Seanergy Reports 2Q and Six-Month Financial Details
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. announced its operating results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011. For the second quarter, Seanergy reports net revenues of $27.8 million…
Box Ships Issues Financial Report
Box Ships Inc., a shipping company specializing in the seaborne transportation of containers, announced its results for the period from its Initial Public Offering on April 14…
Paragon Reports 2Q and 6-Month Financial Results
Paragon Shipping Inc., a shipping transportation company specializing in drybulk cargoes and containers, announced its results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011.
Tembe Takes Command of USS Harry S. Truman
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) changed command in Norfolk on August 5. Capt. Tushar R. Tembe relieved Capt. Joseph M. Clarkson…
Navy Conducts MIO Exercise on USS Whidbey Island
On August 2, the Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) team from amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) conducted training with sailors from Romanian…
BTS Chooses Clear-Com Communication Systems
Clear-Com, a voice communication systems company, has announced that Broadcast Technical Services (BTS), an integrator of broadcast services for industrial marine ship suppliers, has selected the Clear-Com Encore™ partyline and Tempest®2400 digital wireless intercoms as its communication systems of choice for clients. The combination of the wired Encore system and 2.4GHz band wireless Tempest2400 is…
ISS Launches Redesigned Website
The International Superyacht Society (ISS) has relaunched its website, www.superyachtsociety.org. • Latest news and a full archive of press releases.
ACP Renews Partnership with Port of New Orleans
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the Port of New Orleans renewed their strategic alliance yesterday with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Concordia Maritime Upgrades Ships, Changes Fleet Disposition
Concordia Maritime has now completed the upgrade of two of its P-MAX tankers to chemical class III, so-called IMO III classification. This means that the vessels…
Kirby Excercises ATB Option with Signal
Signal International announced the option to build the second articulated tug/barge (AT/B) vessel has been exercised by Kirby Ocean Transport Company of Houston, Texas.
HII Delivers Submarine Ahead of Schedule
Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division delivered the Virginia-class submarine California (SSN781) to the U.S. Navy yesterday. The delivery came more than eight and a half months early to the contract date and nearly five months faster than NNS' previous delivery of New Mexico. California, the world's most modern and sophisticated nuclear-powered attack submarine…
EMU Appoints Justine Saunders
Marine consent and survey consultancy EMU Limited (EMU) has announced the appointment of a new Principal Consultant to head its expanding marine policy team. Justine Saunders, who has more than 14 years experience with the sustainable development of the marine environment, joined EMU this month to focus on the organization’s marine planning and policy objectives. Saunders' most recent work involved…
Rowan Authorized to Repurchase Common Stock
Rowan Companies, Inc's board of directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to $100 million in shares of its common stock. Repurchases under this program…
Navy Taps Donjon for Salvage Services
Donjon Marine Co., Inc. has been awarded a $41 million-dollar, ceiling-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-award-fee contract for marine salvage…
Sea Tow Installs ARC Boating Safety Service
Sea Tow Services International, Inc. announced it has completed installation of its Automated Radio Check (ARC) boating safety service through its network of Sea Tow franchises…
Statoil and Partners Discover High-Impact Oil Well
Statoil ASA and partners Petoro AS, Det norske oljeselskap ASA and Lundin Norway AS have made a high-impact oil discovery on the Aldous Major South prospect (PL 265) in the North Sea. Well 16/2-8, drilled by the Transocean Leader drilling rig, has identified an approximately 65-meter oil column in Jurassic sandstone. The acquired data confirm that this is a reservoir of excellent quality. Statoil has previously described the well as a high-impact well…
Energy North Launches First Annual Energy North Awards
Energy North, formerly North Scotland Industries Group (NSIG), is launching the first annual Energy North Awards to celebrate energy in Scotland. The 130-plus member organization’s awards will recognize contribution to developing the energy industry in the Highlands and Islands region made by suppliers, brokers, product manufacturers, experts and consultants working in the oil and gas, fossil based energy, renewables or the nuclear industry.
BMT Nigel Gee to Design Battery-Powered Ferry
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has won an order for the design of a 25m all electric, 150 passenger ferry in China. In order to demonstrate the practical use of a battery-powered ferry within the estuarial and coastal waters, where marine transportation provides a viable alternative to land-based transport, a new green ship design will be developed. BMT has been tasked with providing the design based on the success of its low resistance hull form technology…
Costa Cruises Announces Plans to Remodel the "Romantica"
Costa Cruises recently announced that it has placed a new order with San Giorgio del Porto shipyard in Genoa for major restyling operations on the ship Costa Romantica (53…
MTN Celebrates 30th Anniversary
MTN is proud to be celebrating its 30th year in the satellite communications industry. Over the past three decades, MTN has contributed to the evolution of the satellite…
