Satcom services provider rebrands as Marlink

FEBRUARY 25, 2016 — The commercial satellite communication division of Airbus Defence and Space is soon to be acquired by French private equity firm Apax Partners, but has already been rebranded as

Bergen Group gets extension of frigate contract

FEBRUARY 25, 2016 — Bergen Group Services AS has been awarded a one-year extension of the contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) for the ship technical maintenance of the Royal

Puerto Rico seeks private partner to operate ferry services

FEBRUARY 25, 2016 — Puerto Rico is looking for a private sector partner to operate the ferry services provided by Maritime Transportation Authority for Puerto Rico and the Municipal Islands (MTA) and

Bulgarian shipyard busy with dredges for Royal IHC

FEBRUARY 25, 2016 — Bulgarian shipbuilder MTG Dolphin continues to be kept busy building dredges for Royal IHC, which has just delivered the MTG Dolphin built trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) Mahury

Switch to Intersleek earns shipowners carbon credits

FEBRUARY 24, 2016 — AkzoNobel reports that the first carbon credits, worth a total of more than $500,000, have been issued to the owners of 16 ships that have converted from a

Island Offshore in financial restructuring move

FEBRUARY 24, 2016 — Responding to a press report, Island Offshore Shipholding L.P., in an Oslo Stock Exchange announcement today confirmed “that agreement in principle on the terms of a proposed restructuring

Ottawa calls in help on shipbuilding strategy

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 — The Canadian Government has retained Steve Brunton, a retired U.K. Royal Navy Rear Admiral as its Expert Advisor to assist on the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS). According

BAE Jacksonville delivers fourth Jackson Offshore PSV

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 — BAE Systems, Jacksonville, FL, shipyard caps recently delivered M/V Squall, the fourth and final platform support vessel (PSV) built for Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC under a program that

VIDEO: Down Under Cruise & Dive adds Evolution

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 — Marine Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd., Queensland, Australia, has recently delivered the Incat Crowther designed 33 m catamaran dive cruise vessel Evolution to Great Barrier Reef operator Down Under

Tor E. Svensen to step down from DNV GL role

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 — Classification society DNV GL says that Tor E. Svensen has decided to retire from his position as Group Executive Vice President at DNV GL with effect from August

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