Press Releases

During SMM Hamburg last week, Drydocks World, the largest shipyard in the Middle East, and ABB turbochargers signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a

Jensen Maritime, a Crowley Maritime Corp. company, recently completed a major redesign of the Global Sea-managed fishing vessel Bering Defender. The project,

Rowan Companies plc (NYSE: RDC) announced today that it has exercised its option to build a fourth GustoMSC P10,000 design ultra-deepwater drillship with

Royal Dutch Shell PLC‘s (RDSA, RDSA.LN, RDSB, RDSB.LN) U.S. unit said Friday drilling in Alaska’s Arctic offshore will likely begin over the coming

The AdvanFort Company today announced that maritime professional William Hughes (Will) Watson has joined the company as president. Will comes to AdvanFort from

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) authenticated the keel of the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) today at the

Today, Damen Shipyards Group and Smit Lamnalco have signed a contract for two newly designed ASD Tugs 3212 and a Stan Tug 2208. The signing ceremony took place

Tognum  has announced an upgrade to its MTU Series 4000 Ironmen workboat engines for compliance with US EPA Tier 3 emissions regulations. As with the current

Onboard weather routing software provides Emission Control Areas (ECAs) and calculation tools for ships to evaluate the most cost effective voyage track. Using

Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT), announced today at SMM Hamburg its Fleet Decision Support System (FleetDSS). The new fleet management system is

 The installation of Maritime Broadband’s C-Bird VSAT solution by Nordic American Tankers (NYSE: NAT)  initiates a 36-month contract for C-Band global

Bolidt has extended its range of composite decking for cruise ship balconies to offer a new option for owners and shipyards looking to replace conventional

International cargo shipper Goldenport Holdings Inc. (LSE: GPRT) announced today that it has agreed to acquire the sub-Panamax, 2,100 TEU container vessel

The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. took delivery of a 1990 built Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) “Jag Vidhi” [about 49,700 dwt (75,000 cbm)].

The new factory is the most recent expansion for Caterpillar in the United States and is expected to employ about 800 people once it is fully operational

Lamprell (ticker: LAM), a UAE-based provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables

Gibdock has completed its work on the semi-submersible accommodation platform, Etesco Millennium – the first offshore platform project to be undertaken

FURUNO SHANGHAI CO., LTD. starts providing FURUNO type specific ECDIS training from mid July 2012 for the very important Chinese market. FURUNO Shanghai is the

HOUSTON – Caribbean nations will come together for the first time to specifically address emergency response protocols for offshore deepwater drilling

Jones Act Employers Will Not Be Held Responsible for Acts of Its Employees Which Are Not in Furtherance of the Employer’s Business Interests An important