Austal hands over first Hawaii Superferry
Will enter service later this summer
First X-bowed seismic ships
Ulstein Design enters seismic market with quartet for Eastern Echo
Able UK loses nine "Ghost Ship" contracts
Marad recycling deal renegotiated
EC approves aid for new waterways vessel design
Composites hull means shallower draft
Rolls-Royce develops new OSV design for Ezra
Two UT 788 CD OSV;s to be built at Pan-United
Strategic Marine to build DSV at Vietnam yard
Coastline Marine orders 143 m vessel
Asian shipowners want stronger voice
ASF to have permanent secretariat
Dubai Drydocks World swoops on Singapore yard
Takes 70 percent stake in Pan-United Marine
LR and International Paint team up to support Chinese shipyards
Help on meeting new protective coatings code
Bharati to build Voith Schneider PSV's
Two for MAN Ferrostaal
Circle Line plans solar powered hybrid ferry for NYC
Green ferry with solar sail for Statue of Liberty route
B.C. Ferries sues Transportation Safety Board
seeks return of hard drive from sunken ferry
Hanjin Philippines gets order for 12,800 TEU box ships
German owners place order for four giant box ships plus four options
Marad advisory on Somali piracy
remain at least 200 nm off Somali east coast
Suez LNG moves to implement U.S. crew agreement
reaches agreement with Mass. Maritime Academy and IOMMP
ABG Shipyard set to acquire neighbor
signs MOU to acquire Vipul Shipyard
LNG carrier sold for scrap
BW Gas disposes of Havfru
BIW unveils cornerstone for Ultra Hall
Will enable yard to create 5,000 ton ship units
Ezra orders ultra large offshore vessel
Goes to Labroy for pipe laying, accommodation, well service & maintenance vessel
$257 million bulker order for STX
Six for domestic customer
Daewoo adds $1.1 biillion in box ship orders
Twelve ships for German owners
Mandatory ECDIS cut cut groundings by one-third
DNV study finds good electronic chart coverage of coastal waters
Coast Guard seeks refund from Deepwater contractor
Tells ICGS it is revoking acceptance of converted 123 ft patrol boats
IPO for Fincantieri
Talks with unions and Government
Second stretched Stena Superferry back in service
New midbody inserted at Lloyd Werft
Greece to sue cruise company
Will claim Euros 1 billion for Sea Diamond damages.
Wartsila to acquire U.K. bearing business
marine business of Railko Ltd.
Jurong books conversion orders
Smart FPSO and an scientific drilling vessel
Leadership changes at Singapore's PPL Shipyard
Tang succeeds Ong as MD
SCA elects new Chairman
Todd Pacific's Steve Welch takes helm
ABS expands agreement with Vietnam Register
ABS to train and qualify surveyors
John Deere introduces 610 hp marine engine
12.5 liter engine is most powerful offered by Deere
More "Magic Pipe" indictments
U.S. Attorney releases details
Another Deepwater hearing
Two subcommittees of House Homeland Security Committee look at troubled USCG acquisition
Navy ponders Coastal Patrol Boats
Naval Sea Systems Command conducts market survey
DSME may produce ship blocks in Norh Korea
CEO makes statement at symposium in Pyongyang
Bourbon Offshore orders Damen ASD tugs
four 83 t bollard pull units
Bush urges Senate action on Law of Sea Convention
and wants IMO to designate 1,200 miles of Hawaiian waters as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area
Bergesen Worldwide sells Genmar stake
Morgan Stanley is the buyer
MSC renews Hornblower Marine's Westpac Express contract
will operate HSV for five more years
Hercules Offshore halts some Nigerian liftboat operations
develops security plan with Chevron
Empress of the North runs aground
...again
Seaspan orders 8.500 TEU box ships at HHI
Eight at $132.5 million each
STX Pan Ocean orders newbuilds in China
Three handy bulkers plus option
MacGregor adds to offshore services
latest acquisition is Vestnorsk Hydraulikkservice AS (VNH)
Somali pirates strike again
UAE ship hijacked
$978 million box ship order
Hyundai Heavy Industries adds eight more to box ship backlog
Ports, ferries get DHS security grants
Infrastructure Protection Program awards announced
Setback for Weaver's Cove LNG plan
COTP finds problems with plan to use smaller LNG tankers
Bourbon revenues soar
Offshore up 33 percent as fleet expands
HASC passes FY 2008 Defense Authorization Act
Billions for Navy shipbuilding ... and $30 million for Title XI
Boskalis to build mega dredge
40,000 cu.m replacement for W.D. Fairway
Jurong gets order for world's largest jackup
Enhanced CJ70 for PetroProd
Aker Yards books Nordcapital PSV order
Two UT-776 CD platform supply vessels
Savi to license e-Seal technology
Makes available patented technology incorporated in new ISO standard
Bloomberg unveils new NYC ferry initiative
Seeks industry proposals for Rockaways-Manhattan service
Rigdon takes delivery of fast crewboat
33 knots on trials
Vinashin licensed to build Wartsila diesels
Target of 30 to 40 engines a year
Blake to build multi-service jackups
Two well servicing and side tracking units, designed by Zentech
RAND urges early start on design of next nuclear submarine class
Navy urged to start five years ahead of schedule
Samsung wins $1.28 billion box ship order
Eight 12,600 TEU ships for Peter Doehle
Maritime security contract for Chouest vessel
Mother ship for small patrol vessels
Laborde to leave Tidewater
EVP, Secretary and General Counsel "to pursue personal business opportunities."
REM Con orders AHTS's at Aker
Two AH 12's for 2010 delivery
Wartsila acquires U.K. propeller repairer
McCall Propellers specializes in emergency repairs
Dubai's MIS wins more jackup rig orders
2+2 Super M2 for Orion International
House Seapower panel seeks increased Navy shipbuilding spending
Includes Title XI funding in markup
Conrad inks more contracts
Adds seven more vessels to order book
Pan-United Marine books AHTS orders
First ultra-large anchor handlers to be built in Singapore
Keppel AMFELS set for on time delivery of first Scorpion jackup
First of five is scheduled for delivery end May
Hornbeck Offshore orders DP-3 MPSV at Merwede
Will be U.S.-flagged
Aker Vietnam yard to build anchor handlers
Order from Aker Capital
Executives arrested in marine hose price fixing case
Feds allege conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices, and allocate markets
China Shipping Group enters shipbuilding market
New yard will have 1.5 million dwt annual capacity
Chiquita Brands in fleet sale and leaseback deal
Agreement with Eastwind Maritime and NYLauritzenCool AB
Seadrill orders another deepwater semi
$531.5 million unit ordered at Jurong
Justice suboenas OSG vessel documents
Company self-reports waste-oil handling allegations
HMC releases new details on $1 billion crane ship
Set to start ordering long lead time equipment in summer
No plans to raise Bourbon Dolphin
Gard P&I issues statement
U.S. unveils OCS oil and gas initiative
Five Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program
NEWS STORIES FOR APRIL 2007
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