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Posted 10/20/08 at 06:39 AM
On Sept. 30, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe and Southwest Asia (NAVFAC EURSWA) awarded an $11.5 million contract modification for the Al Basrah (ABOT) and Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT) transfer platforms, located in the North Persian Gulf off the Iraqi shoreline...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:38 AM
1797 - Launching of USS Constitution at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts. The ship is now the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy.1942 - British submarine lands CAPT Jerauld Wright, USN and four Army officers at Cherchel, French North Africa, to meet with a French military delegation to learn the French attitude toward future...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:38 AM
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Star Bulk) announced a change in the employment status of a Capesize vessel in its fleet, the Star Beta, and a dispute relating to that change. The Star Beta, a 1993-built Capesize vessel of 174,691 dwt...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:37 AM
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, and the marine heavy lifting company SeaMetric International AS, have signed a cooperation agreement to provide a new international offshore decommissioning service for clients...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:36 AM
Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM), one of Middle East's largest independent commercial product tanker operators, has taken delivery of the first of two tankers expected this year from Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD)...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:35 AM
Following the completion of its half year to Sept. 30, AVEVA Group plc, (AVEVA) provider of engineering data and design IT systems, announced the following trading update:Overall the Group's interim results for the six months ended Sept 30, 2008 are expected to show strong growth over the same prior year period...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:35 AM
Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Solstice reportedly had some minor hiccups during sea trials last week -- so it's back to the dry dock for the 2,850-passenger, 122,000-ton ship for final tweaking, according to a report on Cruise Critic...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:34 AM
Oil and gas services companies downgraded on concerns about capital spending cuts. Shares of many oil and gas services providers fell along with crude oil prices last Thursday, and a Morgan Keegan Co. analyst downgraded a dozen companies on concerns about capital spending cuts.(Source: AP)
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:33 AM
The Indonesian government Friday awarded 22 new oil and gas blocks to investors, out of the 25 it offered for bids, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said, according to a Dow Jones report. The government awarded the Arafura Sea Block to ConocoPhillips, the offshore West Papua I and III blocks to Chevron Corp...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:32 AM
Global Industries Ltd said that B.K. Chin, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since 2006, has resigned effective immediately. Current board member John A. Clerico has been appointed Executive Chairman of the Board and will serve as interim Chief Executive Officer until a permanent CEO is hired...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:31 AM
The 188-car Walla Walla returned to service on the Edmonds/Kingston ferry route on Oct. 17. The Walla Walla joined the 188-car Spokane, returning the route to its usual vehicle capacity. The 144-car Hyak has been on the route since Oct...
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Posted 10/20/08 at 06:29 AM
The state-owned Cuban oil company, Cubapetroleo, says the country may have more than 20bn barrels of oil in its offshore fields - more than double the previous estimate. Such reserves would place Cuba among the top 20 oil producing nations. Drilling in the offshore wells may begin as early as the middle of 2009. (Source: BBC News)
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:28 AM
Exploration of the offshore blocks in Bahrain are part of Occidental Oil Gas's (Oxy) goal of expanding its position in the Middle East and North Africa, according to the Oxford Business Groups (OBG) report: Bahrain 2008...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:27 AM
The Inland Waterways Users Board, sponsored by the US Army Corps of Engineers, will meet in Chicago on November 18. (Source: Holland Knight)
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:27 AM
The Foreign Trade Zones Board of the Department of Commerce issued a notice stating that the application of the Jacksonville Port Authority to expand its foreign trade zone has been approved. (Source: Holland Knight)
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:26 AM
The US Coast Guard issued policy guidance relating to applicants for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) whose fingerprints have been rejected by the FBI. Personnel who are on the TSA-provided list of individuals with fingerprint rejection issues may be allowed unescorted access to regulated facilities through use of the TWIC...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:26 AM
On Thursday, October 16, 2008, the President signed into law H.R. 6531, the Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008, which provides separate copyright protection for the design of a hull and the design of a deck; and that the Defense Department's rights in a registered original design will be determined by specified Defense regulations...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:25 AM
SPRING Singapore and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore launch the first standard in the world for both bunker suppliers and surveyors.SPRING Singapore and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have launched a new standard, the Singapore Standard SS 600: 2008 Code of Practice for Bunkering, to further enhance consistency...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:25 AM
SPRING Singapore and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore launch the first standard in the world for both bunker suppliers and surveyors.SPRING Singapore and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have launched a new standard, the Singapore Standard SS 600: 2008 Code of Practice for Bunkering, to further enhance consistency...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:24 AM
USS San Francisco (SSN 711) returned to the water on Oct. 10, 2008, after successfully undocking at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS IMF), a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:23 AM
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has delivered the jackup drilling rig, Deep Driller 6, to Sinvest AS (Sinvest), a subsidiary of Aban Singapore Pte Ltd (ASPL) on time and within budget. Deep Driller 6 is the fourth unit to be delivered in a series of five KFELS Super B Class rigs built for Sinvest...
Posted 10/20/08 at 06:20 AM
At the recent Marine Money Asia Week conference in Singapore, OSM Group Chairman, Jan Morten Eskilt, warned that shipping faces a shortage of 90,000 officers by 2012.Mr Eskilt told delegates that wages have already spiraled as owners struggle to recruit and retain seafarers and called this an earnings explosion that is set to continue...
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