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Maritime Administrator David Matsuda today honored the memory of Richard Oliver Kelleher during the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Maritime
On the heals of announcing a $1.8 billion deal with Andarko for the future use of two of their newbuild drillships, Diamond Offshore has issued the following
Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) today announced plans to design and construct eight new deepwater platform supply vessels. ECO currently owns and operates a
Worldwide maritime crime and piracy summary, week of 12 May 2011 (Source: ONI) GULF OF GUINEA: A chemical tanker was hijacked on 15 May at 0220 LT in
LONDON (Dow Jones)–Final bids for V Ships, a ship-management business owned by Exponent Private Equity, are due June 16, a person familiar with the
HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Transocean Ltd. (RIG) shareholders quashed a proposal that would have absolved the company’s directors and top management from
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia – Rear Admiral Daniel Neptun, commander First Coast Guard District, and Ms. Nancy Hurlburt, Assistant Commissioner Maritimes
The National Maritime Center has been making unannounced changes to the Merchant Mariner Credential Medical Evaluation Report form needed for the application
Pictured: U.S. Navy Fire Scout Helicopter Remote-control helicopters that can spy on targets and mark them for attack are expanding the U.S. military’s
Civil service mariners aboard Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson rescued five people lost at sea in a small boat near the
Forum for the Future’s Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) brings together some of the biggest names in the maritime sector to plan how it can
BRUSSELS—The European Commission raided the offices of shipping lines in a probe of possible price fixing, the first step in an investigation that could
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (DO) signed two drilling contracts with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) that are expected to generate up to $1.8 billion in
This month, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is rolling out its first ever internet wargame intended to tap the minds of online gamers in order to find
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Singapore-listed rig builder Keppel Corp. Ltd. (KPELY, BN4.SG) Sunday said its subsidiary Keppel FELS Ltd. has secured US$772
International classification society Bureau Veritas says continuing pressure on environmental emissions, coupled with rising oil prices, puts a new focus on
Welcome to this weeks edition of “In Case You Missed It…”, a new series posted every Friday that highlights the weeks top 10 news items on
The last time maritime unions tried to wedge themselves into offshore rig jobs, billboards were erected on every major Louisiana road south of the I-10
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will “very likely” open the Morganza Spillway north of Baton Rouge this weekend to lower the levels of the swollen
The Levingston Corporation of Boerne, Texas and PaxOcean Engineering Zhoushan Co. of Singapore have signed a Letter of Intent to build what will be the
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