Bouchard orders ATB tug at VT Halter Marine
VT Halter Marine, Inc. reports a new contract to build a 112-foot ATB offshore tug for Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. It says the tug will be similar to others built for Bouchard
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Wärtsilä to supply bio-fuel powered engines for versatile deck cargo vessel
Wärtsilä has been contracted by STX Finland to supply liquid bio-fuel powered main engines for Aura II, the multi-purpose deck cargo vessel ordered from the Turku shipyard last October by Gaiamare Ltd.,
Seized material reveals Al Qaeda plot to target tankers
Information seized by Navy SEALS in the raid on Osama Bin Laden’s compound shows that Al Qaeda has been considering hijacking tankers at sea and blowing them up, according to media reports.
Island Offshore buys newbuild construction vessel from Ulstein
Island Offshore, in which Edison Chouest is a partner, has purchased a newbuild SX 121 type construction vessel from shipbuilder Ulstein Verft . The vessel, the Karianne, was completed on time in
Shell to go ahead with Prelude FLNG project
The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) has taken the final investment decision on the Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Project in Australia (100% Shell), building the world’s first FLNG
Evergreen increases newbuild program
The Evergreen Group signed a contract with Taiwan’s China Shipbuilding Corp. (CSBC) for the construction of 10 environmentally friendly L-class 8,000-TEU container vessels. The 10 post-panamax ships will be operated on Evergreen
MAN Diesel & Turbo unveils ME-GI gas engine
In an event at its Diesel Research Center in Copenhagen yesterday, e to an invited audience. The presentation of the two-stroke engine marked the culmination of work that began in the 1990s
New 3D seismic ship starts work for Dolphin Geophysical
Bergen, Norway, headquartered Dolphin Group ASA (OSE:DOLP) announced today that the 3D vessel Polar Duke yesterday entered into production on its first project for TGS Nopec ASA in the Norwegian sector of
Tidewater reports fourth quarter results
OSV-giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) today reported fourth quarter net earnings for the period ended March 31, 2011, of $12.0 million, or $0.23 per share, on revenues of $254.0 million.That compared with net
Senate bill that would have sped up offshore drilling is defeated
As gasoline prices edge up to a nationwide average of $4, there’s been lots of talk going on in Washington about giving American consumers relief by increasing domestic energy production of oil