U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, Barge Industry and Shipping Industry Representatives Hold Press Conference to Address Ongoing Mississippi River Navigation Concerns Due to Continued Drought and Low Water Conditions. Representatives of the barge and shipping industries…
Donjon Marine Co., Inc., a provider of multi-faceted marine services including marine salvage, heavy lift, dredging, related emergency response services, and most recently shipbuilding and repair, was mobilized from its base in Port Newark,…
ClassNK announced that it has certified the type specific ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) training courses provided by the newly established ECDIS training center, Philippines-Japan Maritime Training Management Inc. (PJMTM)…
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has been appointed as the new agent for the port of Houston by specialist transportation & logistic services company, Grieg Star Shipping. Houston is a major market for Grieg Star with two main trade lanes…
31-Year Veteran Assumes General Manager, Traffic and Business Development Post. Signet Maritime Corporation—a global provider of vessel services and logistics—is pleased to announce the promotion of Captain Cliff Porter to the position of General Manager…
The Port of Houston Authority is partnering with two separate cruise lines, Princess Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Lines, to offer new service from the Bayport Cruise Terminal.Princess Cruises will make passenger cruise calls during the 2013-2014 cruise season…
Maritime Administration Reporting Requirements For The Special Purpose Jones Act Waiver. Hurricane Sandy Special-Purpose Jones Act Waiver Reports to Maritime Administration as Required by Waiver On November 2, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security…
Rolls-Royce wins a £12 million order to design and equip two platform supply vessels (PSVs) to be built at Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industries in China.Rolls-Royce UT 755 LN vessels are designed specifically for transporting solid and liquid…
Pacific Drilling's ultra-deepwater drillship the 'Pacific Khamsin' contracted by a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation for operations in West Africa.The minimum duration of the contract is for an initial two-year term, with contract commencement expected by end of the third quarter of 2013…
QGOG Constellation S.A. exercise a Samsung Heavy Indurstries contract option for an advanced capability DP3 drillship.This will be the third drillship ordered from SHI in South Korea and is scheduled to be delivered in December 2014.The…
Newport News Shipbuilding employee Greg Hoefflin has been named an Outstanding Apprentice for 2012 by the Virginia Apprenticeship Council.Hoefflin, a 2012 graduate of The Apprentice School at NNS, is the ninth Apprentice School graduate to receive the honor since it was first awarded in 1998…
On the basis of an exhaustive industry survey, Wind Energy Update finds that wind farm return on investment is around - 21 percent.According to the survey, this underperformance is attributable to over-estimation of power production and underestimation of O&M costs…
Dutch dredging & marine specialists, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) report revenue & profit higher than in the first half of 2012.The order book increased in recent months and stood at a new record high of EUR 4 billion at the end of the third quarter…
BP announces resolution of all criminal and securities claims against the company relating to Deepwater Horizon accident.BP has reached agreement with the United States government, subject to court approval, to resolve all federal criminal…
North America is at the forefront of a game-changing transformation in oil and gas production claims International Energy Agency publication.This year’s World Energy Outlook published by IEA finds that the extraordinary growth in oil and…