BSEE responds to Deepwater Nautilus equipment failure

JUNE 11, 2014 — The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) yesterday said that it was responding to an equipment failure on board the Deepwater Nautilus semisubmersible drilling rig in the

Bibby gets Alba FSU crew management contract

JUNE 11, 2014 — Bibby Ship Management has secured a contract to supply crew management services for Chevron’s floating storage unit, the Alba-FSU. The crew will provide operating, loading and equipment handling

PPG completes Panama acquisition

JUNE 11, 2014 — PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) reports that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Canal Supplies Inc. (CSI), a privately-owned, Panama-based distributor of

FSG delivers versatile project cargo carrier

JUNE 11, 2014 — German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has handed over RollDock Storm, the second of two versatile 151.5 m long, 8,000 dwt project cargo carriers, to RollDock BV of the

MacGregor President departs

JUNE 11, 2014 — Eric A.Nielsen’s career at cargo handling system specialist MacGregor has been brief. Prevously an executive VP at a mining equipment supplier, he was appointed President of MacGregor and

Two HMS Ferries projects helped by grants

JULY 11, 2014 — HMS Ferries, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA, says that two different projects with which it is associated were awarded state and federal grants for capital improvements, equaling a combined

GAO turns down Vigor bid protest

JUNE 11, 2014 — GAO has ruled on a protest by Vigor Shipyards, Inc., of Seattle, Washington, of the award of a contract to General Dynamics NASSCO-Earl Industries (Earl), of Portsmouth, Virginia,

President Obama signs WRRDA into law

JUNE 11, 2014 — President Obama yesterday signed into law the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). Passed with overwhelming Congressional support, the measure has been hailed by waterways and port

Wärtsilä inks three-year service deal with DOF

JUNE 11, 2014 — Wärtsilä has signed a three-year services supply agreement with Norway’s DOF Group. It covers services for all Wärtsilä equipment, including engines and propulsion as well as electrical and

Singapore company charged in North Korea missile ship case

JUNE 11, 2014 — Singapore has filed criminal charges against a Singapore registered shipping company and a Singapore citizen in connection with last year’s incident in which Panamanian authorities found two Soviet-era

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