Salvors have successfully positioned the first port-side sponson that will be used in the 'parbuckling' stage of the wreck removal process.Operations now continue with the installation of the second sponson, and eventually they will be welded on the hull of the wreck…
Alfa Laval to supply PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning systems for two cruise ships to MAN in a SEK 55 million contract.The Alfa Laval PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning systems will be installed onboard two luxury cruise liners, where they will remove…
Germany-based Raytheon Anschuetz with Italian provider Seastema, to deliver Integrated Bridge & Navigation Systems (IBNS) for two Italian Coast Guard military patrol vessels.The vessels are currently being built at Fincantieri's Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) shipyard…
Joseph E. Rodrigues, a long time Seaboard director & former executive officer, has passed away at his home in Las Vegas.Seaboard's President and Chairman noted in a statement to all Seaboard employees: 'Many of you had the good fortune of…
Port of Houston Commission to negotiate a contract for the purchase of 4 new electric cranes for Barbours Cut Container Terminal.Demonstrating continued investment in infrastructure improvements to better serve customers, the Port Commission…
U.S. Fab, a Vigor Industrial company, has delivered the purpose-built vessel to Washington’s King County for the use of its passenger ferry fleet.The 140’x40’x7’6” barge features moorage for up to four vessels and two steel structures, one…
Odfjell buys long-term chartered vessel 'MT Bow Engineer', a 30,086 dwt chemical tanker.Odfjell, a leading company in the global market for transportation and storage of bulk liquid chemicals, acids, edible oils and other special products…
PPG Industries said the topsides of the USS Freedom, lead ship of the U.S Navy's littoral combat ships (LCS), have been repainted using AMERCOAT(R) 240 edge-retention epoxy and PSX(R) 700SG epoxy-polysiloxane coatings by PPG's protective and marine coatings (PMC) business…
Offshore Installation Services (OIS), an Acteon company, appointed Mike Earlam as president.Based in the company’s Aberdeen office, Mike will be responsible for driving the development and growth of OIS and will play a key role in exploiting…
ABS hosted its Annual Meeting in New York on April 23, 2013. ABS Chairman, Robert D. Somerville reported that, 'despite the uncertainties of the global economy and of the shipping and offshore markets, ABS turned in yet another record performance…
Rand Logistics, Inc. announced that John Binion, most recently the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of United Maritime Group, has been appointed to Rand's Board of Directors. Rand also announced that Michael Lundin, who has…
International Bunkering Middle East DMCC promoted Ajay Menon to Senior Bunker/Lubricant Trader and Team Leader.“Mr. Menon has served our company diligently and loyally for more than seven years and has played an important and driving role…
Organised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) the programme for the 5th Symposium is published.The symposium programme for the fifth 'Engine As A Weapon Symposium (EAAW V)', with its theme ‘Delivering Military…
Denmark's TORM agreed to sell five MR product tankers to a company controlled by Oaktree Capital Management as part of an earlier restructuring agreement.The sale is a consequence of the specific option rights, which one bank group exercised in connection with the Restructuring Agreement…
BioProcess Algae LLC awarded $6.4-Million U.S. Department of Energy grant to develop advanced drop-in biofuels for military jets & ships.BioProcess Algae LLC has been selected to receive a grant of up to $6.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)…
