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OceanWorks USN Authorized for DSS SOC Work

Nov 14, 2012

OceanWorks International again receives authorization from U.S. Navy to perform Deep Submergence Systems Scope of Certification (DSS SOC) work.OceanWorks International has again been authorized by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command…

North Sea Accommodation Rig Evacuated

Nov 07, 2012

Damaged ballast tank on 'Floatel Superior' in Norwegian Sea leads to evacuation of 374 personnel due to water ingress, list.The Floatel Superior is operated by Floatel International on hire to Statoil and is situated close by the Njord A platform…

Palau International Ship Registry Debuts

Oct 11, 2012

The newly formed Palau International Ship Registry has processed its first two vessel registrations at a historic inauguration ceremony. At the ceremony, held in Singapore on September 28, 2012, the cruise/passenger vessels Amusement World (12…

Indonesia Ratifies IMO Protocols, Reminded of Others

Aug 28, 2012

Republic of Indonesia accedes to International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention), Annexes III, IV, V and VI, & the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR Convention).His Excellency Mr…

Keppel Contracted to Build Floatel Semi-submersible

Aug 21, 2012

Keppel and Floatel sign contract for a fourth accommodation semi at US$ 315-million.Keppel FELS Limited and Floatel International Ltd (Floatel) have finalised a contract for Keppel FELS to build a new generation harsh environment accommodation semisubmersible…

US Longshoremen Protest Loss of Military Cargo Handling

Aug 21, 2012

International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) begins protest in Washington DC & Port of Charleston, South Carolina.Union longshore workers from many Atlantic Coast District Ports are joining forces outside the United States Marine Barracks in Washington…

Bayley Tapped as President, CEO Celebrity Cruises

Jul 31, 2012

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. said that Michael Bayley has been promoted to President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises, replacing Dan Hanrahan, whose departure was recently announced.  Bayley will report directly to Richard D. Fain, Chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises…

International Talent Program in Demand

Nov 08, 2011

With application deadline only a week away, almost 800 candidates have so far applied to Aker Solutions' International Talent Programme. Applications are still coming in from all five selected recruitment countries.The International Talent…

ASTM Seminar on SOLAS and Navy Vessels

Oct 31, 2011

The ASTM International seminar, Fire Testing for SOLAS and Navy Vessels: New Test Procedures and Material Approval Process, will be held Dec. 7 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside in Tampa. Sponsored by ASTM Committee F25 on Ships and Marine Technology…

Offshore Services Chooses MarineCFO Software

Jul 27, 2011

MarineCFO Inc., a provider of Marine Software including On-Vessel, Marine Operations, Personnel, Fleet Maintenance and Financial Management Software Solutions to the Marine Transportation Industry, announced that International Offshore Services…

New Guide for Shipmasters, Int’l Maritime Law

Apr 07, 2010

Tara Leiter, an attorney at Blank Rome LLP, collaborated with John A.C. Cartner (United States Coast Guard shipmaster and lawyer) and Richard P. Fiske (retired U.S. naval captain and attorney with John Cartner at Cartner & Fiske LLC) to author…

Keppel Delivers Floatel Superior Early

Mar 22, 2010

Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has delivered the semisubmersible accommodation rig, Floatel Superior, 43 days early, safely and within budget to Floatel International (Floatel). The vessel is now ready to commence operations. Floatel…

Jacobsen, Smordalen Wilhelmsen Management

Dec 09, 2009

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has appointed Siri Jacobsen as Vice President International Customer Services and Thomas Smordalen as Vice President International Sales to the Central Management Team (CMT)The new vice presidents will have two roles…

SMU-DNV International Cooperation Centre

Dec 03, 2009

Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) and DNV have signed a strategic partnership agreement to establish the “SMU-DNV International Cooperation Centre. The objective is to further expand and deepen the existing relationship between the parties…

Polemis Elected to Stevens Board of Trustees

Jul 07, 2009

Spyros M. Polemis, an international business leader who has spent more than 45 years in the shipping industry, has been elected to serve on the Stevens Institute of Technology Board of Trustees. Mr. Polemis was named to the board during its spring meeting…

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