Fugro Renewables Measures Underwater Noise
Teaming up with JASCO Applied Sciences, Fugro, an underwater acoustics company, is now providing measurement of underwater noise and allied consultancy. The new service will be launched at RenewableUK Offshore Wind 2010 (Liverpool, 29-30 June). The measurement of underwater noise, created during construction and operation of wind farms and tidal turbines, is an important component of any EIA and is…
Engine Troubles Lay Up USCG Cutter Polar Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard announced an unexpected engine casualty aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea, one of the service’s three polar icebreakers, will prohibit the icebreaker from getting underway for its fall 2010 Coast Guard Arctic patrol and will most likely keep the cutter from providing standby capability for Operation Deep Freeze to support the resupply of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Polar Sea will likely be in a maintenance status and unavailable for operations until at least January 2011.
Genco to Acquire 16 Supramax Vessels
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Bourbon SA to acquire 16 Supramax vessels, including two newbuildings…
Venezuela Considers Restarting Caribbean Natural Gas Drilling
According to a June 26 report from Reuters, Venezuela is studying offers to restart drilling at an offshore natural gas well in the Caribbean Sea after an exploration platform sank there last month…
Historic UK Ship to Become Floating Museum
According to a June 27 report from The Press Association, a historic vessel - thought to be the world's last complete steamcoaster - will be lifted on to a floating…
Transas Simulators for Intership Navigation
Transas Marine, Hamburg (Germany), has been awarded the contract for two simulation systems that will be delivered and installed onboard two ships operated and owned…
Thölin General Manager, Alfa-Laval, Marine & Diesel
Joakim Thölin was appointed General Manager, Segment Marine & Diesel at Alfa Laval AB, effective as of April 1, 2010. He will be based in Tumba, Sweden, and he replaces Peter Carlberg who has taken up the position as Managing Director of Alfa Laval KK, Seoul Korea. Joakim Thölin joined Alfa Laval in 1993 and has since held international management positions in Peru, USA, Korea and most recently as…
Navigating Obstacles: Short Sea Shipping
Short-sea shipping, also referred to as the “Marine Highway” and, in some cases, “coastal shipping,” is the subject of more studies than we can list. Whatever the label, the concept refers to an initiative to get freight off our roadways, which are at capacity, and onto our waterways, which have to yet to be tapped to their potential. More than likely you’ve heard about the promises of this mode of transport…
Storm May Thwart BP Well Containment
According to a June 25 report from the Houston Chronicle, a tropical weather system heading for the Gulf of Mexico threatened to halt operations at the BP well leak…
T&T Marine Response Service Agreement
T&T Marine Salvage, a provider of maritime support services, announced an exclusive cooperative services agreement with OSROCO and Unitek to provide oil spill response services in Guam…
Interview: Bareksten of CHS, Fortune 100
In the June edition of MarineNews, Jim Bareksten, Director, Government Affairs, CHS, Inc. spoke about the challenges facing his industry. CHS is a diversified energy, grains and foods company, a Fortune 100 company using river barges to transport some of its product. How did your company/the industry weather 2009? CHS performed very well during our fiscal 2009, in fact we recorded our fourth-best results in the 80 years since this cooperative business was founded.
This Day in Coast Guard History – June 28
1946- Peacetime cruises for the cadets of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy at New London Connecticut, were revived. (Source: USCG Historian’s Office)
This Day in Naval History – June 28
1794 - Joshua Humphreys appointed master builder to build Navy ships at an annual salary of $2,000.
Senator McCain Introduces Bill to Repeal Jones Act
On June 25, Senator John McCain announced that he introduced the “Open America’s Water Act,” to repeal the Jones Act. “Today I am pleased to introduce legislation…
DSS Holdings Shipbuilding Contracts for 10 Vessels
DSS Holdings LP, the parent company of Diamond S Management LLC, announced subsidiaries of it have entered into shipbuilding contracts to purchase 10 ships. The…
Marinette Marine to Build More CG Response Boats
Marinette Marine Corporation announced that, as prime contractor and program manager, it has been awarded an additional nine Response Boats – Medium (RB-Ms) by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Navy To Christen USNS Howard O. Lorenzen
The Navy will christen the missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen on Saturday, June 26, 2010, during a 1 p.m. CDT ceremony at VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Miss.
MMS Moving to Mandate Rig Worker Safety Standards
According to a June 23 report from The New York Times, the worker-safety standards in place for offshore oil rigs before the Deepwater Horizon blast two months ago…
BP Well Manager on Leave Pending Investigations
According to a June 24 report from Bloomberg, the BP Plc manager who oversaw the well that erupted in April has been placed on leave while at least four federal agencies probe the disaster.
BP Drop in Oil Recovered
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, BP PLC's oil collection efforts dropped on Wednesday, June 23, after spending much of the day reinstalling a…
