Houlder Americas has been named the Small International Business of the Year at the 5th Annual British-American Business Council (BABC) International Business Awards.The awards were presented during ceremonies at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Houston…
Helge Vatnehol has been appointed Group CEO of Rapp Marine. Vatnehol comes from the position of Senior Vice President Offshore Deck Machinery in Rolls Royce and takes over on September 1, 2014.“The companies in the winch division of former…
A joint venture of five industrial auction companies will sell the physical assets of the 300-acre McDermott fabrication facility in Amelia, La. McDermott continues to operate its other fabrication facilities at multiple locations worldwide…
Helge Vatnehol has been appointed Group CEO of Rapp Marine. Vatnehol comes from the position of Senior Vice President Offshore Deck Machinery in Rolls Royce and takes over on September 1, 2014.Helge Vatnehol joined Rolls-Royce in 2000 and…
After several months of anticipation and preparation, and the careful consideration of hundreds of student submissions, Seaspan officially revealed the name of its newly assembled, 300-tonne gantry crane at a boisterous unveiling ceremony at Vancouver Shipyards (VSY) today…
Australian-based Northern Stevedoring Services (NSS) placed an order for a Liebherr mobile harbor crane, type LHM 420, to operate on Berth 3 and 4 in the Port of Townsville, Queensland. The operations of the stevedoring company span all of regional Queensland’s major port facilities…
Powermaq USA Staff Boasts Expert Machinists Experienced in Offshore, Subsea, Power Plant, Oil & Gas and Industrial Equipment Repairs.Brazil-based Powermaq has launched its first global field services company. From its U.S. headquarters in Portland…
Stewart Mitchell will take over as chief executive of global offshore and mechanical handling group, Sparrows, on March 10, 2014.The announcement follows the decision of current chief executive, Doug Sedge, to stand down after four and half years with the company…
DMW Marine Group hired Monty Reeder as its Inside Sales Manager and New England, Canada and mid-Atlantic direct Sales Representative. Reeder graduated from Ursinus College with a degree in Business and Economics and previously represented Iron Mountain…
The Ace Winch Academy has received accreditation for the delivery of its training programs from the internationally recognized training authority, City & Guilds.The accreditation is a major milestone for the Ace Winch Academy in achieving…
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…
Rolls-Royce signs extensive equipment orders with Italian cruise ship builder Fincantieri for Viking Cruises' 2 newbuildings.Viking Cruises recently ordered two cruise ships from Fincantieri and have chosen the highly-efficient Rolls-Royce integrated rudder and propulsion system…
HATLAPA builds its largest stern rollers to date for Maersk Supply Service’s two new tugs under construction in Chile.The Danish shipping company Maersk Supply Service has ordered two large stern rollers from HATLAPA to be used in the two vessels built at the Chilean shipyard Asenav…
MacGregor offshore winches for 22 new anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTSVs) under construction at three shipyards.MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured new offshore winch contracts from three Chinese shipyards, Fujian Southeast, Fuzhou Baima and Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering…
Cargotec's MacGregor contracted by Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. to deliver 4 AHC cranes for 4 multi-purpose supply vessels (MPSV). The cranes will be delivered between fourth quarter 2014 and third quarter 2015, and the value of the order…
