Atlantic Towing Expands Fleet
St. John’s NL - Atlantic Towing Limited (ATL), a global marine service provider based in Atlantic Canada, has announced the addition of the Atlantic Raven – a 14,400 hp UT 722 Offshore Supply Vessel.
Magnetic Tape Encoders Mount Directly to Large Shafts for Speed, Position Monitoring
Southington, Conn. -- August 11, 2011... For speed and position monitoring on large diameter shafts, Baumer introduces their HDMag line of high-precision, bearing…
MTS Houston Section Barbecue: October 20, 2011
This year’s MTS Houston Section Barbecue will be held on October 20, 2011 at Thrustmaster of Texas’s North Houston location off 290/FM529. This major fund-raiser event attracts over 400 participants…
MTS Houston Lunch: Impact of GOM O&G Industry on Jobs
The next MTS Houston Section luncheon will be held on August 25 2011 and will feature a presentation by Paul Hillegeist, Quest Offshore. Paul will provide an overview…
Samson Awarded 11th Patent
Samson was awarded a patent titled Line Structure for Marine Use in Contaminated Environments. This technology was developed by Samson while partnering with Delmar…
DeSimone Named President XL Insurance
XL Insurance, the insurance underwriting operations of XL Group (NYSE: XL), appointed Richard DeSimone as President of its US Ocean and Inland Marine unit. DeSimone…
Pfeifer New President, COO of Marine Travelift
Marine Travelift has announced the promotion of Erich Pfeifer to President and Chief Operating Officer beginning August 10, 2011. Erich Pfeifer is succeeding the company’s President and CEO for the past eight years, Steve Pfeifer. Steve Pfeifer will remain Marine Travelift’s CEO and will continue to serve the company in a strategic and advisory role. Erich Pfeifer joined Marine Travelift in 2003 as…
TEN Execs Authorize Common Share Repurchase Program
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new share repurchase program on the company’s common shares allocating…
GPA and Logistec Partner to Upgrade East River Terminal
The Georgia Ports Authority and Logistec USA, Inc. signed an agreement today to modernize the East River Terminal at the Port of Brunswick and facilitate the growing…
Siemens to Supply Propulsions Systems for PSVs
Siemens Industry, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to equip two platform supply vessels (PSVs) with its diesel electric…
Coast Guard Publishes NPRM
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday publication in the Federal Register of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) designed to improve safety on towing vessels.
NRS and GL Sign Agreement
Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt (NRS) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL) signed a cooperation agreement today covering all areas of classification as well as flag state…
Turku Shipyard Begins Production on Cargo Vessel
This morning, STX Finland’s Turku Shipyard began production of the multipurpose deck cargo vessel ordered by Oy Gaiamare Ab. NB 1379 is an environmentally-friendly…
GL Develops E-Learning Tool for MLC 2006
As the date of entry into force of the Maritime Labor Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006) rapidly approaches, shipowners, managers, crewing agencies and seafarers are starting…
Huntington Ingalls Reports 2Q Earnings
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. reported second quarter 2011 sales of $1.56 billion, down 2.9 percent from the same period last year, and operating margin of 5.8 percent…
Naming Ceremony for Bourbon Front
This Tuesday, Zhejiang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., an affiliate to Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group, held the delivery and naming ceremony for global lead vessel PX105, a ship built for Bourbon Offshore Norway. The company leaders and the ship owner’s representatives attended this grand ceremony, where PX105 was named the BOURBON FRONT. As an offshore support vessel designed by Ulstein, PX105 features an overall length of 88.8M…
Tracerline Launches A/C Leak Detection Kit
The Tracerline® TP-8646 OPTIMAX Jr™/EZ-Shot™ A/C Kit is a complete A/C leak detection kit. It features the OPTIMAX Jr™, a cordless, compact, blue light LED flashlight with power comparable to that of 75W lamps. The lamp was designed to have an LED lifetime of 100,000 hours and an inspection range of up to 6 feet (1.8 m) or more. Also included in the kit are the EZ-Shot™ A/C dye injection gun with hose and coupler…
Drydocks World Delivers Polarcus Selma
Drydocks World recently delivered seismic vessel Polarcus Selma to its owner, Dubai-based geophysical services company Polarcus. Polarcus Selma is among a series of vessels that were built at the Dubai facility for Polarcus and others with a vessel CAPEX of $135 million. Polarcus Selma is an Arctic-ready, eight-streamer 3D seismic vessel of the Ulstein SX133 design, built to tow both conventional and wide tow spreads, including the Company's First PassTM 3D technique.
Brookes Bell LLP Merges with Safety at Sea Ltd.
Marine scientific and technical consultant and surveyor Brookes Bell LLP has merged with and naval architecture and marine engineering company Safety at Sea Ltd.
EMU Receives Hydrographic Survey Contract
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has awarded marine survey specialists EMU Limited (EMU) a multi-million pound hydrographic contract as part of its program to systematically survey the waters around the UK. The EMU contract will cover the Shallow Water Lot of the MCA’s Civil Hydrography Program, which aims to gather accurate hydrographic information for updating United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) nautical charts and publications.
