The Port of Conakry in Guinea welcomes the 'Africa Mercy' – the world’s largest private charitable hospital ship. Previous assignments to the West African nation took place in 1992 and 1999. For the next ten months the state-of-the-art hospital ship…
Salvors report steel cutting on board the 'Rena' continued with very good progress made during the current stable weather window.Salvage (Resolve Marine) • An additional 70 tonnes has been removed from the forward section using the Bell 214 helicopter…
Korean Shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo reports net plunges on falling orders in second quarter of 2012.Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.,reports that its second-quarter earnings dropped 76 percent from a year earlier mainly due to a decline in new shipbuilding orders reports Korea Times…
Russian Carrier 'Admiral Kuznetsov' returns to service after modernization at Murmansk branch of JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center. History of the shipThe carrier (project name was Sovetsky Soyuz) was laid down at Chernomorsky Shipyard in Nikolayev on Sept 1…
The Superior Court issued an “Order to Compel” to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.The court order issued to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is for failing to address challenges brought by Campaign…
Cape Wind announce it will base its operations headquarters on Falmouth Harbor on Cape Cod.Cape Wind President Jim Gordon said, “Cape and Islanders once lit the lamps of the world by harvesting whale oil. Pretty soon, every morning, workers…
Malaysia's Nam Cheong wins contracts for a Platform Support Vessel (PSV) & two Anchor Handling Towing Supply (AHTS) vessels.The total value of the contracts is worth US$43.81-million, and the vessels are scheduled for delivery between fourth quarter of 2012 and first quarter of 2013…
Russia’s largest oil company is establishing a permanent Arctic base of rescue personnel & divers in Amderma, a village on the Kara Sea coast.The base, which is to support the company’s ongoing exploration activities in the Kara Sea, will include a team of divers and a MI-8 helicopter…
Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) for final delivery of eighth Landing Craft Tank (LCT) vessel built by Anadolu Shipyard (ADK) completed satisfactorily.The eighth vessel (TCG Ç-158) LCT will be ready to be delivered on August 29th 2012, having completed its Sea Acceptance Test…
VERIPOS, wins a three-year contract from Neptune Marine Services (NMS) of Perth, Western Australia for its GPS augmentation service. The contract, which represents a continuation of a long-standing working relationship between the two companies…
The Canadian government launches its largest search yet for the lost ships of Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 quest for the Northwest Passage.This year's search, led by Parks Canada, is the fourth government-led expedition over the past five years…
Reef Subsea rebrands all its companies in Norway & extends geographical footprint to improve service to clients.Reef Subsea announce that it is set to fully rebrand and align its companies in Norway – namely Technocean and Scanmudring-Rotech…
'M/V Autosky,' capable of carrying 2,080 cars & commercial vehicles leaves UK's A&P Falmouth Shipyard after repairs, overhauls, re-painting.The contract work included repairs, an overhaul of the bow thruster, removal of two Becker rudders…
American Cruise Lines announces that the first authentic paddle-wheeler in 20 years will set off on first cruise after christening.“The christening of Queen of the Mississippi is a meaningful way to celebrate the official launch of American Cruise Lines service on the Mississippi River…
Huntington Ingalls Industries appoints Christopher D. Kastner Corporate Vice President & General Manager, Corporate Development.Effective immediately, Kastner will report to HII President and CEO Mike Petters, who said: 'In this newly formed position…