Container Index Shows Large Hike in Asia-to-Europe Rates
London - Today’s Shanghai-to-Rotterdam container freight rate assessment from the World Container Index (WCI), a joint venture between Drewry and The Cleartrade Exchange…
EDF Will Win French Offshore Wind Projects: CEO
Electricite de France SA will win government contracts to build wind farms off the French coast, Chief Executive Officer Henri Proglio said during a press meeting in Paris, Bloomberg reports.
Belmet Boosts Productivity With Ongoing Investment
Cape Town, South Africa - In a move to bolster productivity and offer a broader range of solutions for its customers, Cape Town-based steel fabricator Belmet has…
Intertek Moody Secures Contracts for Inspection and Training
Intertek has secured more than £5 million of new contracts for oil and gas technical inspection, training and staffing in the last six months through its North Sea Moody businesses. Intertek acquired Moody International last year in a £450 million deal. The company is currently investing £15 million in new Aberdeen headquarters in Scotland for its energy services, and the Intertek Moody teams are among the first to move to the new premises.
Future Naval Force May Use the Strength of Titanium
ARLINGTON, Va. - Steel may have met its match: An Office of Naval Research (ONR)-funded project will produce a full-size ship hull section made entirely with marine-grade titanium…
GL Garrad Hassan Winner of Two DOE Grants
Hamburg, Germany – GL Garrad Hassan, part of the GL Group, has been awarded grants by the US Department of Energy (DOE) of $500,000 and $200,000 to fund two studies…
Incat Crowther Awarded Design Contract for Fast Supply Vessels
Incat Crowther announced that it has been awarded a contract to design a fleet of 48 m monohull Fast Supply Vessels (FSVs). A total twelve of these vessels will be built by ETP Engenharia Ltda., which has also recently delivered a pair of Incat Crowther 36 m monohull crewboats meeting the Petrobras P2 vessel specification. Six of the new FSVs will be owned by Baru Offshore Navegação, which is a Brazilian subsidiary of Intertug S.A., and the other six FSVs will be owned by Senior Navegação.
Technip Awarded Subsea Contract for the Gulf of Mexico
Technip was awarded a lump sum contract by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for the development of the Lucius field, located in the Keathley Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico…
Lloyd's Register Launches Machinery Damage and Repair Workshops
Lloyd’s Register is offering Machinery Damage and Repair workshops to support marine superintendents and engineering personnel. Mechanical breakdowns are a serious problem for ship owners…
General Dynamics Awarded a $68 Million Modification
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding C., San Diego, Cal., is being awarded a $68,915,249 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-4410)…
Huntington Ingalls Awarded $50 Million Modification for Procurement
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $50,300,000 modification to a previously-awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2229) for procurement…
Second International Exhibition of Shipbuilding Slated for Moscow
The second International Complex Exhibition of Shipbuilding, Water Resources Use and Exploration, “The Ocean 2012,” in Moscow November 29 through December 1, will…
Marine Fuel Provider Launches US Operation
OW Bunker, one of the world’s leading suppliers and traders of marine fuel, announce its intention to launch new operations in the US. With an anticipated commencement date of May 2012…
Shipbuilders Give STEM Students Workplace Experience
Newport News Shipbuilding host Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM) high school students for workplace intro. Huntington Ingalls Industries announce that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted 50 students and faculty from area high schools as part of Heritage High School's Engineering and Technology Magnet Program Seniors Internship and Newport News Public Schools' "Spring Break: Make It Work" job shadowing program.
Marine Accident Trend Downward in Canada
In all, 322 total marine accidents (Shipping accidents and Accidents aboard ship) were reported to the TSB in 2011, a 9% decrease from the 2010 total of 354 and…
Passenger Vessel Accident on China Coast Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Missing
Two people were killed and another two missing when their power boat hit the cable of a cargo ship in east China's Jiangsu Province, local maritime officials said.
Search & Rescue System Accepted by US Coastguard
The U.S. Coast Guard has formally accepted the General Dynamics C4 Systems-built Rescue 21 Search and Rescue communications system now serving Sector Northern New England. With the command center located in South Portland, Maine, Sector Northern New England comprises more than 5,000 coastal miles from the New Hampshire/Massachusetts state line to the Canadian border, including Lake Champlain. Using advanced direction-finding technologies…
BWT Systems, Scrubbers, Spur Pump Market
World Pumps draws attention to the latest forecasts in McIlvaine Co’s Pumps: World Markets report, which forecasts that East Asia will account for more than 33% of the market in 2017…
CMA CGM Group Names VP of Information Systems
The CMA CGM Group has appointed Jacques Delort as Vice-President of Information Systems for the CMA CGM Group and Deputy General Manager of CMA Systems, the new…
Memorial University Program to Study Marine Offshore Structures
Houston, TX -The Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC) and ABS of Texas have announced a combined $600,000 investment for the ABS…
