Guilty Plea, Conspiring to Defraud U.S. Navy
A U.S. Navy subcontractor from Virginia has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Navy in connection with contracts for fabricated metal to be used for the…
Bisso Lufesa Performs Platform Inspection
Bisso Lufesa, a full-service marine contractor, successfully performed a platform inspection for BPZ Energy off the coast of Northwest Peru. The Bisso Lufesa crew spent about a month aboard the dive support vessel DSV Caballo de Trabajo inspecting the four-pile production platform in 208 ft of water about five miles off the coast. Divers performing the Level II inspection checked for excessive marine growth…
Omega Navigation Joint Venture for Omega Duke
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONAV) (SGX: ONAV50), a provider of global marine transportation services focusing on product tankers, announced it has…
ClassNK Environmental Awareness Notation
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, also known as ClassNK, has introduced a new notation for ships that meet the standards described in the Society’s just recently published Environmental Guideline.
Logistics & Forwarding at IBC Global Academy
Understanding the mechanics of the logistics chain has never been more critical than at a time when pressure on cost and efficiency is at a premium. Managing freight transport on a global basis…
Noble Energy Wins Offshore SAFE Award
Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NBL) announced that the Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) awarded the company the 2009 Safety Award for Excellence…
Launching of 62 ft Catamaran Ferry, Mararoa
The 62 ft Catamaran Ferry, Mararoa was recently launched. The vessel was built at Q West in New Zealand for Meridian Energy to ferry their workforce to a remote power station in the South Island. Length o.a. Length w.l. Beam o.a.
Incat’s High Speed Ferry Anti-Piracy Plan
Incat’s new 367.5 ft ferry for LD Lines, the Norman Arrow, currently runs to the United Kingdom from Tasmania. In order to be prepared for the unlikely event of a boarding attempt by pirates, one of two Masters on board, Captain Guy South comments, “We locked every door and padlocked all the void spaces and access to the cabin was restricted to the port aft door only. We also posted an extra lookout aft throughout the high risk area.
Tanker Lay-Up Report from McQuilling Services
One year ago we witnessed one of the highest tanker market earnings in the history of tanker shipping. Today the TD 1 trade returns about $500 / day in TCE earnings…
Anagnostopoulos Appointed to Seanergy Board
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP; SHIP.W) announced that Dimitris Anagnostopoulos has been appointed as member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee.
Star Bulk New Time Charters, Vessel Mngmt
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NasdaqGM: SBLK), a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargoes announced that the company entered into a…
Rosa, Transocean Senior VVP & CFO
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) announced that Ricardo H. Rosa has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2009. Rosa will be based in Geneva and will report to Robert L. Long, Chief Executive Officer. Rosa will succeed Gregory L. Cauthen. Rosa is currently Senior Vice President of the company's Europe and Africa Unit (EAU). Previously, he served as Senior Vice President of the company's Asia and Pacific Unit (APU).
GKS Specialized Marine 3D Scanning
GKS Marine Services, a part of GKS Global Services, offers laser scanning for marine applications. For over 25 years GKS has performed laser scanning for many industries, including petrochemical, construction, power generation, auto, aerospace, and manufacturing companies, and is now offering specialized experience in marine applications. 3D scanning for marine applications, also called long-range scanning…
This Day in Naval History – May 22
1882 - Commodore Shufeldt signs commerce treaty opening Korea to U.S. 1967 - New York City reaches agreement to purchase Brooklyn Navy Yard, ending 166 years of…
