Drilling Moratorium Suspended with Higher Standards
On October 12, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar determined it is appropriate that deepwater oil and gas drilling resume, provided that operators certify compliance…
Brazil Breakthrough for Berg
Berg Propulsion report that it made a breakthrough into the Brazilian offshore vessel construction market, just a few months after creating a regional office in Rio de Janeiro.
U.S. Navy Photo: Light Show off USS Abraham Lincoln
(Oct. 8, 2010) Lighting flashes as the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Strait of Malacca. Abraham Lincoln is underway on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th and U.S. 5th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Colby K. Neal/Released)
USCG Photo: San Francisco Fleet Week
The Coast Guard Cutter Active, a 210-ft medium endurance cutter homeported in Port Angeles, Wash., sails past the San Francisco skyline during the parade of ships as part of Fleet Week 2010 festivities, Oct. 9, 2010. Fleet Week is a celebration of the sea services where more than 500 sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen visiting ships make the city a port of call. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Levi Read.
Salazar Signs First U.S. Offshore Commercial Wind Energy Lease
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Cape Wind Associates, LLC signed the nation’s first lease for commercial wind energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) on Oct.
Strike Closes Ports, Shippers Concerned Over Labor Tactics
U.S. importers are concerned a two-day strike at the East Coast's largest ocean freight terminals is a harbinger of growing militancy following 30 years of labor peace along the region's docks.
Chambers Added as Diving Technical Adviser for IMCA
An expanding work program has seen the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) appointed Kris Chambers to the secretariat team as a Diving Technical…
The Edmund Fitzgerald Still a Mystery After 35 Years
On November 10, 1975, in the most famous shipwreck in Great Lakes history, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a treacherous storm on Lake Superior. Now in conjunction…
Athen’s Group Third Annual Survey, Opportunities to Reduce NPT
Athens Group announced the launch of its industry survey The State of Non-Productive Time on Highly-Automated Offshore Assets: Third Annual International Benchmarking Study.
Great Lakes Limestone & Coal Trade Up
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3,461,606 net tons in September, an increase of 3.6 percent compared to August, and 16 percent better than a year ago.
McClaugherty Joins Surf Subsea as VP Biz Development
Surf Subsea, Inc. announced that Jim McClaugherty has joined the team as Vice President of Business Development. He will have the responsibility of leading the company’s Sales and Marketing efforts.
Sener Converts Fish-Farming Barge to Port Services
Sener has converted a ship that in origin offered fish-farming services, into a workboat to give oil, water, cargo and antipollution services complying with MARPOL. The barge, El Faralló Dos, was originally designed and built to offer aquafarming services, for the transport of alevins and fishes between the fish-farm cages and the port. This transport was carried out by means of four holds in the midship.
Signal Wins Transocean Drillship Project
Signal International, Inc. announced it has been awarded a contract from Transocean UK Limited, to refurbish and upgrade the Deepwater Navigator drillship. The initial contract is valued at $32.4m.
This Day in Coast Guard History – October 12
1897- Near Corson Inlet, New Jersey, a man and two women were endangered by the sea sweeping around a their house 1/2 mile from the station. Life-savers answered…
This Day in Naval History – October 12
1914 - USS Jupiter (AC-3) is first Navy ship to complete transit of Panama Canal. 1944 - Aircraft from Carrier Task Force 38 attack Formosa. 1957 - RADM Dufek arrives at McMurdo Sound…
China Buys into U.S. Energy Market
Chesapeake Energy and CNOOC Limited executed an agreement whereby CNOOC International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOOC Limited, will purchase a 33.3% undivided interest in Chesapeake’s 600…
Protesters Take on English Bay Oil Tankers
According to a report from The Province, activists opposed to additional oil tanker traffic on B.C. Canada’s coast are planning a protest at English Bay on Oct. 11.
A Day in the Life of a Towboater: Part II
In early July, Raina Clark, Managing Editor for MarineNews, spent eight days on the Upper Mississippi and the Illinois Rivers on towboats — the Theresa Wood and the Thomas E. Erickson. Both vessels are chartered by AEP River Operations and owned and operated by Marquette Transportation. Raina traveled first aboard the Theresa Wood on the Mississippi River from Winfield, Mo. to Guttenberg Wis. Then she crossed the state of Illinois to catch the Thomas E.
EU NAVFOR Ship Assists Ship Out of Fuel
On Oct. 6, the EU NAVFOR Dutch support ship HNLMS Amsterdam gave assistance to a drifting vessel with 26 crewmembers on board. EU NAVFOR French Flagship FS De Grasse informed HNLMS Amsterdam about a vessel, from the regional authorities in Puntland, in distress. The vessel, with 26 crewmembers on board, had lost propulsion due to a lack of fuel for its engines and was drifting after her anchor chain had broken.
Coastal Tankers: A Vital Link
In Asian ports like Hong Kong and Singapore it is usual to see a cluster of small coastal tankers anchored off to one side. Unlike the big crude carriers, these little ships carry refined products throughout the area to supply the small ports and harbors. Relatively unheralded they are often launched and go into service without all the fan fare that accompanies their very large cousins. Ocean Leader Shipbuilding Co.
