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

Singapore cancels Coteam Petroleum bunkering licenses

APRIL 1, 2014 — The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has cancelled the bunker supplier and bunker craft operator licenses of Coteam Petroleum Trading Pte Ltd with effect from April

Aker Philly sells profit share in tanker pair to Crowley

APRIL 1, 2014 — Back in August 2012 when Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA sold two Jones Act product tankers that it had been building for its own account to Crowley Maritime’s Crowley

USCG places $497 million order for NSC 7

APRIL 1, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a fixed-price incentive firm target contract valued at approximately $497 million to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) for production of the seventh National

BIW gets another $24.3 million for DDG 1000 work

APRIL 1, 2014 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $24,374,445 modification to previously awarded fixed-price incentive contract (N00024-11-C-2306) to exercise an option for DDG 1000 class

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