2,000 lb. Great White Shark Lydia successfully tagged and released off the Coast of Jacksonville, FL by OCEARCH research boat.After enduring ten days of high winds and rough seas off the coast of Jacksonville, FL, the OCEARCH team caught and…
Japan's concern over a standoff with China over the disputed Senkaku Islands deepens and might escalate.The Japan Coast Guard and the Defense Ministry are closely monitoring voyages of the Haijian 50, which can be loaded with helicopters reports Asahi Shimbun…
Novoship tankship 'NS Columbus' the first Sovcomflot Group vessel to receive an IMO 2006 Maritime Labour Convention certificate.The Aframax crude oil tanker NS Columbus underwent an inspection by the Maritime Authority and was declared to…
Vietnam's Ministry of Transport (MOT) propose law be amended to enable scrapping of some 22 Vietnam owned ships flying flags of convenience.According to VietnamNet Bridge a recently released MOT report showed that there are many state-owned and private ships berthed in Vietnam…
Marine and engineering consultancy, London Offshore Consultants (LOC) open new Vung Tau office managed by Kenny Ong.The new office will formally begin operations in May, managed by Kenny Ong, who is highly experienced in major offshore oil and gas projects across Asia…
Sinopacific's Dayang shipyard in China, contracted to build four advanced specification Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels for Femco Group.The four AHTS’ will have 12240 bhp and 150 tons bollard pull, and are of Sinopacific’s own SPA-150 design to BV class…
The Royal Navy's latest, most advanced attack submarine commissioned into the Royal Navy at HM Naval Base Clyde.Ambush was commissioned into the Royal Navy during a ceremony overseen by the submarine’s crew, naval base workers and around 500 invited guests…
Conservative estimates put the size of recoverable crude oil and natural gas offshore USA the equivalent of nearly 35 years of Saudi Arabia's production.Excerpts from Chevron's case for the need of development of offshore resources follow:U…
Vice Adm. Tom Copeman , Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet fittingly remembers USS Guardian, now being scrapped.'During times of war and while operating in international exercises for nearly a quarter of a century, the crew and ship remained at the highest levels of readiness…
The first of 20 giant Triple-E ships for Maersk Line comes out of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Mechanical Engineering Co. drydock for fitting out alongside.The name 'Triple E' is derived from the class's three design principles: 'Economy of scale…
The agreement between the government and BP allows HM Coasguard to call on a BP-chartered vessel in the event of a pollution incident.An operational and commercial model has been brokered with the oil industry allowing HM Coastguard to call on a BP-chartered vessel…
The hull of the new vessel is being built in Szczecin, Poland, for later delivery for completion at Denmark's Hvide Sande Ship & Bådebyggeri yard.The Roman goddess Aurora gives her name to Aarhus University's new research vessel which from the summer of 2014 should be ready to sail…
New AVT 3000 Class Voith Schneider tugboat for Carbonnes del Cerrejón completes delivery voyage from Turkey to Colombia.The new tugboat, Media Luna, sailed into Puerto de Bolivar, Colombia to be welcomed by other Cerrejón towing vessels providing fire monitor displays…
The Coast Guard and local agencies are working to refloat an oil rig platform supply vessel after it ran aground on San Jose Island, Texas.No injuries, damage or pollution were reported, but the captain estimated that the vessel had 8,000 gallons of fuel and 110 gallons of lube oil on board…
The EPA permit that has long allowed the SS Badger to dump coal ash into the lake is now under review.On the shores of Lake Michigan, the tiny town of Ludington, Mich., is home port to the last coal-fired ferry in the U.S. The SS Badger has been making trips across the lake to Manitowoc…
