With Petrobas
Subsea 7 Inc announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Petrobras America, a subsidiary of Petrobras for installation works in the deepwater Cascade & Chinook fields in the Gulf of Mexico.
Coast Guard Rescues 7 Crewmembers From Disabled Cargo Vessel
Coast Guard helicopter crews hoisted seven crewmembers to safety in two separate missions Saturday and Sunday from the 220-foot Panamanian cargo vessel Capitan L…
Iranian Boats Approach USN Ships
(Source: Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. BAHRAIN (NNS) -- Following a routine transit through the Strait of Hormuz, Jan. 6, three U.S.
SCC Meetings Set
The Shipping Coordinating Committee, sponsored by the US Department of State, will hold two meetings in Washington, DC. The first meeting, on January 22, is to prepare…
Members Wanted
The US Coast Guard seeks applications for membership in the Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC) Eastern Great Lakes, and five regional subcommittees: Northeast Ohio Region…
Boston Safety Zones Created
The US Coast Guard has established two temporary safety zones each with a radius of 500 meters around two independent submerged turret loading buoys of Excelerate…
Chemoil CEO Dies in Helicopter Crash
The Board of Directors of Chemoil Energy announced that the company’s CEO and Executive Chairman, Robert V Chandran passed away January 7, 2008 from injuries sustained…
Hyundai Heavy Order Prediction for 2008
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. is targeting more than $26 billion in orders this year thanks to strong demand for maritime equipment, according to YonHap News. The target…
Growth in Asia-Europe Ship Traffic
According to thehindubusinessline.com, Asia-US container traffic grew to the order of 6.9 per cent in the first half of 2007, rising to around 8 per cent for the first nine months…
Ocean Freight Shipping Rates on the Rise
After a downtrend in the freight shipping tanker market since the middle of 2007, the industry has seen nothing but rate increases in the last month. The cost of…
Outdated Artic Charts Serve As a Threat
According to cbsnews.com, Melting sea ice has drawn more cruise ship tourists to Canada's Arctic waters, but an Arctic security expert warns that centuries-old navigation…
Wärtsilä Appoints Group VP
Mr Atte Palomäki (42) M.Sc. (pol.) has been appointed Group Vice President, Corporate Communications, as of March 1, 2008. In this new position Mr. Palomäki becomes…
Konsberg Extends Deliveries to OMAN
Spanish engineering contractor, Tecnicas Reunidas (TR), has placed an order for a Dynamic Simulation Study of critical depletion compressors with Kongsberg Maritime's…
