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Fonasba Endorses Revised Norwegian Saleform

Mar 01, 2012

The Federation of National Associations of Shipbrokers and Agents, (FONASBA), has endorsed  the newly released SALEFORM 2012, developed jointly by the Norwegian Shipbrokers Association (NSA) and BIMCO. SALEFORM is the shipping industry’s most…

Dakota Creek Wins Bid to build Scripps' New RV

Feb 28, 2012

The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced the shipyard responsible for constructing the next chapter in ocean exploration for Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The new research vessel will be owned by ONR for the Department…

OSX Will Construct PLSV for New Client

Feb 28, 2012

OSX was hired by Sapura Navegação Marítima S/A for the construction of one PLSV (Pipe-Laying Support Vessel), for a total amount of approximately US$ 263 million, to be built and delivered by OSX at the Açu Shipbuilding Unit, in the north of the State of Rio de Janeiro…

Foss - Voyage of Opportunity Houston to Ponce

Feb 28, 2012

Foss Voyage of Opportunity - Looking for Cargoes - Houston, TX to Ponce, Puerto Rico.  USA FLAG - On-Deck and Below-Deck Space Available ETD Houston, Texas:        March 28th, 2012ETA Ponce, Puerto Rico:  April 9th, 2012 We will consider inducement port calls for Haiti…

AOS Power: First RAmpage 4500 Class Support Tug

Feb 28, 2012

In December, 2011, the tug AOS Power was delivered to her owners Atlantic Maritime Group, Sharjah, UAE. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, Canada and built by GMG Shipbuilding & Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., China, AOS Power is the very first of the RAmpage 4500 class design…

Excel Maritime Signs New Bulk Charters

Feb 22, 2012

Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (NYSE: EXM), an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and an international provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, entered into new period charter agreements for yet another two of its vessels…

Thomas Gunn to Outfit Unicom Fleet

Feb 21, 2012

Thomas Gunn Navigation Services won a new contract by Unicom to supply an additional 43 vessels with its outfit management service. Thomas Gunn now supplies navigation solutions to 78 vessels, the bulk of the Unicom fleet. “We value the strong…

Damen Deal to Build Modular Dock for Djibouti

Feb 21, 2012

Damen Shipyards reports that a Damen Modular Dock (DMD) 4020 is being built for - and will be delivered to - Djibouti. Djibouti’s busy port is one of the most important gateways to the African continent and is strategically located at the confluence of the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean…

New Training Alliance for Chartworld

Feb 20, 2012

MSG MarineServe, Safebridge and ChartWorld ECDIS training alliance.ChartWorld International has selected MSG MarineServe GmbH, its sister company Safebridge GmbH and the ECDIS Training Consortium (ETC) as its official training partner for the new ChartWorld eSeries…

Marad Seeks USMMA Superintendent

Feb 17, 2012

Job Title:Superintendent, United States Merchant Marine Academy Department:Department Of Transportation / Agency:Maritime Administration Job Announcement Number: MARAD.SES-2012-0002SALARY RANGE: $119,554.00 to $179,700.00 / Per Year OPEN PERIOD: Monday…

CMA CGM, IBM Sign Five Year Agreement

Feb 15, 2012

Partnership links world’s third largest shipping company with world leading technology services company. After five years of working together through a joint subsidiary, CMA CGM Group and IBM today announced a new strategic partnership. Under the terms of the five-year agreement…

Blohm + Voss Wins FPSO Conversion Work

Feb 14, 2012

Germany's Blohm+ Voss signed an agreement for the conversion and vessel life extension for the FPSO unit EnQuest Producer (formerly known as Uisge Gorm). Delivered in 1983 under the name Dirch Maersk and converted in 1995 from anoil tanker into the FPSO Uisge Gorm…

Excel Announces Bulk Carrier Contracts

Feb 13, 2012

Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (NYSE: EXM), an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and an international provider of worldwide seaborne transportation  services for dry bulk cargoes, has entered into four new period charter agreements  for four of its Kamsarmax vessels…

ST Engineering Wins $60m Shipbuilding Contracts

Feb 13, 2012

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) reports that its marine arm, ST Marine, has won two shipbuilding contracts worth about $60m from Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd (SPO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited…

Northrop Grumman Delivers IBS for Turkish Megayacht

Feb 13, 2012

Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has delivered a suite of navigation electronics for a new megayacht being built by Proteksan-Turquoise Yachts in Turkey. The new megayacht is being equipped with a complete…

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