Chinese Shipyards Deliver Bulk Carriers
COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co., Ltd ("COSCO Dalian"), a subsidiary of the Company's 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd has delivered a Capesize bulk carrier of 92…
Chinese Offshore Drill Equipment – CAT Chosen for Engines, Transmissions
Caterpillar is to provide engine and transmission packages to SJ Petroleum Machinery, Co., for its newest model fracturing truck. Founded in 1941, SJ Petroleum…
Ship Suppliers Urged to 'Go Green'
The International Shipsuppliers & Services Association (ISSA) is encouraging its members to implement green policies and achieve internationally-recognised environmental…
Ship, Plant Design – New CAD Software Gives Virtual 3D Inspection
Intergraph, a leading global provider of engineering and geospatial software that enables customers to visualize complex data has released SmartPlant® FreeView™, a free .VUE viewer that allows users to display and navigate Intergraph 3D models and view associated plant properties. SmartPlant FreeView will open Intergraph SmartPlant 3D and SmartMarine® 3D projects published as a .VUE file. A user then may walk through the plant…
BP Oil Spill Victims Get Compensation Soon
Legal-Bay LLC, the lawsuit settlement funding company, say that they are beginning to aggressively fund victims of the BP Gulf Oil Spill so that many individuals and business can get the needed cash flow to get their lives and business back on track immediately. In what was the largest oil spill since the famous Exxon/Valdez spill, BP has estimated that $7.8BIL will be sufficient to pay most of the lawsuits.
Mariana Trench Dive – Support Ship Fits Advanced VSAT
The historic expedition to the Mariana Trench’s lowest point, the Challenger Deep, which lies 6.83 miles (10.99 kilometers) below the ocean surface, is the first extensive scientific exploration in a manned submersible of the deepest spot on Earth. Piloting the Deepsea Challenger, which is outfitted for scientific exploration, James Cameron will conduct tests, collect samples, and document the experience in the high-resolution 3-D for which he’s known globally.
Chevron’s Brazil CEO Banned From Leaving After Oil Spill
The chief executive officers of Chevron Corp.’s and Transocean Ltd.’s Brazilian units are among 17 executives at the two companies banned from leaving the country…
Portugal to Start Shipyard Sale Soon: Government
The Portuguese government may start a tender to sell state-controlled shipyard Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo SA within 45 days, an official at the Defense Ministry said today.
Exxon Valdez to Be Junked Years After Worst Spill
The Exxon Valdez has been sold for scrap 23 years after causing the worst tanker spill in U.S. history, which led to new designs for oil carriers. Now called the Oriental Nicety…
American Cruise Lines’ Paddlewheeler Completes Sea Trial
American Cruise Lines announced that, on March 18, the Queen of the Mississippi left the pier at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland, for its first sea trial.
Dockwise Ltd. Announces Six Awards Totaling $57 Million
Breda, The Netherlands – Dockwise Ltd. Announced that it had won a reservation contract, securing the transportation of a spar buoy for the Statoil-operated Aasta Hansteen offshore production field…
Work Boats Exchange: Stage Set for Top Owners, Suppliers
Commercial fleet owners and marine suppliers are preparing for the industry’s first Work Boats Exchange, a hosted buyer event to be held April 9-12 at the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale.
Trelleborg Patent Pending for Fender Load-Monitoring Systems
Trelleborg Marine Systems, a manufacturer of docking, mooring and berthing equipment, has received patent pending status on a system for monitoring the load on marine fenders.
InterManager President Warns Against Stopping Ransoms
Any move at the government level to ban the payment of ransoms to pirates would have a massively detrimental effect on the risk to the world's seafarers and the global economy, according to Alastair Evitt, Managing Director of Meridian Marine Management, President of InterManager and the newly appointed Chairman of the Save Our Seafarers Campaign. Addressing the opening session of this year's Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) conference in Stamford…
U.S. Awards $1 Million to Great Lakes Towing
Cleveland - The U.S. Maritime Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it had awarded a $1,068,474 grant from the Small Shipyard…
Expro Recognized for Well Intervention Technology
International oilfield services company Expro has won the Offshore Achievement Innovator Award in recognition of its ground-breaking AX-S subsea well intervention technology. The Innovator Award, which was presented at a ceremony in Aberdeen on 15 March, recognizes excellence in innovative technological solutions developed in the UK for the offshore energy sector. “Subsea and deepwater well intervention are increasingly important…
Carrier’s Refrigeration Unit for Ships Tops Records
Reflecting the shipping industry’s continued trend in the adoption of energy efficient equipment which reduces lifecycle costs, Carrier Transicold reported that…
ECDIS Will Partner With Japan Radio
UK-based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd. has announced a new partnership agreement with manufacturer Japan Radio Company (JRC). As a training partner…
Hybrid Ferries Will Use Voith Schneider Propellers
In summer, 2013, the world's first two ferries with a hybrid propulsion system will be put into service. Owned by CMAL, they are being built by Ferguson Shipbuilders in Glasgow.
BOEM Solicits Comments on Oil and Gas Lease Sales
New Orleans, La. — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it will open a comment period and hold a series of public scoping meetings to gather information…
