Unitech appointed Martin Vahl as chief executive officer. Mr Vahl will be responsible for heading up the continued growth of Unitech's global subsea connector business and expansion into the umbilicals and flying leads market. Formerly a Royal Norwegian Naval officer…
Intellian introduced three Inmarsat FleetBroadband (FB) networks as the latest additions to its line of satellite communication antenna systems. The FB150, the FB250 and the FB500 comprise a product line supported by Intellian’s industry-leading three year warranty…
The organizers of the SHIPPINGInsight Conferences have announced that the 2013 Fleet Optimization Conference will take place Oct. 22-24 in Stamford, Conn.In its second year following a successful inaugural launch, SHIPPINGInsight 2013 returns…
Sener was awarded the jury prize from Capital magazine in recognition of work carried out by the engineering firm in the city of Bilbao,Spain. Sener’s president, Jorge Sendagorta, received the award from general manager of Innobasque José María…
DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS), or the Company, an international provider of marine transportation services for drybulk and petroleum cargoes, and through its majority owned subsidiary, Ocean Rig UDW Inc., or Ocean Rig, of offshore deepwater drilling services…
Toisa Ltd. signed a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI for the construction of a Multipurpose Offshore Construction Vessel (MOCV) designed by Ulstein. The vessel, with X-BOW hull line design was built in Korea with a customized version of Ulstein's Deepwater Enabler design…
UK Transport Minister, Stephen Hammond, goes to see London Gateway’s state-of-the-art port technology.Fully automated stacking cranes (ASCs) currently being installed at the UK’s new national hub port will increase reliability and ensure smoother…
Danaos Corporation reports fourth quarter and full year results for the year ended December 31, 2012.Financial highlights: Operating revenues of $151.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012 compared to $128.3 million for the three months ended December 31…
AdvanFort Company, approved by the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) for Panama-flag vessel counter-piracy operations.“We at AdvanFort are very pleased that the world’s largest flag state has vetted our company and approved our highly-trained operators to protect their ships from piracy attack…
Technip name subsea construction & flexible pipelay projects vessel 'Deep Orient' in Vigo, Spain.During the ceremony held at the Metalships & Docks (MSD) shipyard in Vigo, the ship was named by the vessel’s godmother, Véronique Delormel, wife of Frédéric Delormel…
A stripped-down wind-energy proposal backed by Maryland’s governor gains traction in the legislature.The proposal may be the first step in creating a network of offshore turbines and sub-sea cables spanning the U.S. Atlantic coast, reports Bloomberg…
The cruise ship, disabled by an engine room fire, will probably be towed to Mobile, AL.Carnival Triumph was originally intended for towage to the Mexican port of Progreso, however after drifting through currents in the Gulf of Mexico, she is expected to dock instead in Mobile…
Military Sealift Command's (MSC) joint high-speed vessel, USNS 'Spearhead' visits the Port of St. Petersburg, FLA. U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young, Mayor Bill Foster and other distinguished visitors from St. Petersburg joined Navy Chief of Information Rear Adm…
YachtCloser, the yacht brokerage industry’s web-based contract management system, names Jim Coburn to its strategic advisory board.In this capacity, Coburn will work with the YachtCloser team on the development of new and innovative products…
Greece's DryShips Inc. is to offer the public 5-million of the common shares it holds in Ocean Rig UDW.Following the completion of the offering, DryShips is expected to own approximately 61.3% of Ocean Rig’s outstanding shares (Ocean Rig is a provider of offshore deepwater drilling services)…