Hyperdynamics Seismic Survey, Guinea
Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE Amex: HDY) announced that it has signed a contract with Bergen Oilfield Services AS of Norway to conduct a 9,000 kilometer 2-D marine…
Tom Crowley Receives NDTA Award
Tom Crowley, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Crowley Maritime Corporation, was presented with the prestigious National Transportation Award from the National Defense Transportation Association, at the group's annual logistics forum and exposition in Nashville, Ten. NDTA Chairman Ray Ebeling made the presentation to Crowley at the Chairman's Awards Dinner, the highlight of the multi-day event. Richard Haynes…
Dalian Shipyard Second Order from Exousia
Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc. (OTC:EXOU) (BULLETIN BOARD: EXOU) , a manufacturer of advanced industrial coatings for worldwide infrastructure applications and…
Deep Down, Largest GOM Buoyancy Modules
Deep Down, Inc., an offshore service and technology company providing innovative subsea solutions for the world's energy and offshore industry, announced an approximate…
Hatteland Appoints New Dubai Service Partner
Hatteland Display, an international supplier of marine displays and computers has appointed the marine electronics company Elcome International LLC in Dubai as the latest member of its worldwide service partner network. Elcome International L.L.C has been in business for nearly four decades. The company focuses mainly on navigation, automation, communication and safety solutions for the commercial shipping, defense, oil & gas and private yachts sector in the Arabian Gulf.
New Ultra-Deep Find in Angola's Block 31
Angolan national oil company Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola (Sonangol) and BP announced an oil discovery in ultra-deepwater block 31, offshore Angola.
Another Double-Ended Ferry on the Garonne
The double-ended ferry La Gironde has been in service at Europe’s largest river mouth, the Garonne estuary, since 2002. With the sister vessel L’Estuaire even more…
UK Report, Truck Breaks Loose on Ferry
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued the report of its investigation of the shift of an articulated road tanker on board a roll-on roll-off…
DHS, CG to Manage Project Seahawk
The Coast Guard, acting on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security, will take over the day-to-day operations of Project Seahawk currently under the supervision…
Closure of Dalles Navigation Lock, Columbia River
On Sept. 30, Coast Guard Sector Portland, Ore. reported that it is monitoring and managing vessel traffic on the Columbia River east of Portland/Vancouver, Wash.…
Polembros Pleads Guilty, Pollution Charges
Polembros Shipping Ltd., a ship management company headquartered in Greece, pleaded guilty on Sept. 30 in federal court in New Orleans for violating anti-pollution laws…
Record Year for Cruise Activity at CFPA
A record number of cruise passengers visiting Invergordon has led to a boost in excess of $11.1m to the Highland economy for this year. This cruise season, which started in May has seen 46 cruise liners calling at Invergordon, bringing a total of 48,787 passengers to the area. This compares to the 48,098 passengers last year and 52 cruise liners visiting the Port. And with an expected 48 cruise liners visiting Invergordon in 2010…
This Day in Coast Guard History – Oct. 2
1789-Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton asked collectors of customs to report on expediency of employing boats for the "security of the revenue against…
This Day in Naval History – Oct. 2
1939 - Foreign ministers of countries of the Western Hemisphere agree to establish a neutrality zone around the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North and South America to be enforced by the U.
