FirstWave/Newpark Lands Diamond Offshore Job
FirstWave/Newpark Shipbuilding has been awarded a contract by Diamond Offshore Drilling of Houston, Texas for completion of upgrades to the drillship Ocean Clipper…
Ameron Announces Changes in Management Structure
Ameron International Corporation announced changes in the management structure of the company's worldwide coating business. Gerald W. Beeler was named group president of Ameron's Coatings Group…
Activists Want Exxon-Mobil Deal Stalled Over Spill
A group of activists have proposed that the merger of Exxon and Mobil be halted until Exxon pays a $5 billion court-ordered settlement to thousands of people affected…
Exxon Awards Horizon Offshore Contract
Horizon Offshore Contractors, Inc. has been awarded a contract for the installation of a portion of Exxon Pipeline Company's Hoover Offshore Oil Pipeline System (HOOPS). The 20-in.
Sea-Land to be Split into Three Units
Sea-Land Services, the U.S.-based container shipping unit of CSX, will reportedly be split into three operating divisions - terminal, domestic shipping and international liner units.
Royal Caribbean Receives Indictment
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has received an indictment from a grand jury in Los Angeles for presenting false oil record books on Nordic Prince in 1994. The company…
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Beacon to Go Dark
The beacon atop the Cape Hatteras lighthouse was extinguished, as crews prepare to move the North Carolina landmark that has stood guard over the "graveyard of the Atlantic" for more than a century.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Beacon to Go Dark
The beacon atop the Cape Hatteras lighthouse was extinguished, as crews prepare to move the North Carolina landmark that has stood guard over the "graveyard of the Atlantic" for more than a century.
Canadian Shipbuilding Effort Hits Stormy Sea
The future of a government program to revive western Canadian shipbuilding remains clouded after investigators released a damning report about cost overruns and bureaucratic bungling.
Alyeska Head Touts Post-Exxon Valdez Spill Reforms
A decade after the Exxon Valdez disaster, Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., the operator of the trans-Alaska pipeline, has made dramatic reforms in its oil-spill prevention and response programs…
Worskiff 23 Chosen for Laboratory
The Onondaga County Department of Drainage and Santiation recently chose an aluminum Workskiff 23 to house water sampling equipment on Lake Onondaga, near Syracuse, N.Y.
Deere Power Systems Inducts Distributors
Deere Power Systems Group, the engine and drive components division of Deere & Company, inducted four distributors into is prestigious 1998 John Deere Engine Distributor Manager's Club.
Marine Pollution Control Off-Loads New Carissa
Detroit-based Marine Pollution Control Corp. (MPC), aided in unloading oil from New Carissa, a Japanese-owned wood chip carrier that ran aground in Coos Bay, Ore.
Osprey Chooses White Water Marine
White Water Marine, of Sayville, N.Y., has been named the nation's newest dealer for Osprey Boat Company. The Silvana, Wash. builder selected White Water to represent them exclusively in New York.
State of Alaska Awards Program to RTM
The State of Alaska Dept. of Commerce and Economic Development awarded RTM Star Center a four-year contract for a simulator based marine pilot performance evaluation system.
January Steel Shipments Improve
Despite heavy snow pounding the midwest and other northern areas of the U.S. in January, the average daily shipping rate of steel service centers still jumped 12.5 percent above December's rate.
Offshore Books $1M Of New Business with USCG
Offshore Systems International Ltd. has received orders from Marinette Marine Corp. Shipyard for ECPINS systems for USCG Sea Going Buoy Tender WLB hulls 6 and 7…
Global Materials Services Acquires Arrow Terminals
Global Materials Services LLC (GMS) has acquired Arrow Terminals, Inc. of Sewickley, Pa., an operator of marine terminals. Arrow operates seven domestic river terminals in Industry…
Pequot Orders Litton Thermal Imager, Bridge Electronics
Litton Marine Systems has received an order to supply an AMIRIS infrared imaging system and other electronics for a new catamaran passenger ferry under construction at Pequot River Shipworks.
Q-Mar Partners with Socomar
Q-Mar, specialist in the development of ECDIS for the naval and hydrographic sectors, has formed a partnership with Socomar International to integrate its industrial and commercial activities.
