Petrobras approves more OSV contracts

FEBRUARY 10, 2014 — Brazilian national oil company Petrobras reports that its Executive Board has approved the contracting of eight support vessels for its offshore activities. They are part of the third

Midship Marine to build ferry for Mexican operator

FEBRUARY 10, 2014 — Midship Marine, Harvey, LA, is to build a 48 m Incat Crowther design catamaran passenger ferry for UltraMar of Cancun, Mexico. It will operate on UltraMar’s busy Playa

Fiskerstrand books order for two LNG fueled ferries

FEBRUARY 10, 2014 — Norway’s Fiskerstrand shipyard has received an order from Boreal Transport Nord AS for two new LNG fueled ferries designed by Multi Maritime AS. The ferries have electric power

Thrustmaster of Texas adds waterjets to product line

FEBRUARY 10, 2014 — Houston -based Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. is adding waterjets to its product line-up. It has acquired technology from Australia’s DOEN Pacific, one of five marine waterjet manufacturers in

Advanced ASD tugs have unclutched tow drums

FEBRUARY 10, 2014 — Designed for open ocean towing, the winch systems of two ASD tugs built for Dover, DE, headquartered Hyak Maritime LLC are independent and redundant. The 120 ft x

Panama Canal: dispute parties exchange proposals

FEBRUARY 7, 2013 — Efforts to get work restarted on the Panama Canal extension may be slightly less stalled than they were. The parties in the dispute have now traded proposals. Meantime,

Kerala incident confirmed as hijacking

FEBRUARY 7, 2013 — The hijacking of Dynacom’s Liberian-flagged product tanker, Kerala, (IMO No.: 9390927), at Luanda, Angola on January 18, 2014 marked a significant extension south by gangs involved in refined

Vard to build arctic AHTS for Bourbon

FEBRUARY 7, 2013 — Vard reports that it has secured a contract from Paris headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon for the design and construction of an arctic anchor handling tug supply vessel

Vard to build arctic AHTS for Bourbon

FEBRUARY 7, 2013 — Vard reports that it has secured a contract from Paris headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon for the design and construction of an arctic anchor handling tug supply vessel

Vard to build arctic AHTS for Bourbon

FEBRUARY 7, 2013 — Vard reports that it has secured a contract from Paris headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon for the design and construction of an arctic anchor handling tug supply vessel

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