Faulty bolts could sideline offshore drilling rigs
FEBRUARY 7, 2013—In a Safety Alert on January 29, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) directed the suspension of operations of offshore drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico that
FEBRUARY 7, 2013—In a Safety Alert on January 29, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) directed the suspension of operations of offshore drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico that
FEBRUARY 7, 2013—Under contracts worth $160 million, ABB, Zurich, Switzerland, will design, supply, supervision of installation, testing and commissioning of the main electrical systems for seven next generation drill ships that are being
FEBRUARY 1, 2013—Florida Marine Transporters, Inc., Mandeville, LA, recently exercised options to build at least one and up to five additional 90 ft x 32 ft x10 ft “Canal Class” inland towboats
JANUARY 31, 2013—Signal Ship Repair, Mobile, AL, a division of Signal International, Inc., achieved a significant safety milestone—1,000 days without a lost time injury—on January 30. “Safety is the number one priority
JANUARY 10, 2013— STX Finland Oy’s Turku shipyard has delivered the 2,800-passenger dual fuel cruise ferry Viking Grace to Viking Line ABP. The 57,000-gt M/S Viking Grace will enter service between Turku,
JANUARY 8, 2013—Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., which operates a fleet of more than 1,100 vessels worldwide in a wide range of services, has confirmed that it will make an all-cash voluntary public
DECEMBER 28, 2012—Averting a strike that would have halted container traffic at U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coasts, an agreement in principle has been reached between the United States Maritime
DECEMBER 27, 2012—Low water levels on the Mississippi River caused by a drought in the U.S. Midwest could force waterway commerce to a halt and have a major impact on the U.S.
DECEMBER 27, 2012—Subsidiaries of Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd were recently awarded three new contracts—worth a combined value of S$420 million ($343.5 million)—to boost the value of the group’s total orders
DECEMBER 27, 2012—London-based Silverburn Shipping recently added the Arctic, a 4,400 hp Ice Class 1A anchor handling tug, to its fleet of 25 tugs and barges. Built by Turkey’s Sefine Shipyard, the