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Posted 10/15/08 at 05:11 AM
Panamanian President Martn Torrijos announced the final financing structure for the historic Panama Canal Expansion Program. Five major multilateral agencies from Europe, Asia and Latin America offered to finance the Canal expansion project...
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:11 AM
Signal International has been awarded two contracts from Hercules Offshore for repair of the Hercules 78 and Hercules 201 drilling rigs. Both rigs sustained damage when Hurricane Ike entered the Gulf of Mexico in early September...
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:10 AM
Stratos Global Corporation, a global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, announced it has begun field testing of Iridium's OpenPort marine satellite system with Fugro, onboard a vessel operating in the Gulf of Mexico...
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:09 AM
Wilson Shipowning AS, a European short sea bulk carrier operator, has ordered Wrtsil propulsion packages for a series of eight 4500-dwt general cargo bulk carriers. The vessels will be built by Shandong Baibuting Shipbuilding Co Ltd, in Qingdao, China...
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:09 AM
Today, October 15, 2008, the US Coast Guard will commence enforcement of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) rules for regulated facilities in Captain of the Port (COTP) Zones Northern New England, Boston, and Southeastern New England...
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:08 AM
Rowan Companies Inc. announced today that it has signed a contract with Devon Energy Corporation for the Gorilla class jack-up, Gorilla II, in the Gulf of Mexico.The two-year commitment is planned to begin in January 2009 and expected to provide approximately $137 million in drilling revenues...
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:07 AM
Dockwise Ltd. announces that through its subsidiary, Dockwise Shipping B.V., it has been contracted by Vyborg Shipyard to transport two topside structures from Korea to the Barents Sea and to install the units on semi-submersible hulls, using the float-over technique...
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:07 AM
Posco, Asia's third-biggest steelmaker, will make a solo bid for control of Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co. after its partner pulled out because of disagreements over the price. GS Group will withdraw from a bid with Posco for 50.4 percent of Seoul-based Daewoo Shipbuilding, the world's third-largest shipyard. (Source-Bloomberg)
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:06 AM
International and regional shipping operators and financiers are to gather in Dubai in December to assess the impact of global financial market turbulence and the economic downturn on the Middle East maritime industry...
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:05 AM
American Electric Technologies Inc. (AETI), provider of custom-designed power delivery solutions for the traditional and alternative energy industries, and L-3 Westwood, provider of technology products, power systems and subsystems, announced today that they have entered into multi-million dollar contracts to provide customized power delivery systems...
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:04 AM
Container Shipping Information Service (CSIS) is launching a new set of resources designed for schools. Its aim is to provide teachers with the tools and information to introduce discussions on global trade and container shipping into the classroom...
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:03 AM
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that the St. Francisville/New Roads ferry will return to service late next week. The ferry was closed Oct. 3 when debris in the river struck and damaged the M/V St...
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:03 AM
1885 - CAPT Alfred Thayer Mahan, USN, becomes Superintendent of the Naval War College1891 - Baltimore Incident, Valparaiso, Chile.1940 - 5th group of 10 destroyers from the Destroyers for Bases Deal turned over to British at Halifax, Canada...
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:02 AM
More than 1,500 Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and the guided missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) arrived in San Francisco Oct. 12 for the city's annual Fleet Week celebration...
Posted 10/15/08 at 05:00 AM
Upon his retirement from the US Coast Guard, after more than 30 years of service, Rear Admiral Craig E. Bone will join the American Bureau of Shippings corporate management. Mr. Bone will take on the international classification societys newly created position of Vice President, Corporate Programs...
Posted 10/15/08 at 04:58 AM
Hatteland Display, manufacturer of marine monitors and computers, recently made several sales level appointments.Goetz Vogelmann, a Hatteland Display employee for the past six years, was appointed as Sales Director Commercial...
Posted 10/15/08 at 04:57 AM
MAN Diesel PrimeServ has opened a new service centre in Gothenburg. The new premises consist of office space adjacent to a 1,200-m2 workshop that includes an 8-ton crane to cater for heavy loads.
Posted 10/15/08 at 04:57 AM
MAN Diesel has added another member to its family of two-stroke licensees with the signing of a contract with Hefei RongAn Power Machinery Co., Ltd. RongAn is currently constructing a new diesel-engine factory in Hefei, Anhui Province, and is a sister company to RongSheng Heavy Industries, a new shipbuilder in China.
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