1953- Heavy rains in the Coquile, Coos, and Willamette River Valleys of western Oregon caused flooding of the lowland areas and isolation of some towns through the blocking of highways by slides and high water, necessitating the evacuation of families and livestock…
1890 - USS Maine, first American battleship, is launched.1922 - CDR Kenneth Whiting in a PT seaplane, makes first catapult launching from aircraft carrier, USS Langley, at anchor in the York River.1962 - USS Currituck (AV-7) rescues…
According to a Nov. 16 report from Forbes.com, shares in UK’s Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping Plc rose 29 percent after the electromagnetic surveys provider to the oil and gas sector won a $2.5m contract and posts a full-year loss in line with market estimates.(Source: www.Forbes.com)
Less than 24 hours after Hurricane Ida reached the coast of La., trucks were leaving Tideland Signal’s factory loaded with solar powered marine beacons and fog signals desperately needed to mark the Gulf Coast’s vital offshore oil wells. Emergency spares…
The U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center issued a Special Notice stating that its mailing address has changed. Mail sent to the previous address will not be delivered. The new mailing address is: US Coast Guard Navigation Center NAVCEN MS 7310 7323 Telegraph Road Alexandria…
The 580-ft barge La Princesa remains aground north of Sandbridge Pier in Virginia Beach. Titan Maritime, LLC, continues preparations for salvaging the vessel and will attempt to begin operations when weather and sea conditions permit.Members of the Coast Guard’s Atlantic Strike Team…
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has been awarded a bonus of $460,000 for delivering the KFELS B Class jackup rig, PV Drilling III, early to PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services Corp (PV Drilling).Completed 1.5 months ahead of schedule…
AkzoNobel Chief Executive Hans Wijers recently added his name to ‘The Copenhagen Communiqué on Climate Change’ joining hundreds of other global business leaders who are calling on world leaders to close a deal on climate change when they meet in Copenhagen in December…
Gas and condensate have been discovered by Statoil in the Beta West prospect, 1.5 kilometres from the main Sleipner West reservoir.Resources in the find, which lies four kilometres west of Sleipner B, are currently estimated at 37-63 million…
The design and building of a modern aluminum crew boat involves a lot of people and careful planning. At Penguin Marine in Singapore the 17 vessels of their 118-ft crewboat demonstrate their success in working closely with key members of the supplier team…
OptiMarin AS has received Type Approval Certificate for the OptiMarin Ballast System (OBS). The Type Approval Certificate has been issued by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) on behalf of the Norwegian Maritime Administration and confirms OptiMarin’s…
MAN Diesel celebrated the official opening of its newest service centre in Seattle, Washington on 27 October to further expand its PrimeServ network in North America. The Grand Opening of MAN Diesel PrimeServ Seattle took place in front of more than 100 customers…
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK), announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per outstanding share of the company's common stock for the three months ending September 30, 2009. The dividend is payable on or about December 4th…
Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA), an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced its results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30…
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) announced that the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer Americas has commenced operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for Statoil Gulf of Mexico, a subsidiary of Statoil ASA, under a four-year drilling contract…