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Latest Offshore Rig Count

Feb 11, 2013

Baker Hughes Incorporated announce the international offshore rig count for January 2013 was 307, up 8 from the 299 counted in December 2012.The count is unchanged from the 307 counted in January 2012.The average U.S. offshore rig count for January 2013 was 53…

Maersk Line CCO to Leave

Feb 11, 2013

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Lucas Vos will leave his post as from 1, May 2013.“Lucas Vos has been part of the top management team in Maersk Line for the past five years. He has been an integral part of turning the company around with the…

Greenfield Fund Takes Stake in German Wind Farm

Feb 11, 2013

The Marguerite Fund has acquired a 22.5% stake in the German greenfield Butendiek offshore wind farm.The Butendiek project is a 288 MW greenfield offshore wind farm located in the North-Sea in the German exclusive economic zone, 32 km west of the German Island of Sylt…

Northern Sea Route International Conference

Feb 10, 2013

The upcoming conference will concern itself with problems and prospects for the NSR with its huge potential.The Central Research Institute of the [Russian] Navy and the magazine “News of Maritime Petersburg' with the support of the Ministry…

SOCP Spring Meeting: Participation Invited

Feb 10, 2013

Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) meeting invites maritime industry representatives. This meeting will focus on Recruiting the Next Generation of Mariners and how Regulatory Requirements and Critical Incidents impact the US Maritime Industry…

Wärtsilä 2012 Profits Stay Healthy

Feb 10, 2013

Björn Rosengren President & CEO of Wärtsilä delivers his year 2012 financial results message to shareholders.Extracts from the message follow:'During 2012, we closed our largest ever acquisition with the purchase of Hamworthy. This acquisition supports our growth strategy in the marine gas…

Obituary: Arthur Everett Lyman, USMMA Alum

Feb 09, 2013

LEOMINSTER, MA -- Arthur Everett Lyman reportedly passed away on Sunday, Feb. 3rd, at Life Care Center in Leominster, MA. Arthur was born in Vulcan, Alberta on Feb. 27th, 1921. He is survived by, his sisters Mary E. Kent of Kent, WA and Laura M…

Drydocks World hosts the German Dignitary

Feb 09, 2013

Drydocks World recently welcomed Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Schmidt-Trenz, CEO, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, Germany. He was accompanied by Ms. Kirsten Staab, Director of the Hamburg Representative Office in Dubai. He met Mr. Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World…

Imports to Increase After Labor Deal

Feb 08, 2013

Retail Imports to Increase 8.5 Percent in February After East Coast/Gulf Coast Contract Deal is Reached. With a tentative contract deal reached with East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers but a key West Coast agreement unsettled, import cargo…

Nine HII Employees Honored

Feb 08, 2013

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that nine employees from its Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding divisions were recognized for achievements in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)…

Matson Report Solid Financial Profits

Feb 08, 2013

Matson, Inc. a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, did well in Q4 2012 and the whole year; believes it can do better.Consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter 2012 was $398.3 million compared with $374.9 million reported for the fourth quarter 2011…

Legendary Research Ship on Sale

Feb 08, 2013

The R/V 'Cape Hatteras' is for sale after 31 years service to Duke-University of North Carolina Oceanographic Consortium (DUNCOC). Currently on the market with an asking price of $1.25 million, the ship's future owner will acquire a legendary…

Budget Worries Delay U.S. Carrier Group Deployment

Feb 07, 2013

The Secretary of Defense delays the scheduled deployment of 'USS Harry S. Truman' & 'USS Gettysburg'.The affected ships have begun formally notifying the men and women of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HST CSG) that they will not be deploying…

AAPA Spring 2013 Conference Speakers

Feb 07, 2013

Three luminaries will augment the speaker panel at the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) upcoming conference.U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, the new chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick…

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Hearing Requested

Feb 07, 2013

US Congressional Ports caucus leaders request the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee to hold a hearing on the Fund.Congresswoman Janice Hahn (CA-44) and Congressman Ted Poe (TX-2) have addressed the following letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman…

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