COSCO Corp. (Singapore} subsidiary COSCO Qidong Offshore Co to build the accommodation rig for European joint venture company.The contract, valued at US$200-million.is for the construction of a harsh environment semi-submersible accommodation rig for Axis Offshore…
Thome Ship Management of Singapore inks a joint venture partnership with Doehle Danautic, a leading shipping service provider in India.In what is to be seen as a significant further step into India for Thome Ship Management, the group is…
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez pushes for approval of the $60.4 billion Sandy Recovery package now being debated in the U.S. Congress. Menendez took to the floor of the house of the Senate in response to criticisms being leveled by some Republicans…
Finnish Avaava, a company specializing in barrier-free solutions makes it easier for passengers to move around, accommodate, in comfort.Different spaces need to cater to a variety of different people. Avaava creates supplementary solutions adapted to varying levels of mobility…
An American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) two-day program slated for Los Angeles, Feb. 21-22, 2013 will address the subject.While most port communications are either advocacy, news or educational in nature, when crises arise, the…
Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy, complete at-sea deck handling trials of X-47B unmanned demonstrator.The exercises aboard the USS Harry S. Truman demonstrated the ability to maneuver the tailless, strike-fighter-sized aircraft quickly and precisely…
The first of two multi-purpose vessels for the Italian Coast Guard was launched at Fincantieri's Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) Shipyard.Ships of this class are designed to operate in open seas in particularly bad weather conditions and will be used for search and rescue…
Dryad Maritime Intelligence has announced the appointment of David Hunkin OBE as their new Commercial Director who will be based at their Operations Center in Portsmouth. In this new role, David will lead Dryad’s commercial business development…
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Jim Watson has announced that the Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee (OESC) will hold its sixth public meeting on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 and Thursday, January 10, 2013 in Washington…
XL Group plc’s (NYSE: XL) North American Marine business expands its blue water hull risk management capabilities in New York with the addition of Siobhan Coen and Jeff Loechner as senior underwriters and Eileen Fellin as a senior claims consultant…
FairfieldNodal said that Anindya Ray has joined the company’s systems sales division as the regional sales manager for South and West Asia, as well as the southern countries of the former Soviet Union.Ray, a geologist by training, brings more than 20 years of experience to FairfieldNodal…
Volvo Penta announced three key appointments to the newly formed Volvo Penta Region Americas organizational structure. This organizational realignment brings together all of North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean under a unified management structure…
René Raaijmakers has been appointed as IHC Merwede’s new Offshore Sales Director. He succeeded the previous incumbent Twan Voogt on 1 December 2012. Mr Raaijmakers joined IHC Merwede’s in April 2012 as Product Director of the Renewables department and Manager of IHC Offshore Systems…
As of this week, Damen Shipyards Group is the new owner of French shiprepair yard Arno Dunkerque, the only operator for ship repair and conversion in the 3rd largest French port, Dunkirk. The yard will continue its ship repair and conversion services…
Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services division has announced that Tony Otero has been named vice president of Caribbean services. He will remain domiciled in Crowley’s Jacksonville headquarters, and will continue to report to John Hourihan…
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