Carnival Pays Quarterly Dividend, Appoints New Director
At the annual shareholders meeting of Carnival Corporation & plc held in Miami Beach, Fla., shareholders elected a new member to the company's board of directors – Debra Kelly-Ennis, president and chief executive officer of Diageo Canada, Inc. Kelly-Ennis will serve in a non-executive capacity on Carnival Corporation & plc's 14-member board, effective immediately. Carnival Corporation & plc's board…
America's First Offshore Windfarm – Contractors Chosen
Cape Wind has selected the joint venture team of Flatiron Construction Corp., Cal Dive International, Inc., and Cashman Equipment Corp. as its construction contractor…
Ship Maintenance for Australian Navy Enhanced
The Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Ray Griggs has announced the establishment of a new organisation, Fleet Support Unit – Australia, to provide better maintenance support to the Navy.
Chinese Shipyard COSCO Gets Order for Offshore Drill Rig
COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., has secured a contract with SEADRILL to construct a self erecting tender drilling rig T18 valued at USD 75 million…
Beam Granted Approval for Iridium Extreme Docking Station
Melbourne, Australia - Beam Communications Pty Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited, announced that it has received certification by Iridium Communications Inc. for use of Beam’s LiteDOCK docking station for the Iridium Extreme® satellite phone. Iridium is the operator of the world’s furthest reaching communications network. With the release of Iridium Extreme, Beam Communications…
Trade Growth to Slow in 2012: WTO Economists
World trade expanded in 2011 by 5.0 percent, a sharp deceleration from the 2010 rebound of 13.8 percent, and growth will slow further still to 3.7 percent in 2012, WTO economists project.
Technip Awarded a Large Subsea Installation Contract in Australia
Technip has been awarded a subsea contract by Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd. for the Wheatstone Project, one of Australia’s largest resource projects. The contract…
New REX Service Connects Germany With Russia, Finland and Poland
From the beginning of May, Hapag-Lloyd will be offering a new express connection from Germany to the Baltic region. The Russia Express Service (REX) links Hamburg and Bremerhaven…
Siemens Strengthens Water Capabilities in Oil and Gas Industry
Effective April 1, 2012, Siemens Industry Inc. has transferred the Water Solutions Oil & Gas business to Siemens' Energy Sector, Oil & Gas Division, Integrated System Solutions (ISS).
Trelleborg Builds Platform for Growth in India
Trelleborg is increasing its physical presence and customer support in the Indian market with the opening of multiple new facilities in 2011 and more in 2012. Establishing a platform for local presence and expansion across a wide variety of industries, Trelleborg now has several facilities in the region with its Trelleborg Engineered Systems, Trelleborg Automotive and Trelleborg Sealing Solutions business areas all having either a manufacturing facility or head office in the country.
Northport Systems and Marinefuel.com Announce Partnership
Toronto – Northport Systems Inc. and MarineFuel.com announced today that they have entered into a long-term partnership agreement. Under the terms of the agreement…
ESAB Introduces New Portable Power Source
Florence, S.C. – ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has introduced the new MiniArc® 161LTS power source. Weighing only 18 pounds, the MiniArc® 161 is a portable, 115 or 230 V, single-phase machine which provides results for TIG and stick welding. The Automatic Primary Select function configures to the primary input supplied. When welding in DC mode, the MiniArc® 161 ranges from 5 to 160 amps. The MiniArc® 161 features a fixed hot start function…
Ocean Rig UDW Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Shares
Nicosia, Cyprus – Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, today announced that DryShips Inc.’s previously announced public…
ABB Wins Long-Term Service Contract From Carnival
Zurich, Switzerland – ABB has won a long-term service contract from Carnival Corporation to maintain and upgrade ABB’s Azipod equipment over the next 15 years for 20 ships in their fleet…
Rolls-Royce to Power Two Latest U.S. Littoral Combat Ships
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured a contract to supply power and propulsion systems for the two latest vessels in the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. Designed to operate in combat zones close to the shore (littoral waters), each LCS will be equipped with two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines, powering four large Mk1 water jets. This will enable the vessels to reach speeds in excess of 40 knots.
Latest BSEE Update on GOM Oil Sheen
Statement from BSEE, April 16, 2012 as of 2:30 p.m. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has confirmed that a modest amount of oil is being released from a natural seafloor seep previously suspected as the source of an oil sheen reported last week in the Gulf of Mexico. BSEE, along with natural seeps experts from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, viewed videotape from a remote…
Horizon Shipbuilding Delivers Motor Vessel to Army Corps
Bayou La Batre, Alabama - Horizon Shipbuilding Inc. has delivered the M/V General Irwin, an inland river towboat, to the Army Corps of Engineers in Eufala, Alabama. The General Irwin is equipped with two steering rudders and four flanking rudders, and is powered by two Caterpillar diesel engines, providing 770 horsepower to her 48-inch propellers. Her hull speed when towing is four knots; her full speed is eight knots.
American Boatbuilders Association Selects Attwood Fuel Systems
Lowell, Mich. – The American Boatbuilders Association recently selected Attwood Fuel Systems as the preferred supplier of EPA-certified fuel systems. The American…
Vogler Marine Agencies Will Represent Lloyd Werft
Lloyd Werft will in the future be represented in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, the Bahamas and Costa Rica by Vogler Marine Agencies LLC. Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven will have a stronger presence from now on in one of its most important core markets. Vogler Marine Agencies LLC, which has been one of the most successful international agencies since 1995, will represent all of the yard’s production sectors…
Boston Whaler Hits 3 Million Hours Without Lost Time Incident
Boston Whaler announced that its manufacturing facility has reached three million hours without a lost-time accident or illness. The facility has a long history…
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