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MAY 14, 2013 —  Prominent Greek shipowner Victor Restis has responded sharply to accusations made by UANI (United Against Nuclear Iran) accusing him and two of his companies of having dealings with Iranian  oil and shipping companies and sanctions designated individuals, including ...

MAY 14, 2013 — The offshore support vessel and mobile rig fleets are set for major growth says a new 200 page, $1,950 report – entitled "Offshore Support Vessels and Mobile Rigs: Global Prospects to 2025" – from U.K. based Ocean Shipping Consultants. Forecast development of mobile rig fleet With growin ...

MAY 14, 2013 — The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, NY, says that Gen. William M. Fraser III, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), has been chosen as speaker at this year's commencement to be held at USMMA on Monday, June 17, 2013. USTRANSCOM is a major consumer of U.S. Merchant Marine ser ...

MAY 14, 2013 — European antitrust authorities have raided the offices of several companies active in and providing services to the crude oil, refined oil products and biofuels sectors, including BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Norway's Statoil and the pricing agency Platts. The European Commission said that the "unannounced inspections" ...

MAY 14, 2013 — "We anticipate that the subsea construction vessel segment will continue to drive our growth this year, and we are confident about the group's prospects for new orders for the rest of 2013," says Vard CEO and Executive Director, Roy Reite. "Vard's strengths in leading-edge technology and our unique ability to partner with cli ...

MAY 14, 2013 — Vessel Management Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, has sold the twin screw tug Sinuk to King River LLC of Palmer, Alaska. The 85.8 ft x 28.5 ft x 10.0 ft depth, model bow tug was built in 1995 by J. Ray McDermott Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana. The tug, along with her sister Siku, were designed for coastw ...

MAY 13, 2013 — Shipowners will soon know whether there is to be any easing of the schedule for fitting the Ballast Water Management system required under the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention. IMO's Marine Environmental Protection Committee is meeting in London this week and an important item on its agenda is consideration of a draft IMO As ...

MAY 13, 2013—U.S. Maritime Administrator David Matsuda will be stepping down later this month. Deputy Administrator Chip Jaenichen will be taking over as Acting Administrator. Over his three years as Administrator, Matsuda was often criticized in industry circles for his lack of engagement and advocacy for the maritime industry. ...

MAY 13, 2013—China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding is starting the construction of two jackup drilling rigs based on a new design from Zentech, Inc., Houston, TX. The new R-550D jack up rig, which will be capable of drilling in water depths of 400 feet, is being constructed for Singapore’s Alliance Offshore D ...

MAY 13, 2013 — Following on from the strategic partnership with Singapore's Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd announced in January (see earlier story), Austal has now secured similar a ...