Jeanne Usher named Sperry Marine MD

APRIL 3, 2014 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has named Jeanne Usher managing director of its New Malden, U.K., headquartered Sperry Marine business unit, She succeeds Alan Dix, who recently retired following

Rem arctic PSV is first in new Wärtsilä series

APRIL 3, 2014 — Wärtsilä says that the VS 485 design platform supply vessel ordered at Norway’s Kleven Shipyard by Rem Offshore ASA in January (see earlier story) is the  first confirmed

L’Orange marks common rail milestone

APRIL 3, 2014 — Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG reports that a total of 50,000 common rail injection pumps have now come off the conveyor belt at its L’Orange GmbH subsidiary in Glatten,

House passes Coast Guard Authorization Act

APRIL 3, 2014 — The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously approved bipartisan legislation authorizing the continued operations of the U.S. Coast Guard for fiscal years 2015 and 2016. The Coast Guard

ATSB reports on inadvertent lifeboat release incident

APRIL 2, 2014 – The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has issued a preliminary report on an incident in which a freefall lifeboat was inadvertently released during a preliminary inspection. It occurred on

SBM Offshore: Agents may have paid off African officials

APRIL 2, 2014 – Netherlands based SBM Offshore today says that an internal investigation has found evidence that agents in Angola and Equatorial Guinea may have made pay offs to government officials.

IHC Merwede names Bram Roelse CEO

APRIL 2, 2014 – Sliedrecht, the Netherlands, headquartered IHC Merwede has appointed Bram Roelse as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effect as of April 1, 2014. He succeeds Dirk Philips who

USCG issue Port Security Advisory for Libya

APRIL 2, 2014 – The U.S. Coast Guard yesterday issued an updated Port Security Advisory (PSA) for Libya. It comes not too long after the incident in which U.S. Navy SEALS took

Waterways industry barges in on Washington

APRIL 2, 2014 – As part of the American Waterways Operators’ annual Barge-In, U.S. vessel owners, operators and mariners are fanning out all over Capitol Hill today visiting nearly 150 Congressional offices

Conrad Industries adds to order book

APRIL 1, 2014 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) has reported fourth quarter and twelve months 2013 results and the addition of new business during

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