Atlantic Offshore Rescue Secures Long Term Charter
Aberdeen-based standby vessel operator Atlantic Offshore Rescue has secured a five-year charter with five, one year options to extend with Shell UK to support operations in the Gannet, Annasuria and the Dana Petroleum Triton Asset in the central North Sea. Ocean Osprey, a brand new Class A tanker assist, rescue and standby ship will be used to provide emergency recovery, rescue cover, tanker assistance and general field support in offshore operations.
Ocean Signal Expands Production Space
Communication and safety at sea specialists, Ocean Signal, has expanded its premises at its Margate headquarters. The extension of the production space and research and development facilities is to meet increased global demand for the company’s established product range and to prepare for the imminent production and distribution of further groundbreaking products. The addition of the new space increases…
Japan PM: Bigger Role in SE Asia Security Efforts
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a regional security forum that Tokyo would offer its "utmost support" to Southeast Asian countries - several locked in maritime…
Second Diver Dies in Korea Ferry Search
A diver searching for bodies in a sunken ferry died on Friday after an accident, the coast guard said, as a car believed to be used by a fugitive businessman linked to the ship was reported found.
Costa Chooses Saipem to Scrap Concordia
Costa Cruises has chosen a consortium including oil service company Saipem to scrap the hulk of the Costa Concordia cruise liner which capsized off the Tuscany coast in 2012…
China Optimistic of Finding Gas Offshore Vietnam
A Chinese oil rig whose deployment to waters claimed by Vietnam early this month triggered a rupture in ties has a good chance of finding enough gas to put the area into production…
BP Tries Again to Sidestep GoM Spill Payments
BP Plc has asked U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to allow the company to avoid making payments to businesses demanding compensation for the 2010 Gulf of…
HII to Webcast at Deutsche Bank Chicago Conference
Huntington Ingalls Industries informs it will present at Deutsche Bank's fifth annual Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference on Thursday, June 5, 2014 in Chicago.
ASL to Build Three Rotor Tugs, Seismic Vessel
Singapore's ASL Marine Holdings says its subsidiary ASL Shipyard has won contracts worth approximately S$91-million for the construction of 3 Infield Support Vessels…
Third NATO Warship Enters Black Sea
A French frigate has entered the Black Sea, growing the number of NATO surface warships in the region to three, according to a U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) news report…
Malaysian Airlines MH370 Search: Latest Update
Australia’s Joint Agency Coordination Centre informs that no signs of aircraft debris have been found by the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle 'Bluefin-21' since it joined the search effort.
Gibdock Repairs Large Tsakos Containership
Gibdock says it has completed its first shiprepair project for Tsakos Shipping & Trading, one of the leading owners within the Greek shipping market, on its 39,241 dwt, 2006-built 'Irene’s Rainbow'.
Japan's First Post-Panamax PCC Delivered
NYK says it has taken delivery of the new high-tech pure car carrier (PCC), 'Aries Leader', built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd. With a capacity of 7,000 units…
VT Halter Marine Delivers Ocean-Going ATB Tug
VT Systems subsidiary VT Halter Marine says it has constructed and delivered the ocean-going 112-ft Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) Tug, 'Denise A. Bouchard', for Bouchard Transportation Co.…
Panama Canal Pilot Training: ACP to Charter Ship
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) informs it will charter a Post-Panamax vessel before the opening of the expanded Canal to be used for training pilots and tugboat captains in the Third Set of Locks.
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