Dryships Enters Tanker Segment, Purchases 12 Newbuilds
DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) announced that it has entered into agreements with a first class Korean shipyard to purchase twelve high specification newbuilding tankers…
Lease for Cape Wind Energy Project
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) issued a notice stating that it has issued a Commercial Lease of approximately 46 square…
Keppel Secures S$240M in Shipbuilding Contracts
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through wholly-owned subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard Limited and Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd, has clinched new contracts totalling S$240 million.
Vinashin to Receive Gov’t Loans to Pay Workers
According to a Dec. 28 report from Bloomberg, Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group, the state-run company that is struggling to repay debt, will be allowed to get…
MV Marida Marguerite Released
At 1330Z on 28 December 2010, the MV Marida Marguerite was released from pirate control. The vessel which is Marshall Island flagged and German owned, was pirated on the morning of 8 May 2010.
MV EMS River Pirated in Indian Ocean
In the early hours of 27 December, the MV EMS River was pirated approximately 175 nautical miles North East of the port of Salalah, Oman. The 5,200 tonne general cargo ship, which is Antigua/Barbuda flagged and German owned, was on her way to San Nicolas, Greece from Jebel Ali in the UAE at the time of the attack. She has a crew of 8 (1 Romanian, 7 Philipinos) and is carrying a cargo of Petroleum Coke.
Photo: USCG Buoy Replacements, Elk River in Md.
A crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter William Tate, homeported in Philadelphia, services the light on top of a buoy during seasonal buoy replacement operations along the Elk River in Maryland, Dec. 16, 2010. The crew of the William Tate conducts seasonal buoy maintenance every winter and spring. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
Keppel to Build $180M KFELS B Class Jackup for Jasper
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has secured an order for a KFELS B Class jackup rig worth about $180m from Jasper Investments Limited (Jasper), with an option for another similar unit.
This Day in U.S. Coast Guard History – December 28
1835-The "Dade Battle" occurred when Seminole Indians ambushed and killed Major Francis Langhorne Dade and his Army command while they were on the march on Fort…
Tugs Move Grounded Freighter in Great Lakes
According to a report from the Associated Press, on Dec. 26, seven tugboats succeeded in moving a 579-ft coal-hauling Great Lakes freighter that was grounded for…
