Law firm Blank Rome reports that Conor Warde has relocated from its Washington, D.C. office to its Hong Kong office, Blank Rome Solicitors, an affiliated entity. Mr. Warde is an experienced maritime
Here’s a reminder that Somali pirates are likely to use just about any kind of hijacked vessel as a mother ship. The NATO Shipping Center has issued an alert saying: “At 1310
The Port of New Orleans continues to conduct business as usual and new forecasts since the opening of the Morganza Floodway Saturday indicate river levels in New Orleans are expected to remain
Hundreds of U.S. maritime industry representatives have visited Capitol Hill to highlight the critical role the industry plays in boosting America’s economic, national and homeland security. Three events this spring –the Shipbuilders
Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: RDC) announced today that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with Joy Global, Inc. , a worldwide leader in high-productivity mining solutions, to sell all shares
Singapore’s Keppel FELS says that returning customer, Oslo-listed S.D. Standard Drilling Plc (Standard Drilling), has ordered four repeat KFELS B Class rigs worth US$772 million. Successive deliveries of these units are scheduled
Paris-headquartered classification society Bureau Veritas says continuing pressure on environmental emissions, coupled with rising oil prices, puts a new focus on operational efficiency. Writing in the Bureau Veritas Marine Business Review 2011,
PaxOcean Engineering Zhoushan Co., Ltd. of Singapore, Singapore and The Levingston Corporation, Boerne, Texas, said today that they have signed a Letter of Intent to build a Levingston designed 415WC (World Class)
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) applauded recent congressional and judicial efforts to increase offshore energy production. On May 11, the House passed H.R. 1229, Putting the Gulf of
Olympic Shipping AS has ordered a third MT 6015 multipurpose platform supply vessel at Kleven Maritime at a value of 380 million NOK.The contract takes Kleven Maritime’s order reserve to 10 vessels