Chief engineer gets jail term for Singapore bunker scam

APRIL 17, 2014 — A Singapore court has sentenced the chief engineer of a 105,365 dwt crude oil tanker to 18 months in jail for his role in a bunkering “buy back”

Royal Caribbean to homeport Quantum in Shanghai

APRIL 17, 2014 — Royal Caribbean International is to homeport its newest cruise ship, Quantum of the Seas, in Shanghai. The ship will reposition to China in May 2015, following her inaugural

Ensco orders jack-up duo at Lamprell

APRIL 16, 2014 — Ensco plc (NYSE:ESV) has ordered two high-specification jack-ups, ENSCO 140 and ENSCO 141 at UAE shipbuilder Lamprell. Both rigs, which will incorporate Ensco’s patented Canti-Leverage Advantage technology, are

BOEM plans Western Gulf lease sale

APRIL 16, 2014 — Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau has announced that the bureau will offer more than 21 million acres offshore Texas for oil and gas

Lockheed Martin delivers LNG tank for Harvey Gulf newbuild

APRIL 16, 2014 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has leveraged technology and experience from the manufacturing of NASA’s space shuttle external tanks to deliver the LNG tank for the first of the

BAE Systems picks Siemens for MSSCV diesel electric solution

APRIL 16, 2014 — Siemens Industry has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to supply its Blue Drive low voltage diesel electric propulsion solution for the Multipurpose Subsea Support and Construction Vessel

Tall ship Oliver Hazard Perry nears completion

APRIL 16, 2014 — The largest tall ship to be built in the U.S. in the past 100 years is coming closer to completion. Work on the 200 ft, three masted, square

Rolls-Royce to pay EUR 2.43 billion for Daimler RRPS stake

APRIL 16, 2014 — Rolls-Royce and Daimler report that they have agreed the valuation of Daimler’s 50% equity interest in the joint venture Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS). Both parties have determined the

Great Lakes Shipyard wraps up winter work

APRIL 16, 2014 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, reports that its winter layup season work is wrapping up. Repair work took place on the American Steamship Company’s M/V Sam Laud, Grand

Many missing after Korean ferry capsizes and sinks

APRIL 16, 2014 — A massive rescue effort is underway after the capsize and sinking of a 6,586 gt ferry carrying 462 people off South Korea’s southern coast. Korea’s Ministry of Security

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