Salvage

Seven of the ten companies invited to submit plans to remove the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia are members of the American Salvage Association (ASA)."While terribly tragic, the capsizing and grounding of the Costa Concordia underscores the need for a professional salvage response to this very complex challenge," said ASA President Tim Beaver. "But ASA salvor ...

Harvey, La., based Inland Salvage Inc. (ISI) was recently selected as salvor to conduct wreck removal operations of a 2,650 ton inland drill barge following an unsuccessful attempt by another contractor to salvage the barge. The barge partially capsized in Bayou Shaffer, near Morgan City, La., on September 4, 2011. ISI provided ...

Titan Maritime, L.L.C., Pompano Beach, FL, and SMIT Singapore PTE, Ltd., Singapore, were each recently awarded $43 million ceiling-priced indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-award-fee contracts by the U.S. Navy for salvage, salvage-related towing, harbor clearance, ocean engineering, and point-to ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., based Resolve Marine Group, Inc. reports that Jeff Johnson has joined the company as Manager, Training and Response with responsibilities in both Resolve's Salvage & Fire (Americas) emergency response/OPA-90 subsidiary and at Resolve Maritime Academy, the training subsidiary.Mr. Johnson focuses on continuous development of Resolve's U. ...

Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino was placed under house arrest yesterday as investigation of the accident continued. Prosecutors reportedly are considering charges that could include manslaughter, abandoning ship before all others, and causing a shipwreck. Meantime recordings have ...

Hillside, N.J., headquartered Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., a provider of multi-faceted marine services including marine salvage, heavy lift, dredging and related emergency response services was contracted in early November 2011 to raise a 300-ton barge used as a platform for painting supplies and disposal equipment that sank in 100 feet of water after a violent Noreaster storm n ...

Severe weather overnight has separated the MV Rena into two pieces, which are now about 20-30m apart on the Astrolabe Reef, Maritime New Zealand said in a statement issued 9.30 am local time, January 8. The Costamare-owned 3,032 TEU containership  grounded on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga, New Zealand, on October 5, 2011. ...

The Costamare-owned 3,032 TEU containership Rena, which  grounded on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on October 5, 2011, now appears to be in danger of breaking up. Maritime New Zealand is "racing to remove as much cargo from the [ship] as possible before the forecast arrival of rough seas this weekend," reports  Radio New Zealand, which says that a low pressure system expected ...