MARAD: Call for Projects for America’s Marine Highways
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced it is now accepting project applications for Marine Highway designations until September 30, 2016. Eligible projects…
DHT Announces Shareholders Meeting Results
DHT Holdings, Inc. announced the results of its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Annual Meeting was held on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted to elect Robert N. Cowen as a Class I Director for a term of three years and Einar Michael Steimler as a Class II Director for a term of two years, to approve the 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan and to ratify the…
Eni Norge Enters Agreement with DNV GL
Eni Norge AS awards DNV GL a framework agreement for the supply of inspection services to the Goliat platform in the Barents Sea. The term of the contract is three years…
Line-Handler M/T Brage Shipped North
Sanmar Marine’s modern, custom built yard in Turkey has completed the construction of a new design of RAscal class, the 1500, for Norwegian owner operator, Buksér og Berging AS. This compact class of tug is a series of high-performance but relatively straight forward smaller tugs, all less than 24m in length. Designed exclusively by Robert Allan Ltd, to address the challenges of modern, high-performance Z-drive line-handling and smaller ship-handling tugs…
PPG Completes Acquisition of CSI
PPG Industries announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Canal Supplies Inc. (CSI), a privately-owned…
Damen’s First Hybrid Tug Delivered
Iskes Towage & Salvage took delivery of the Bernardus, the first Damen ASD 2810 Hybrid, Damen announced in a press release today, stating the delivery represents a turning point for the tug industry as operators and port authorities demand innovative solutions to rising fuel costs and stricter emissions regulations. Based in IJmuiden near Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Iskes has been operating a conventional Damen ASD Tug 2810 since November 2011.
The Swedish Club Returns Strong Performance
“Last year was a good year for the club with results showing a positive return on investment and a very good contribution from the underwriting side,” said Lars Rhodin, The Swedish Club’s Managing Director, during his address to the Club’s 142nd AGM in Gothenburg on June 12. During the year, the Club reinforced its office in Norway, decided to offer its Maritime Resource Management (MRM) program free of charge to members and saw its free reserves rise to a historically high level of $168m.
Marad News Digest
MARAD Announces Call for Projects for America’s Marine Highways. The U.S. Maritime Administration is accepting project applications for Marine Highway designations until September 30, 2016. Eligible projects should establish new or enhance existing Marine Highway services that reduce landside congestion and increase the use of domestic marine transportation. Proposed projects no longer have to have parallel landside routes.
Ukrainian Forces Raise Flag over Port City
Ukrainian forces regained control of the port of Mariupol on Friday, raising the national flag over the southeastern city's main administrative building, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said.
China: No Military Force to Settle Oil Rig Spat
A Chinese official said on Friday that China will never send military forces to the scene of an increasingly ugly spat with Vietnam over an oil rig in the South China Sea…
Brent Climbs Toward $115 on Iraq Crisis
Brent crude climbed to a nine-month high near $115 a barrel on Friday, as supply disruption fears took centre stage after the United States threatened military action…
Russia's Latest Nuclear Submarine on Sea Trials
The Russia strategic nuclear-powered submarine 'Vladimir Monomakh' has left the Sevmash shipyard to start sea trials in the White Sea, reports the Barents Observer.
Loss of Tall Ship 'Bounty': Coast Guard Release Findings
The U.S. Coast Guard informs it has released its report of investigation of the October 2012 sinking of the tall ship 'Bounty', during which one crewmember died…
Aker Solutions Appoints Head of Industry & Investor Relations
Aker Solutions says it has recruited David Phillips from HSBC Global Equity Research as head of industry and investor relations. He will start on June 17, 2014.
Wärtsilä Wins Floatel Equipment Contract
Wärtsilä informs that a new semi-submersible accommodation and construction vessel (floatel) being built for Floatel International AB, the Swedish offshore floatel owner and operator…
Foster Wheeler Files Definitive Proxy Materials For EGM
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) definitive proxy materials in connection with its Extraordinary…
Reclamation Of Ayer Chawan Basin, Jurong Port
During the period of reclamation of Ayer Chawan Basin, Jurong Island, Singapore –which has now been extended and will be conducted from 15 June to 14 December –bulk carriers…
U.S. EPA Chief: Carbon Rules To Lower Consumer Bills
Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy said on Thursday that newly proposed rules to slash carbon emissions from U.S. power plants will cut electricity…
German Shipbuilder FSG Launch Second Seismic Vessel
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) says it has launched a second offshore seismic survey ship 'Amazon Warrior' for owners WesternGeco. FSG explains that the…
IEnova's Proposed Wind Park To Export Power To U.S.
Mexico's IEnova , a unit of U.S. energy company Sempra Energy, said on Thursday it had signed a $270 million financing deal to complete the first phase of a new…
