Oman Ferry Hits 55.9 Knots
Austal’s 213 ft. (65 meter) Auto Express catamaran ferry “Shinas”, built for the Sultanate of Oman, has achieved a record service speed of 52 knots during sea trials…
MacGREGOR Signs Offshore Orders
Offshore equipment orders recently signed by MacGREGOR’s Offshore division include the single biggest order in the history of the newly acquired Norwegian company Hydramarine AS.
Management Change in Aker Yards
Mr Leif Borge, CFO, has accepted a position as CFO in Aker Kvaerner ASA and will for that reason leave Aker Yards at the end of his notice period. Recruitment of his successor has been initiated.
TWIC Enrollment Commences in New Orleans
Port and longshore workers, truckers and others at the Port of New Orleans are now able to enroll in the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Worker…
New Shipping Company Selects Ulstein Design
Ulstein Design has signed contracts with the yard Astilleros de Sevilla in Spain for delivering design and equipment packages to two ULSTEIN PX105 platform supply vessels.
Norway Plans Tunnel for Ships
Norway has drawn up plans to build the world's first shipping tunnel, according to a report from The Globe and Mail. Officials say the tunnel would save time and…
USCG: Security Zone around U.S. Forces Vessels
The US Coast Guard proposes to establish a permanent 500-yard moving security zone around the US Forces vessel SBX-1 during its periodic transits of the Honolulu Captain of the Port Zone.
Star Bulk Expands Operation Fleet
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announced that it has taken delivery of the "Star Gamma" a Supramax vessel of 53,098 dwt built in 2002 in Japan. Star Gamma is currently…
Seaspan Signs Contract for Five Ships
Seaspan Corp has signed contracts for Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd to build five new 4,520 TEU container ships. Seaspan has also completed more than $900 million…
FMC Technologies Gets $980M Angola Contract
FMC Technologies Inc. opened at 59.87. So far today, the stock has hit a low of 59.87 and a high of 62.60. FTI is now trading at 62.05, up 4.82. The stock hit its…
Eagle Bulk Orders Ships
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. exercised options for the construction of four 58,000 dwt Supramax vessels from the Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group, the parent of the Yangzhou Dayang Shipbuilding Co.
OTTAWA Wins Maintenance Contract
Ottawa has won a $1.5-billion maintenance contract for Canada’s four Victoria-class submarines. Canadian Submarine Management Group was informally awarded phase…
Daewoo Forecasts Record Sales
Daewoo reported that sales would hit a record $10.6b in 2008 as increasing demand drives up vessel prices, according to the Financial Times. Analysts expect South…
MMS Offer Exploration Rights
The Minerals Management Service will offer oil and gas exploration rights next month to 29.7 million acres in the remote Chukchi Sea off northwestern Alaska, according to a Reuters report.
Port Security Plan Costs Rise by $3.5M
Costs soared by $3.5 million to install security enhancements at the Port of Los Angeles under a revised budget plan approved by the harbor commission. Technological…
Navy Ordered 12 Miles Offshore
According to SignOnSanDiego.com, a federal judge ordered the Navy to stay at least 12 miles off the California coast when using a type of sonar that causes “irreparable…
AOPL Wins Contract
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Atwood Oceanics Pacific Limited (AOPL), has been awarded a contract by Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd.
OSI Signs Agreement for Shuttle Tanker
Ocean Shipholdings, Inc. (OSI) has signed an agreement with ConocoPhillips and Samsung Heavy Industries. This agreement grants OSI the rights to the GoMAX 550 shuttle…
BMF Delivers RTC 26 and RTC 27
Bollinger Marine Fabricators, L.L.C., (BMF) Amelia, La., a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. company, has delivered the RTC 26 and RTC 27, double hull, oil tank barges built…
Fifth GPA 654 PSV Christened
Guido Perla & Associates said that the fifth in the GPA 654 PSV 10 series owned by Rigdon Marine was christened at Bollinger Shipyard in Lockport, Louisiana on January 3, 2008.
