Giant Air Lift Bags ease FPSO decommissioning

JANUARY 29, 2014 — Cowes, U.K., headquartered Unique Seaflex has facilitated a complex underwater lift project in some 300 m of water — using parachute style Air Lift Bags. The project was

Crowley opens new Guatemala City office

JANUARY 29, 2014 — Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Guatemala-based liner and logistics teams have moved into a new office space in the heart of Guatemala City, the country’s bustling metropolis and most populous

Wärtsilä to ax 1,000 jobs

JANUARY 29, 2014 — Björn Rosengren, President & CEO of Wärtsilä, had a “first the good news, then the bad” message today. The bad news first: Wärtsilä will shed 1,000 jobs —

Frank to chair Costa, collects $7.5 million from Carnival

JANUARY 28, 2014 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE:CCL) today announced that former COO Howard Frank has been named Chairman of its Costa Crociere S.p.A subsidiary. In this role, Mr. Frank will

Nam Cheong books orders worth $70 million

JANUARY 28, 2014 — Malaysian shipbuilder Nam Cheong Limited has booked orders worth $70 million from repeat customer, Aberdeen, Scotland, based Sentinel Marine. They cover four Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRV)

Wärtsilä to supply power modules for Kraken FPSO

JANUARY 28, 2014 — Bumi Armada subsidiary Armada Kraken has awarded Wärtsilä an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract to supply a 62 MW topside power module solution for a Floating Production,

StormGeo acquires routing specialist AWT

JANUARY 28, 2014 — Sunnyvale, CA, headquartered ship routing specialist Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT) is being acquired by Norwegian based StormGeo A/S, which is 54.9% owned by private equity investor Reiten

DNV GL looks at future marine fuel mix

JANUARY 28, 2014 — DNV GL has released a position paper that looks at what alternative fuels ships will be burning between now and 2050. And while LNG is expected to be

Matthew J. Thomas joins Blank Rome

JANUARY 27, 2014 — Matthew J. Thomas has joined the Washington, D.C. office of law firm Blank Rome as a partner in the maritime, international trade, and public contracts group. Mr. Thomas

Island Offshore orders “game changer” at Kawasaki Heavy

JANUARY 27, 2014 — Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and Ulstein families are partners, announced today that it has signed a contract with Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the construction

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