Press Releases


Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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Engineering News

Mitsubishi Heavy Awards ABB $26 Million Engineering Contract for Pair of 3D Seismic Vessel New Builds

ABB, the Swiss power and automation technology group, announced today they have won a $26 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for

March 13, 2013
Total Views: 84

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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News

DNV and Statoil Cooperate to Enhance Arctic Competence

OSLO – DNV and Statoil are today launching a competence programme that aims to enhance the two organisations’ knowledge about particular Arctic

March 12, 2013
Total Views: 16

Monday, March 11, 2013
Press Releases

T&T Salvage To Provide Salvage and Firefighting Services

On March 9th, the OPA 90 Vessel Response Plan regulatory package outlining requirements for nontank vessels trading in U.S. waters was approved by the Office

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 49

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News

Cargotec Receives Order for MacGregor Cargo Access Package for ACL Newbuilds

Cargotec’s MacGregor has received another large order today, following MacGregor RoRo cargo access equipment order from South Korea announced on 6

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 21

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News

Havila Shipping Announces Charter Contracts from Statoil

Havila Shipping (OSLO:HAVI) announced today they have entered into new contracts with Statoil for their platform supply vessels, Havila Clipper and Havila

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 38

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News

Boskalis Awarded Australian and Vietnamese Dredging Contracts

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announced today the acquisition of dredging contracts in Australia and Vietnam with a combined contract value of

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 79

Friday, March 8, 2013
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Offshore

London Offshore Consultants Expands Further into Asia

New office in Vietnam at the port of Vung Tau announced at Maritime Vietnam London Offshore Consultants (LOC), the global marine and engineering consultancy

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 95

Thursday, March 7, 2013
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News

Sheila LaFleur Joins Flagship Management’s Maritime Recruitment Team

Maritime recruitment and executive placement firm, Flagship Management, LLC announced today that Sheila LaFleur has joined their Florida-based team. Sheila is

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 181

News

COSCO Guangdong to Build Pair of Ulstein PX121 Platform Supply Ships for Vroon

ULSTEIN has entered into a contract for the delivery of design and power package for two platform supply vessels of the PX121 design for the Dutch shipowner

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 52

Offshore

Farstad Shipping Announces Sale and Leaseback of Pair of AHTS’

Farstad Shipping ASA has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Farstad Supply AS, reached an agreement with Ocean Yield of a sale and leaseback of two AHTS. The

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
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Press Releases

Event Watch: The World’s Top Annual Shipping Conference

On Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Hilton Hotel in Stamford CT, a remarkable insight into the immediate and near term future of the international shipping

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 36

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Press Releases

FLIR’s New Cooled Midwave Thermal Night Vision Camera

Last month FLIR Systems introduced the MU‐Series, the most technologically advanced thermal night vision system available to the maritime industry today.

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 118

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News

ClassNK Approves Minimal Ballast Water, Hard-Chined VLCC Design

The world’s largest ship classification society, ClassNK announced that it has granted AIP (Approval in Principle) to the MIBS (Minimal Ballast Water

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 255

DNV-Led Joint Industry Project Concludes LNG Bunkering in Australia is Highly Feasible
News

DNV-Led Joint Industry Project Concludes LNG Bunkering in Australia is Highly Feasible

Attractive payback periods from the additional investments required for LNG-fuelled shipping, along with no significant legal restrictions hindering

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 69

Monday, March 4, 2013
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Engineering News

Newest Robert Allan-Designed Tug Makes Transatlantic Delivery to Carbones del Cerrejón

On 25 January 2013, the Media Luna, a newly-built AVT 3000 Class Voith Schneider tug sailed into Puerto de Bolivar, Colombia after voyaging under her own

March 4, 2013
Total Views: 262

Defense

US Navy Secretary Ray Mabus Gets Specific on Sequestration Cuts

The following is the official message released by Secretary Ray Mabus outlining specific budget cuts to the US Navy as a result of Sequestration. DTG 022300Z

March 4, 2013
Total Views: 28

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News

James Moffat Takes Over as CEO of Lamprell

UAE-based rigbuilder Lamprell (ticker: LAM), announced today that James Moffat has now taken up his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Group. Peter

March 4, 2013
Total Views: 109

Saturday, March 2, 2013
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Defense

USS Freedom (LCS 1) Departs on Maiden Overseas Deployment

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Farrington, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West SAN DIEGO (NNS) — The Navy’s first

March 2, 2013
Total Views: 106

Thursday, February 28, 2013
Finance

Capital Product Partners L.P. Reaches Conditional Agreement With Overseas Shipholding Group Regarding Long Term Charters of Three Product Tankers

ATHENS, GREECE–(Marketwire – Feb 28, 2013) – Capital Product Partners L.P. (the “Partnership” or “CPLP”)

February 28, 2013
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
News

Songa Offshore’s Chief Operating Officer Resigns

Trond Christensen, Chief Operating Officer at Norwegian drilling contractor, Songa Offshore SE, announced his resignation today, effective 31 March.

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 19