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Otto Marine Makes AHTS Sale, Re-charter Deal

Jul 29, 2013

Singapore's Otto Marine Ltd. has sold through one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, whose shipyard is located in Indonesia, the 2 Anchor Handling Towage & Supply Vessels (AHTS) to a third party buyer for re-chartering.The aggregrate price of the two AHTS was US$ 170-million…

Costa Condordia Salvage Update

Jul 18, 2013

Costa Crociere & Titan-Micoperi representatives to present a progress report to the authorities for evaluation of the 'parbuckling project' & gain approval for wreck removal operations to commence in September 2013.The report will be presented…

Robert Allan Design New Canadian Coast Guard SAR Lifeboats

Jul 15, 2013

Robert Allan Ltd. has designed a new generation of more capable High Endurance Self-righting Search & Rescue Lifeboats for the Canadian Coast Guard.This new design was developed from the successful similar vessels known as the “Severn” Class…

MOL Comfort: Latest Update as Tow Parts

Jul 03, 2013

The vessel's fore part has broken free from tow amid adverse weather conditions, the after part having sunk earlier.The (slightly amended) owner's statement No. 17 is as follows: The fore part is located near 17'02'N 67'57'E. The weather in the area is still adverse…

Trelleborg Names RPS Evans-Hamilton Service Partner

Jul 02, 2013

Trelleborg will provide a local presence for onsite marine services in North America, Central America and the Caribbean by appointing RPS Evans-Hamilton as Service Partner for the Docking and Mooring division of Trelleborg Marine Systems for these regions…

Union Seals Long-term Great Lakes Bulker Contract

Jun 30, 2013

The Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (M.E.B.A.) and Interlake Steamship Company have successfully reached an agreement on a 12-year contract for 10 bulker vessels on the Great Lakes.Rank and File Members Erik Wlazlo, Jon Hines, Rob Thomas and Kelsey MacDonald were in M…

Agreement Promotes LNG Carrier Construction

Jun 21, 2013

On June 21, 2013 under the auspices of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum a number of agreements were signed between Gazprom Marketing & Trading (GM&T), Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS), JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation…

Deepwater Spar Hull Delivery Takes Ship to Capacity Limit

Jun 19, 2013

The Boskalis subsidiary, Dockwise vessel 'Mighty Servant 1' has offloaded the 23,000 ton spar for the Lucius deepwater oil and natural gas project in the Gulf of Mexico.The Lucius truss spar, measuring 184 meters (605 feet) long and 34 meters (110 feet) in diameter…

Scana to Supply Rolls-Royce with Marine Propulsion Components

Jun 19, 2013

Scana Industrier ASA subsidiary Scana Steel Björneborg, receives an additional order from Rolls-Royce, for delivery of complete propeller and intermediate shafts during 2013-2014. The total value of the contract is 20-million SEK. Scana Steel…

ABB to Play Role in Protecting Venice

Jun 18, 2013

ABB’s Symphony Plus control system to help protect Venice from high water flooding at the long Venetian Lagoon Malamocco inlet.Every four years or so, text messages, church bells and sirens alert the Venetians to what they call an 'Aqua Alta' or the imminent arrival of an exceptionally high tide…

Containership Operators Respond to Market Decline, Form Alliance

Jun 18, 2013

Maersk Line, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. and CMA CGM have in principle agreed to establish a long-term operational alliance on East – West trades, called the P3 Network. The aim is to improve and optimise operations and service offerings…

BAE Gets Navy Contract for USS Arlington

Jun 18, 2013

The Department of Defense awards a Navy contract for work on LPD 24 to BAE Systems, Norfolk, Va.BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $22,527,198 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2204) to…

Northrop Grumman Upgrades Arklow Shipping ECDIS Systems

Jun 17, 2013

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by Arklow Shipping to upgrade 12 container vessels with VisionMaster FT Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems (ECDIS).Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit will install all of the systems by the end of 2014…

Scana Offshore Vestby FPSO Contract Price Upped

Jun 16, 2013

Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Offshore Vestby, been awarded a Variation to the contract for delivery of  Mooring Winches to Dana Petroleum.The contract is for the delivery of  Mooring Winches to Dana Petroleum…

Latest Global Tankship Shipbuilding Contracts

Jun 16, 2013

Further ordering activity seen in the tanker market in the period up to 10, June 2013, according to Clarkson Hellas Weekly S+P report.Clients of Consolidated Marine Management have contracted three firm 115,000 DWT LR2s at Hyundai Samho. Understood to have been signed earlier this year…

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