If the Federal Maritime Commission remains somewhat of an enigma to domestic maritime stakeholders, perhaps that’s because its scope of oversight reaches many sectors of maritime business; some more obscure than others. In February, we caught up with FMC commissioner William P…
Crowley Maritime last year ordered two LNG-powered combination container – Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ships with VT Halter Marine. The ships are designed to travel at speeds up to 22 knots and carry containers ranging in size from 20-ft. standard to 53-ft…
Walk in the front door at Crowley Maritime Corporation HQ in Jacksonville, Fla., and you learn nearly everything you need to know about the company. With your visitor’s badge, you are handed a “Safety and Evacuation” brochure, and the person you are there to meet – in our case Tom Crowley…
The LNG sector is for the first time offering inducements to experienced LNG seafaring officers to come ashore and manage their ships according to international recruitment agency Faststream. The move comes as the shipping industry seeks…
Early adopters use performance monitoring and condition-based maintenance tools to cut costs, head off breakdowns, find efficiencies and ensure compliance.The only thing harder than finding a needle in a haystack, is finding the sharpest points in a haystack full of needles…
OSVDPA seeks to start training and certifying DPOs by the end of this year.A new organization, the Offshore Service Vessel Dynamic Positioning Authority, Inc. (OSVDPA), held its first board meeting Thursday, March 12, charting the course…
Every 18 months, Gastech is held for the stakeholders involved in the field of natural gas, providing an opportunity to meet energy professionals from all around the globe. For the seventh consecutive time, GTT will be present with a booth at the 2014 edition of Gastech in Seoul…
Statoil presented on its website the company’s annual and sustainability reports for 2013, along with the US Form 20-F report.“Our 2013 operational performance was good; with safety improvements, production as expected and strong project execution…
Representatives of Mammoet and other Dutch companies visited Tanzania to explore potential construction projects and investment opportunities in the East African country which has impressive growth rates and large stocks of underseas gas it is looking to develop…
Intertek expanded its Exploration and Production services in the Middle East by investing in a new £1.4 million facility in Abu Dhabi. The laboratory will house cutting-edge equipment that will enable the organization to provide high-specification…
Wellsite Rental Services, LLC (WRS), a rental equipment provider for the drilling and production sectors of the oil and gas industry, has appointed Mark Johnson as president. Johnson joins Wellsite Rental Services with more than 34 years of experience in the oil and gas…
Rich Energy Targets helps to keep Piracy in the Public SpotlightThe release of the Captain Phillips movie starring Tom Hanks in October 2013 and the hijacking of two Americans off the coast of Nigeria have brought more public attention to the oldest of all maritime risks: piracy…
Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum, is hosting a “lunch and learn” event to give supply chain companies the opportunity to present their offshore decommissioning capabilities and encourage knowledge share among members…
Greene’s Energy Group, LLC (GEG), a provider of integrated testing, rentals and specialty services has promoted Antwan McMillian to manager, testing and services.McMillian is responsible for the testing and services for blowout preventers (BOP) throughout 20 Houston-area counties…
Study provides practical guidance for meeting regulatory requirementsABS, a provider of classification services to the global marine and offshore industries, released a report entitled Bunkering of Liquefied Natural Gas-Fueled Marine Vessels in North America…