The UK P&I Club is publishing a series of “Risk Focus” booklets that highlight specific areas of risk. This month (April) sees the publication of the first: “Risk Focus: Slips, trips and
Dean Taylor (L) is to be succeeded as President and CEO of Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) by Jeffrey M. Platt (R). Mr. Taylor, who has held his present position with the offshore services
“Greece is one of a number of countries in which Liberia is now the fastest-growing fleet,” says Scott Bergeron, CEO of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the U.S.-based manager
ABB has won orders worth more than $60 million to provide complete power and Azipod propulsion systems for the two “Project Sunshine” cruise ships to be built by Meyer Werft at its
TTS Group ASA has agreed to sell its drilling equipment business, a part of TTS Energy Division, and relevant subsidiaries, to Cameron International Corporation (NYSE: CAM) for $270 million, plus a turnover
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE Amex: CQP) reports that its subsidiaries, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC and Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. have received authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) to site,
Aker Solutions has entered a long-term agreement with Statoil to provide a full range of heavy well intervention and light drilling services on the Norwegian continental shelf using an entirely new type
Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, has recently delivered Patrol 9, a 45 ft Response Boat Medium – C (RB-M C) to the Seattle Police Department Harbor Patrol Unit (SPD). Patrol 9 is the
Two weeks after its acquisition by Damen Shipyards, the former Sobrena shipyard in Brest, France, (now Damen Shiprepair Brest) has booked its first order. Bourbon Offshore Surf’s Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel
American Commercial Lines (ACL) reports the purchase of eight 20,000 barrel capacity tank barges from SeaRiver Maritime Inc., a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation. The price was not disclosed. The purchase will