A groundbreaking ceremony today at Vancouver Shipyards, in North Vancouver marks a significant milestone in the re-development of the shipyard into a world-class facility that will build a new generation of vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy…
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts worth $1.1 billion in Brazil, Angola and the Caspian Sea. In Brazil, Saipem has signed an EPIC contract with Petrobras for the projects Sapinhoá Norte and Cernambi Sul, within the development of the Pre-Salt Risers in the Santos Basin…
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] named Robert Kramer, 46, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin UK – Integrated Systems, a part of the company’s Mission Systems & Sensors business based in Havant, UK. Kramer joins Lockheed…
In response to a seasonal drop in market demand, Evergreen Line and Hanjin Shipping have adjusted capacity for the joint CEM/CUS service effective for the fourth quarter of 2012. Through 13 weeks from October to December, the joint CEM/CUS service is planned to skip three sailings…
KPI Bridge Oil, a leading global bunker broker and trader has appointed Mr. Mauro Agostini as Bunker Broker and Trader in its Miami office.Mauro, 40 years old, has been working in the bunker industry since 2006. He has in depth knowledge…
Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. hired Stephanie Guerzon as the Senior Safety Specialist, based out of the corporate headquarters in Seattle. As part of the Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Compliance Group, Mrs. Guerzon will assist…
The Commission is issuing new guidelines on inland navigation and nature protection to assist this important sector in applying EU environmental legislation. The guidelines – 'Inland waterway transport and Natura 2000 – sustainable inland…
NOAA and American Pilots’ Association (APA) sign Memorandum of Agreement to advance safe navigation in coastal waters.Dr. Kathryn Sullivan , NOAA Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation & Prediction, signs an agreement…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants $1.34-million to a Port of Long Beach project to deploy cleaner cargo-handling equipment.The funds will help two terminals, Piers A and J, to retrofit 11 rubber-tired gantry cranes with diesel particulate filters or exhaust treatment technologies…
DOF Subsea AS secures contracts in Asia, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico regions with total value of about US$50-million.In the Asia Pacific Region DOF Subsea have secured several new contracts and extension of existing contracts with a total contract value of about US$ 20-million…
Cardplatforms and i2c are collaborating to launch a global marine payroll program through MultiBank in Panama.Cardplatforms, a global prepaid services company, has chosen i2c, Inc. as one of its payment processing providers, and will use…
Capt. Kenneth Graybill and Sal Menoyo, general manager of Crowley’s Port Everglades terminal, presented with Company’s Thomas Crowley Award.Kenneth Graybill, captain of Crowley Maritime Corporatio n’s articulated tug-barge (ATB) Legend/750-2…
Freight Investor Services launches a live bunker fuel pricing service that for the first time makes bunker hedging practical for its biggest users. Firm bids and offers, updated in real time for six months of bunker forward curve will provide…
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is committed to development of alternative energy sources, moves ahead with new research effort.The Energy Systems Technology and Evaluation Program (ESTEP) that has started in FY13 is bringing together…
Decision made: ASRY, Bahrain, to scrap 'Stolt Valor, seriously damaged by explosion & fire in the Arabian Gulf in mid-March 2012.The 2004-built 25,268dwt chemical tanker arrived at the yard under tow at the end of June, following a major salvage operation carried out by Holland’s Smit…
