The US Navy has exercised contract options with Austal USA for the construction of LCS 14 & LCS 16.Austal USA’s order backlog has grown by approximately $681.7 million dollars as a result of two additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract options being exercised by the United States Navy…
2H Offshore Inc., an Acteon company, awarded a Steel Catenary Riser (SCR) detailed design project with LLOG Exploration Company. The scope of work includes the provision of detailed design of the production and export SCRs tied back to the…
Krill Systems Inc. have installed their Vessel Fuel Measurement and Monitoring Systems (VFMMS) in 6 NOAA Fisheries survey vessels.Installations on NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada, NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson and NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler represent…
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) yesterday received the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Navy for his service in Congress and as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus presented the award. “I…
Looper Reed & McGraw is pleased to announce the addition of Julia Palmer and Carrie Weitinger as Members and Shannon Thorne and Monika Moore as Associates to its Houston office. The addition of these four attorneys has added great depth to the firm's Admiralty…
Multiple agencies and Amver ship work together to rescue 10 from the Philippine Sea, 90 miles NE of Palau.The U.S. Coast Guard in coordination with the Republic of Palau Division of Maritime Law Enforcement and the Royal Australian Navy Maritime…
Malta’s Maritime Safety Investigation Unit issue a safety alert following lifeboat accident that took the lives of five 'Thomson Majesty' crew.The safety alert reads:'On 10 February 2013, the Maltese registered passenger vessel Thomson Majesty…
CNOOC, China's largest offshore oil and natural gas producer, barred from outright opeation of recently acquired Gulf of Mexico oilfields.The oilfields were acquired by CNOOC through its US$15-billion takeover of Canadian firm Nexen.The…
China's navigation system BeiDou (with 16 satellites up at present) is expected to achieve full-scale global coverage by around 2020.The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) will then be able to provide highly accurate and reliable positioning…
The SAL head office moves to new premises in Hamburg’s HafenCity, to accommodate growing staff numbers.In particular the move will give adequate space for the company's new Project and Offshore department.SAL say that the new location…
Hercules Offshore executes a definitive agreement to acquire the liftboat 'Titan 2' from a subsidiary of KS Energy Ltd.The purchase price is $42 million in cash. The Titan 2 is a 280 foot class vessel, constructed in 2008, registered and flagged in Panama…
Technip signs two agreements with State Corporation Russian Technologies (Rostec) for subsea equipment production.Technip and RT-Chemcomposite Holding Company, a Rostec subsidiary, signed a memorandum of understanding to express their intention…
7 heads of leading cruise lines are set to discuss the industry's current trends & future direction at the State of the Industry session.The session is slated for Tuesday, March 12, at the 29th annual Cruise Shipping Miami conference also featuring Christine Duffy…
Konecranes to deliver container handling equipment to Indonesian state-owned terminal operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero).The order comprises 10 ship-to-shore cranes, 20 automated stacking cranes and five straddle carriers. Delivery is scheduled for 2014 and 2016…
TAQA, the global energy company based in Abu Dhabi, confirms a hydrocarbon release detected in one of the Cormorant Alplha platform legs.The hydrocarbons were discovered at 09.40 hours local UK time on Saturday, 2, March during maintenance work…
