APL and ports see how seawater scrubber stacks up
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are funding a long term test of the effectiveness of seawater scrubbers in reducing vessel air pollution. The technology uses seawater to filter pollutants
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Pentagon to spend less on gold braid, more on ships
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today a series of what the Pentagon calls “efficiencies decisions” designed to save the Department of Defense more than $150 billion over the next five
Conrad Industries adds barges to backlog
Morgan City, La. headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) today announced the signing of new contracts and sale of stock barges, bringing its estimated current backlog to approximately $92.8
Bourbon changes management structure
Paris-headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon has separated the functions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. Jacques de Chateauvieux will continue to chair the Board of Directors but
Spill Commission findings slam industry and regulators
The National Oil Spill Commission has released the key findings from its extensive investigation into the causes of the blowout of BP’s Macondo well. Though the full report will be released January
Somali pirates hijack Algerian vessel
Somali pirate activity continues at a high level. The New Year opened with the hijacking on the afternoon of January 1 2011 of the MV Blida. approximately 150 nautical miles South East
Diamond Offshore orders drillship at Hyundai Heavy
January has opened well for the world’s largest shipbuilder. After delivering its first ship of the year, Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) announced it had booked a $520 million order from a
Shipbuilder named Secretary of Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Florida’s Governor-elect Rick Scott has named Herschel Vinyard to be Secretary of the State’s Department of Environmental Protection. Though Mr. Vinyard will be well-known to Marine Log readers — as a former
Great Lakes Dredge scoops up Matteson for $45 million
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S has acquired the assets of L.W. Matteson, Inc., a maintenance dredging, environmental dredging and levee construction
DryShips unit takes delivery of drillship
George Economou, Chairman and CEO of DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) was enthusiastic about the prospects for the deepwater market today as the company reported that its 78 percent owned subsidiary Ocean Rig