Maritime Security Strategies, LLC, Tampa, Fla., is being awarded a $29,020,000 firm-fixed price contract to construct a 42-meter coastal security craft and provide associated equipment, material, training and technical services. This contract
The Coast Guard’s chief of staff of the Ninth Coast Guard District, was promoted today to the rank of rear admiral lower half in a ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio. Rear Adm. Fred
India’s Minister of Shipping Shri G.K. Vasan yesterday launched the Maritime Agenda 2010-2020. The plan calls for a total investment of 165,000 crores rupees (about $36 billion) in the sector over the
The U.S. Department of the Treasury yesterday announced the designation of 24 shipping companies affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and two entities that are subordinates of Iran’s
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that two New England shipyards, one in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island, are to pay penalties to settle claims that they violated federal environmental laws.
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S plans to increase its presence in the pre-salt Brazilian offshore market through a proposed $2.4 billion cash acquisition of SK do Brasil Ltda. A wholly owned subsidiary of A.P.
BOEMRE Director Michael R. Bromwich today tried to allay offshore industry fears that his agency will soon change the rules of the permitting process significantly, thereby creating further uncertainty about what is
Kenneth Hvid, has been appointed Executive VP and Chief Strategy Officer at Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK ), effective April 1. He will be located in Vancouver, Canada and will be succeeding Peter Evensen,
Olympic Shipping AS has exercised an option with Norway’s Kleven Maritime to build a second multi purpose field supply and construction vessel at the Kleven Verft shipyard in Ulsteinvik. Delivery is scheduled
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) reports that it has established a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) and has started its use in the MOL tanker fleet. The SEEMP provides the most