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Naval Vessel MRO Market Research Published

Aug 21, 2012

New report Added in ResearchMoz Reports Database –  'The Global Naval Vessels MRO [Maintenance, Repair, Operation] Market 2012-2022'.This report is the result of ICD Research / Strategic Defence Intelligence's extensive market and company research covering the global naval vessels MRO industry…

Conrad Announce Q2 2012 Financial Results & Backlog

Aug 21, 2012

Conrad Industries, Inc. headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana announce favourable second quarter results.Conrad Industries, Inc. designs, builds and overhauls tugboats, ferries, liftboats, barges, offshore supply vessels and other steel…

5 ‘Gotchas’ of Marine Insurance

Aug 20, 2012

“Gotchas” are pitfalls, catches, bait and land mines – a kicker, snare or snag. They are surprises and, in the world of insurance, surprises are rarely a good thing. ‘Gotchas’ can be caused by different things. It may be the age of the coverage forms…

China Shipyard Repairs Panama Canal Damaged Container Ship

Aug 20, 2012

German-owned 998-ft container ship 'Ilse Wulff' repaired in CIC Changxing Shipyard after touching bottom in the Panama Canal earlier in the year.Owners of the Ilse Wulff decided to combine the repair of bottom plating and a deformed propellor…

Underwater Thruster Repair & Maintenance Work Benefits

Aug 15, 2012

Hydrex offer a wide range of underwater repair or maintenance work on ship thruster units.An entire unit can be overhauled, propeller blades or seals can be replaced or repair work on a specific part of a thruster can be performed fast by Hydrex diver/technicians on site…

Austal Graduates Four-Year Apprentices

Aug 15, 2012

Part of Austal’s growing talent pool – 3,000 and counting. Austal USA honored 15 graduates of Austal’s cutting-edge four-year apprenticeship program yesterday at a ceremony held in the new Office Complex Multi-Use Room. This was recently…

Braemar Extends its Commitment to the Industry

Aug 15, 2012

Braemar (Incorporating The Salvage Association) has announced that the next of its popular programme of Port and Shipyard Familiarisation courses will be run in conjunction with the U35 Marine Insurance Group.Providing a practical insight into port operations…

Jensen Maritime Open New Orleans Office

Aug 15, 2012

New Location Strategically Positions Jensen along U.S. Gulf, West and East Coasts.Seattle-based Jensen Maritime Consultants, a Crowley Maritime Corporation company, announced today that it has expanded its presence to the U.S. Gulf with the establishment of a third office in New Orleans…

Petrobas Contract OSX for Tankship Conversions

Aug 14, 2012

Petrobras signs a $900 million contract with OSX Brasil SA to convert two oil tankers into FPSO's.According to Reuters, OSX, controlled by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, has agreed to deliver the first platform in 49 months, just over four years…

USS Abraham Lincoln Coming Home

Aug 03, 2012

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln due soon at Naval Station Norfolk after 8-month deployment.Commanded by Capt. John D. Alexander, Lincoln departed Naval Station Everett, Wash., her home since January 1997, in December 2011…

British Minehunter Afloat After Lengthy Drydocking

Aug 02, 2012

Royal Navy minehunter HMS Chiddingfold is back in the water after spending eight months in dry dock for a significant upgrade.The ship has been fitted with new Caterpillar C32 diesel engines - replacing her old Napier Deltics - which will extend her operational life…

NE England Shipyard Completes Cableship Conversion Work

Aug 01, 2012

Global Marine Systems Energy contracted A&P North East to ready 'Cable Enterprise' for offshore wind farm operations.The project took 110 days work to make the vessel ready for a contract on the Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm, situated off the coast of Wales…

ICS Seeks Changes to Avoid BWTS “Chaos”

Jul 30, 2012

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world merchant fleet, has called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address some critical issues concerning the imminent…

British Fleet Auxiliary for Falmouth Refit

Jul 30, 2012

'RFA Lyme Bay', the fifth ship to have a multi-million pound refit as part of the Cluster contract at A&P Falmouth, arrrives in FalmouthLyme Bay returned to Falmouth after three years in the Persian Gulf supporting coalition naval operations and as 'mothership' to the UK Mine Countermeasure Fleet…

Vietnam Maintenance Base Granted to Russian Navy

Jul 29, 2012

Vietnam will allow Russia to set up a ship maintenance faciltiy at Cam Ranh Port says Vietnam's President SangSang, speaking to the Voice of Russia radio station ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, stressed that the port would not be a Russian military base…

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