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Posted 10/07/08 at 10:38 AM
On October 3, the U.S. Navys Fifth Fleet released this photo of the crew of the MV Faina. The crew on the hijacked cargo ship appear to be in good health, the Navy reported. The ship's Russian captain died of a heart condition nearly two weeks ago, reports said...
Posted 10/07/08 at 10:11 AM
Star Bulk Carriers Corp., has delivered the Star Iota, a Panamax bulk carrier of approximately 78,585 dwt, built in 1983 in S. Korea to its buyers. The Star Iota had been previously sold for approximately $18...
Posted 10/07/08 at 10:08 AM
Rowan Companies, Inc. has received a letter of intent from WT Offshore, Inc. for the jack-up Gorilla IV. The commitment is for two wells covering a minimum term of 150 days, which will begin when the rig is released from its current drilling assignment...
Posted 10/07/08 at 10:05 AM
WSDOT will reduce Seattle/Bremerton ferry service to one 144-auto ferry and supplemental passenger-only service at the beginning of the service day on Tuesday morning, Oct. 7. This will allow WSDOT to restore two-boat service on the Edmonds/Kingston route...
Posted 10/07/08 at 10:03 AM
Eniram Ltd., provider of dynamic decision support systems for the shipping industry announced an agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) to deploy Enirams Dynamic Trimming Assistant (DTA) in the entire NCL fleet of cruise vessels...
Posted 10/07/08 at 09:57 AM
Executive vice president for Exploration and Production Norway (EPN), Tore Torvund, and executive vice president for Projects, Morten Ruud, are resigning from their present posts and StatoilHydro's corporate executive committee...
Posted 10/07/08 at 09:54 AM
Following an emergency ad hoc meeting of the IBF Warlike Operations Areas Committee in Singapore on October 7, the International Bargaining Forum agreed to establish a 'high risk area' covering the major part of the Gulf of Aden with immediate effect...
Posted 10/07/08 at 09:38 AM
Hamburg Sd provides 104 departures annually between the Pacific Coast and Australia/New Zealand. Hamburg Sd offers with its new service between the North American West Coast and Australia / New Zealand a variety of fast and direct connections between both continents...
Posted 10/07/08 at 09:34 AM
Hundreds of millions of dollars in Great Lakes commerce, including shipments of road salt, could be disrupted this winter because of an inadequate fleet of U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers, the Journal Sentinal reported...
Posted 10/07/08 at 09:31 AM
Ocean Tankers has received the new double-hull tanker M/T Stavrodromi of 15,500 tons. With the receipt of M/T Stavrodromi, the fleet increased from 14 to 15 tankers. The tanker is time chartered with Lukoil/Litasco for a period of 7 plus 3 years with a daily net charter of $15,300...
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Posted 10/07/08 at 08:58 AM
From the Navy News Service1864 - USS Washusett captures Confederate raider CSS Florida in harbor of Bahia, Brazil.1924 - Rigid airship Shenandoah commences transcontinental flight.1975 - President Gerald Ford signs law allowing admission of women into service academies.
Posted 10/07/08 at 08:35 AM
According to a report in the Financial Times, the global credit crisis could hit the shipbuilding market hard, and Asian shipbuilders in particular could face a steep downturn in demand that could result in some yards going bankrupt, including many of the yards which have emerged from China in the last decade...
Posted 10/06/08 at 04:58 PM
Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., was contracted by the U.S. Navy, Office of the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), as requested by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide dredging and related support services for the return of the Ex-USS Intrepid to its permanent berth located at Pier 86, Manhattan, New York...
Posted 10/06/08 at 04:46 PM
The American Salvage Association (ASA) and the Spill Control Association of America (SCAA) have established an Affiliate Membership relationship.The Spill Control Association of America was organized in 1973 to actively promote the interests of all groups within the spill response community...
Posted 10/06/08 at 04:44 PM
The U.S. Coast Guard formally accepted and introduced its new Response Boat-Medium and Rescue 21 advanced communications system during a ceremony heldMonday at Coast Guard Sector Key West, here. TheResponse Boat - Medium is a new small-boat platform that offers increased speed and maneuverability over the service's aging 41-foot response boats,...
Posted 10/06/08 at 01:08 PM
ConocoPhillips announced the following actions concerning the company's senior management: John Carrig, currently executive vice president, Finance, and chief financial officer, will become president and chief operating officer...
Posted 10/06/08 at 11:55 AM
For the first time, the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command has chartered a kite-assisted, fuel-saving cargo ship to carry military equipment.MV Beluga SkySails departed Newport, Wales, Oct. 5 after the first of three European port calls to load U...
Posted 10/06/08 at 11:07 AM
Exxon Mobil Corp., said it will invite shipyards and vessel owners to take part in a tender for the supply of tankers to transport the fuel.Pre-qualification for the tender and decisions on the required number and size of vessels will be completed by the end of the year, Exxon said...
Posted 10/06/08 at 11:01 AM
Sealink International will expand its shipyard for ship repair services The Malyasia Star reported. A company executive said the company would spend RM50mil for the expansion, which would take three years to be completed.Source: Malaysia Star
Posted 10/06/08 at 10:21 AM
A SOCP Meeting will be held on Nov 5-6 in Dania Beach, Fla. It will be hosted jointly by STAR Center and Faststream Recruitment Inc.Due to the effects of the recent hurricane in Texas, the venue for this meeting has been moved from Houston to STAR-Center in Dania, Florida...
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