Colonna’s Shipyard, 1000c Mobile Boat Hoist
Marine Travelift Inc. delivered the world’s largest mobile boat hoist to Colonna’s Shipyard in December 2009. The new 1000C, capable of lifting 1,000 tons (2,200,000 pounds), is changing the way this Norfolk, Virginia-based shipyard approaches its business. Colonna’s Shipyard is located on the deep-water, mid-Atlantic Port of Norfolk, it features a 17,200-ton floating drydock, a 2,800-ton floating drydock and two marine railways.
This Day in U.S. Coast Guard History – February 9
1965-A commercial DC-7 with 84 persons on board exploded in midair off Jones Beach, Long Island. Despite an extensive search by seven Coast Guard cutters, six Coast Guard aircraft…
This Day in U.S. Naval History – February 9
1799 - USS Constellation (CAPT Truxtun) captures French l'Insurgente 1943 - Organized Japanese resistance on Guadalcanal ends (Source: Navy News Service)
Miller Named Great Lakes Legislator of the Year
A commitment to ending the dredging crisis on the Great Lakes has earned Congresswoman Candice Miller (R-MI) an award as 2011 Great Lakes Legislator of the Year from the largest labor/management coalition representing workers and industries dependent on shipping on America’s Fourth Sea Coast. Rep. Miller, who represents Michigan’s 10th District in the House of Representatives, will formally receive the award from Great Lakes Maritime Task orce (“GLMTF”) in Washington on February 9.
YZJ Shipbuilding Joint Venture
According to a report from The Business Times, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJ) recently announced that its subsidiary had entered into an agreement with four other…
Ferrin Joins TranSystems’ Maritime Group
TranSystems, an engineering and consulting firm that provides integrated solutions for transportation infrastructure challenges to facilitate the movement of goods and people…
Venezuela Orders Crude Tankers from Itochu
According to a report from the Oil & Gas Journal, Itochu Corp. has won an order to supply four Aframax tankers to a subsidiary of Venezuela’s Petroleos de Venezuela…
Prisco Sells Six Tankers
Primorsk International Shipping Limited (Prisco) announced the en bloc sale by Prisco and purchase by OAO Sovcomflot (SCF) of six tanker vessels employed on the Sakhalin shuttle trades.
ClassNK First 2011 Meeting of Technical Committee
The first meeting of the ClassNK Technical Committee was held at the Industry Club of Japan in Tokyo Feb. 8. The Technical Committee, which includes top technical…
Russian Shipbuilders Removed from Talks with France on Mistral Vessel
According to a report from RIA Novosti, Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has been taken out of the contractual talks with France on the purchase of…
Italian Oil Tanker Pirated in Indian Ocean
In the early hours of February 8, the Oil Tanker MV Savina Caylyn was pirated approximately 670 nautical miles East of Socotra Island in the Indian Ocean. The vessel was boarded after a sustained attack by one skiff with 5 suspected pirates firing small arms and four rocket propelled grenades. The MV Savina Caylyn has a deadweight of 104,255 tonnes and is Italian flagged and owned. The vessel was on passage to Pasir Gudang (Malaysia) from Bashayer (Sudan) when it was attacked.
Ship Finance: Where is the Money?
While capital for the maritime industry remains tight, lenders insist that funding is available for well- managed public companies. At the 17th Annual Joint Shipping…
OW Bunker Strengthen W Africa Ops with New Builds
OW Bunker announced that it plans to bring two new build vessels on line to further strengthen its operations in West Africa. Both vessels will have mass flow meters installed…
BOEMRE Planning for 2012-2017 GOM Lease Sales
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced that it will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed oil…
Diversification Keeps Gulf Vessel Builders Afloat
Companies building vessels on the U.S. Gulf are servicing a flock of domestic and overseas clients while their offshore oil and gas customers wait for Washington to issue more drilling permits and safety rules. Some of the region's builders are busy making repairs. After a federal ban on deepwater drilling ended in October — three months after BP's well was capped — the Gulf remains quiet, but industry members expect business to improve eventually.
The Patterson YoYo Winch
Patterson Manufacturing introduced the Yo-Yo winch series designed to make ratchets obsolete. According to Patterson, the contained spring coil virtually eliminates injuries due to rope memory as well as fouling of wire rope on the winch drum. The Yo-Yo winch requires little or no re-tightening while the barge is underway and the patented double-dog design makes for easy maximum line tensioning. www.pattersonmfg.com/yoyo
Kitimat LNG Partners to Purchase Pacific Trail Pipelines Interest
Kitimat LNG partners Apache Canada Ltd. (Apache Canada) and EOG Resources Canada Inc. (EOG Canada) announced that they have agreed to purchase the 50 percent interest…
Travelift Position Opening, The Great Lakes Towing Co.
The Great Lakes Towing Co. announced a position opening for senior manager responsible for installation and testing of the company’s new 700-ton Marine Travelift…
Website for Technical Info on Grease & Oil Discharges
With ship owners under scrutiny as never before over illegal oil and grease discharges, Thordon Bearings has launched its new website giving ship owners and managers new technical information…
Strategic Marine Contract, Leighton-Saipem Consortium Vessels
Strategic Marine won the contract to build four new workboats for Leighton-Saipem Consortium for use by the Chevron operated Gorgon Project. The vessels will be…
