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Damen Launches Fishery Inspection Vessel

Feb 01, 2012

Fishery Inspection Surveillance Vessel for Angola launched at Damen Shipyards Galati. Damen Shipyards Galati is building the Ngola Kiluange, a Fishery Inspection Surveillance Vessel (FISV) 6210, for the Angolan Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries…

Damen Receives HSSV Orders & Options

Jan 23, 2012

MarineCo UK orders another two offshore wind High Speed Support Vessels with Damen Shipyards. Order comprises 2 HSSVs and an option for 2 more. Scottish offshore service provider MarineCo UK has placed an order at Damen Shipyards for two more High Speed Support Vessels (HSSVs)…

Survey: Energy Efficiency is the Future

Jan 23, 2012

Offshore Support Vessels Summit Releases the Survey Result on Energy Efficiency OSVs. A new survey conducted by the Oil and Gas IQ asked more than 200 offshore maritime experts to present their views on energy efficiency OSVs. The survey shows that a significant 87…

Alnmaritec Sends Twin Vessels to Iraq

Jan 19, 2012

One of the Arttawi sisters on trials. Late last year two unusual vessels from Alnmaritec arrived in Iraq on their way to serve in Basrah. The two sisters, Arttawi I & II are modified Wave Worker class boats designed for oil spill protection duties at a busy oil terminal…

Venezuelan Aquatic Authority orders 3 Damen Tugs

Jan 18, 2012

Damen Shipyards will soon deliver three tugboats to INEA (Instituto Nacional de los Espacios Acuaticos, the Venezuelan Aquatic Authority). This repeat-order follows a previous order for two Damen Stan Tugs purchased by INEA in 2009. The tugs…

Work Boats Exchange Roster Gains Momentum

Jan 12, 2012

Work Boats Exchange: A New Hosted Commercial Marine Buyer's Event is set for the Ritz-Carleton in Fort Lauderdale April 2012  Regardless of industry, the ability to continually meet potential new clients is the cornerstone to any company’s success…

ABS to Class Harvey Gulf’s Dual Fueled OSVs

Jan 10, 2012

Harvey Gulf International Marine has selected ABS as the class society for its two new dual fueled LNG-powered offshore supply vessels (OSVs) being constructed at Trinity Offshore LLC. The vessels will be among the first to be classed under…

Zamil Offshore Orders Crew Boats from Grandweld

Dec 21, 2011

In yet another sign that the offshore oil and gas business in the Middle East continues to grow at breakneck speed, Grandweld Shipyards won a contract to design, build, and deliver three 33.5M Fast Aluminum Crew Boats for Zamil Offshore. The contract was signed by Sufyan Al Zamil…

Inland Awards Conferred in Paducah

Dec 16, 2011

The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI), organized the 12th Annual River Bell Awards Luncheon in Paducah, KY on Thursday, December 8, 2011. The awards paid tribute to three individuals whose labors have significantly enriched America’s waterways…

Army Takes Delivery of Fire/Rescue Boat

Dec 15, 2011

U.S. Army Takes Delivery of New Fire/Rescue boat from Gladding-Hearn.Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation has delivered a new high-speed fire/rescue boat to the U.S. Army. The all-aluminum vessel, designed jointly by the Somerset…

Gulf Firms Moving Cargo, Staff To Distant Rigs

Dec 13, 2011

More than a decade ago, deepwater oil production in the Gulf of Mexico surpassed shallow water output for the first time ever. These days, rigs are found hundreds of miles offshore. Companies need to get equipment, employees, fuel and mud to those sites economically and usually on a tight schedule…

Foss: West Coast Icon on Environmental Cutting Edge

Dec 05, 2011

Foss Maritime, founded by the matriarch of the Foss family in 1889, is as much a cultural icon on the U.S. West Coast as McAllister or Moran are on the East Coast. Norwegian immigrant Thea Foss began the business when she bought her first row boat in Tacoma…

Limitation of Liability in the Workboat Industry

Dec 05, 2011

The owners of tugs and other workboats are entitled to limit their liability under the Shipowner’s Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. §30501 et seq. (“Limitation Act”), to the same extent as the owners of ocean-going ships.  Thus, if a workboat is involved in a maritime casualty…

Denmark's Princess Mary Launches SVITZER Tug

Nov 25, 2011

Tribute to Bushfire town as her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark Launches 'SVITZER MARYSVILLE' Tug in Melbourne, Australia. Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark today launched SVITZER Australia’s newest Tugboat ‘SVITZER Marysville’ at Docklands in Melbourne…

New Fleet Tracking Software

Nov 22, 2011

NecesSea, L.L.C., a new private company in Covington owned by Jennifer Comeaux will launch its management solutions software for the Oil & Gas Industry during Workboat 2011 on November 30, in New Orleans.  A demonstration and launch party will be held at the New Orleans Marriott…

Logistics News

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Cimolai Technology Unmoors 800-Ton Goliath Crane, Destined For Fincantieri Monfalcone

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