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IT Solutions by Tideworks Figure at New Caledonia Ports

Aug 14, 2012

GIE Nouméa Port & Vale NC go live with Tideworks’ TOS at two South-west Pacific ports.Tideworks Technology®, Inc., a provider of full-service terminal management and planning software solutions, announce that both Vale New Caledonia, at Prony Port in New Caledonia…

New Board Appointment by Huntington Ingalls

Aug 14, 2012

Victoria D. Harker joins Huntington Ingalls Industries board of directors.She is currently the chief financial officer for Gannett, an international media and marketing solutions company, having recently joined the company on July 23. She…

Superyacht 'Nirvana' Summers in the Med

Aug 14, 2012

Megayacht 'Nirvana' is spending her first summer season in the Mediterranean & will debut at this year's Monaco Yacht Show.At 88.50m (290.35ft) LOA, Nirvana is the seventh of the new generation Oceanco yachts to be launched earlier this year…

Sinopacific Shipbuilding & Topco Link-up at OSV World 2012

Aug 13, 2012

Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group to team up with event organizer The Oriental Pro-Energy Consulting Organization (Topco).Sinopacific announce its cooperation with the leading event organizer The Oriental Pro-Energy Consulting Organization (Topco)…

Indian Port Set to Develop Mega-container Terminal

Aug 13, 2012

Container ship traffic: Chennai Port in SE India is going all out to regain top position.Work on the Chennai Port Mega Terminal Project is expected to start shortly and the first ship would be berthed in three years at the new terminal, according to Atulya Misra…

GE to Acquire Norwegian Subsea Monitoring Provider

Aug 13, 2012

GE to acquire Naxys, supplier of leak detection & condition monitoring sensors for subsea applications.Naxys, is a Norway-based provider of subsea leak detection and condition monitoring sensors based on passive acoustic technology.The acquisition…

Cableship Blaze off Skeleton Coast Forces Abandon Ship

Aug 13, 2012

France Telecom-Orange announce abandonment of its cable ship 'Chamarel' off the coast of Namibia.A fire broke out on the cableship Chamarel while returning from a repair operation on the Sat3-Safe cable off the coast of Namibia in the Atlantic Ocean…

Hurricane Season Stakes Raised by NOAA

Aug 13, 2012

NOAA raises hurricane season prediction despite expected El Niño, updated outlook calls for near- or above-normal Atlantic season.This year’s Atlantic hurricane season got off to a busy start, with 6 named storms to date, and may have a busy second half…

LNG Exports from US Will Grow Says Analyst

Aug 12, 2012

LNG Exports: 'Not Huge, Not Soon,' but with geopolitical impact forecasts market analyst.Ken Medlock, a Baker Institute energy fellow at Rice University in Houston, said the United States will be 'lucky to see more than 1 Bcf/d' of exports 10 years from now…

Bollinger Names Bowen VP Government Relations

Aug 10, 2012

Bollinger announces the appointment of Charles 'Skip' Bowen as Vice President Government Relations.Mr. Bowen joined Bollinger in April 2011 as Program Manager for the FRC “Sentinel” Class Patrol Boat building program at Bollinger’s Lockport facility…

Port of Refuge Still Denied MSC Flaminia

Aug 10, 2012

Ship operator's latest report says fire remains under control although hotspots still exist.The ship's geographical situation remains unchanged, some 200 miles off the nearest land.Helmut Ponath, CEO of Reederei NSB comments: “I consider…

Britain's Oldest Shipping Firm in Liquidation

Aug 10, 2012

UK-based Stephenson Clarke Shipping goes into liquidation after nearly 300 years trading.Stephenson Clarke Shipping Ltd is the oldest British shipping company. King George II had been on the throne of England for just three years when the…

Far North Deployment for Coast Guard Cutter

Aug 10, 2012

US Coast Guard Cutter Juniper deploys to far Arctic region for joint operations. The Newport, R.I., based Coast Guard Cutter Juniper is deploying to the Arctic to conduct maritime safety and security exchanges with the Canadian navy and coast guard along with elements of the Danish navy…

Rena Salvors Start Cutting Out Bow Internals

Aug 10, 2012

US salvage company Resolve has taken over the salvage contract of the wreck on the Astrolabe Reef, New Zealand.The salvors have started cutting up internal sections of the bow of the container ship which ran on to the Astrolabe reef off Tauranga…

Subsea Operators 'Deep Down' Posts Profit in Q2 2012

Aug 10, 2012

Modified EBITDA increases 86% to $1.4 million
 in latest Deep Down Inc. financial report.Deep Down, Inc., an oilfield services company specializing in products and services for the deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil and gas industry, report…

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First LNG Export Cargo Departs Sabine Pass Terminal

First LNG Export Cargo Departs Sabine Pass Terminal

Port Houston Surpasses 1 Millions TEUs in Q1

Port Houston Surpasses 1 Millions TEUs in Q1

Irish Maritime Honor Bestowed on Port of Albany Chief Commerce Officer Megan Daly

Irish Maritime Honor Bestowed on Port of Albany Chief Commerce Officer Megan Daly

MPA, PSA Singapore Invite Proposals for Autonomous Container Feeder Vessel Solutions

MPA, PSA Singapore Invite Proposals for Autonomous Container Feeder Vessel Solutions

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