MARCH 28, 2014 — Closely following the delivery of the Jack/St. Malo floater (see earlier story), Crowley has again demonstrated its petroleum industry support capabilities by providing ocean towing services for the
MARCH 28,2014 — Malaysia’s Coastal Contracts Bhd has reported its first shipbuilding contracts for 2014. Worth a total of approximately RM178 million (about $55 million), they cover three offshore support vessels and
MARCH 28,2014 — Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. (ADS), of Virginia Beach, VA, has been awarded a Department of the Army fixed unit-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth a maximum potential $47,521,660 to provide seven‑person
MARCH 27, 2014 — Seattle based Foss Maritime has promoted Michael Minnig to Director of Engineering. Mr. Minnig joined Foss in 2012 with more than 15 years of naval architecture experience in
MARCH 27, 2014 — Classification society ABS reports that Rowan Companies’ newbuild Rowan Renaissance drillship is the first in the world to have earned ABS’ Integrated Software Quality Management (ISQM) notation. Capable
MARCH 27, 2014 — Japan’s Astomos Energy Corporation has ordered a second very large LPG carrier at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), identical to a vessel it ordered from the shipbuilder late
MARCH 27, 2014 — Shipbuilder STX France and MSC Cruises have signed a letter of intent covering the construction of two new cruise ships, with an option for two more. The two
MARCH 27, 2014 — Tor-Øyvind Bjørkli (42) will join Nordic American Offshore as CEO, effective April 1, 2014. Mr. Bjørkli will be working out of the Oslo office on the same premises
MARCH 27 2014 — Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston,SC, is being awarded an $8,529,497 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul and dry-docking of USNS Laramie (T-AO 203). Work will include
MARCH 26, 2014 — In its latest update on the response to the spill that closed the Houston Ship Channel earlier this week, the Unified Command says that the Coast Guard has