MSC Hospital Ship Departs for Humanitarian Mission
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed Naval Station San Diego May 3, beginning its part in Pacific Partnership 2012, a four-and-a-half month humanitarian and civic assistance mission to Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia. Mercy is crewed by 70 civil service mariners working for MSC who operate and navigate the ship while Navy planners and medical personnel plan and execute the mission.
AVEVA Opens Office in Wroclaw, Poland
AVEVA announced it has opened a new office in Wroclaw, Poland. Serving the Polish market, the office will offer sales and support for all of AVEVA ’s solutions and consulting services.
Aker Solutions to Deliver Services to Kvaerner's Contract
On May 3, 2012 Kvaerner ASA announced its intent to use Aker Solutions as a sub-contractor for its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the topside for the Edvard Grieg platform (formerly Luno). The field is operated by the Swedish oil and gas exploration and production company Lundin. Aker Solutions will deliver design engineering and procurement services from the company's offices in Oslo, Norway and Mumbai, India, with support from Kvaerner.
London Olympics – UK Warship Takes Station
HMS Ocean will berth at Greenwich in east London where she will act as a launch pad for eight Lynx helicopters and a base for Royal Marine snipers in the the final phase of the exercise 'Olympic Guardian', which began earlier this week in Weymouth and in the airspace over the capital. During the Games the ship will also accommodate 300 military personnel who are providing security at nearby Greenwich Park, and engage with Londoners by hosting public visits.
Offshore Wind Farm Transformer Platform – Nordic Yards Steel-cutting
The first steel blank cut has been made at Nordic's Warnemünde shipyard on the largest offshore transformer platform of its type currently under construction worldwide. Wind Farm transformer platform SylWin alpha will be installed west of Sylt to provide the grid connection for DanTysk and Butendiek offshore
wind farms. In accord with the date announced at the contract signing in February this year…
Chinese Shipyard Delivers Another Bulk Carrier
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announces that COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company's 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co.…
Rolls Royce Give Interim Management Statement
Trading since the start of the year is consistent with the guidance provided in our Full Year Report in February. For the full year, the Group continues to expect…
Diana Shipping Q1 Results, Panamax Bulk Ship Delivery
Diana Shipping inc. Diana Shipping Inc. specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, today reported net income of $20.0 million for the first quarter of 2012, compared to net income of $33.1 million reported in the first quarter of 2011. Time charter revenues were $57.6 million for the first quarter of 2012, compared to $69.4 million for the same period of 2011, mainly due to reduced time charter rates.
Offshore Drilling Contractor Noble Corp – Fleet Status Report
Noble Corporation recently released a Fleet Status Report showing that the company's 2012 guidance on average fleet unpaid operational downtime is expected to total 3.5%.
Hill International Gets Casablanca Marina Construction Contract
Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announce that it has been awarded contracts to provide project management services for three projects in North Africa.
Italian Ship to Depart after 3-Month India Detention
Agreeing that Italian ship Enrica Lexie is not the “object of crime”, the Supreme Court has allowed the detained vessel to leave Indian waters and continue with…
Hospital Ship 'Mercy' Deploys After Repairs
“We got underway this morning,” mission spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr. S. Maria Lohmeyer said, speaking by cell phone from the ship after Mercy left San Diego Bay. Problems…
Israel Gets Nuclear Missile-capable Submarine
An official ceremony to hand over to Israel a Dolphin-class submarine, which can carry nuclear weapons, took place in the German city of Kiel, according to Rianovosti.
3D CAD Plant Design – Intergraph Introduces New Solution
Building on its abilities to quickly produce accurate and intelligent 3D plant models, CADWorx 2013 greatly improves the plant design and deliverables creation process for its users.
USCG Confiscate Catch, Detain Canadian Fishing Vessel
U.S. Coast Guard personnel, working with members of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, interdicted a Canadian commercial…
TransVoyant Combines & Renames Subsidiaries
“Last summer, we acquired several companies specializing in geospatial intelligence, logistics technology, and real-time risk decision-making,” stated Dennis Groseclose, President of TransVoyant.
TSB Canada Reassess Marine Safety Recommendations
Safety in Canada's marine sector has improved slightly, but complex and lengthy regulatory processes continue to hinder progress. Of the 19 outstanding marine recommendations assessed in 2012…
Cousteau's Son to Host Cruise Ship Sailings
Paul Gauguin Cruises, operator of the highly-rated and longest continually sailing luxury cruise ship in the South Pacific, the m/s Paul Gauguin, announces that…
General Maritime Corp to Emerge from Bankruptcy Soon
General Maritime Corp. Financial Indebtedness to be reduced by approximately $600 Million; Oaktree Managed Funds to Provide $175 Million in new capital

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Princess Cruises to Base Ship Year-round in San Francisco
Princess Cruises has announced that for the first time it will base a ship in San Francisco year round, beginning in May 2013.The extensively renovated Grand Princess will first offer a series of Alaska cruises during the summer months from the "City by the Bay," followed by a schedule of Hawaiian Islands, Mexico and the California Coast sailings during the fall 2013 to spring 2014 season. Last year the 2…
