Another retired USCG admiral named to head BSEE

AUGUST 15, 2013 — When James Watson steps down as Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) at the end of this month, he will be succeeded by another

GAC: Suez Canal transit convoys operating normally

AUGUST 15, 2013 —The State of Emergency and curfew declared yesterday (August 14) is not affecting the Suez Canal transit convoy system, according to GAC. Operations at all Egyptian ports and in

Incat Crowther designs cat optimized for Auckland ops

AUGUST 15, 2013 — A 34 m catamaran passenger ferry under construction at Q-West Boat Builders Ltd.’s Castlecliff, Wanganui, New Zealand, shipyard is the result of a thorough review of network requirements,

Deep Sea Supply looks to add PSV newbuilds

AUGUST 15, 2013 — Cyprus based offshore service vessel operator Deep Sea Supply (Oslo: DSS) said today that it is in discussions with a company affiliated with its largest shareholder, John Fredriksen’s

Pilots monitor fatigue with hat that measures brainwaves

AUGUST 15, 2013 — Australian Reef Pilots (ARP), a pilotage company that provides licensed pilots for the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef, is trialing a baseball cap that monitors the wearer’s

Austal lays keel for third Cape class

AUGUST 15, 2013 — Austal is making rapid progress with the eight 56 m Cape Class patrol vessels that it is designing, building and supporting for the Australian Customs and Border Protection

Jan de Nul orders multipurpose vessel at Croatian shipyard

AUGUST 14, 2012 — Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has ordered a 10,500 dwt, 138 m long multipurpose vessel at the Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, Croatia.. It will be a trenching and

Conrad ups net and boosts backlog

AUGUST 14, 2012 — Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) today reported its second quarter and six months 2013 financial results and backlog at June 30,

CIT supports first vessel acquisition by Tanker Solutions

AUGUST 14, 2012 — CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) has supported the first vessel acquisition by Tanker Solution, a joint venture between funds managed by TPG Credit Management and Prime Tanker Management.

Eco-friendly catamaran ferry on way to New Zealand

AUGUST 14, 2012 — Queensland, Australia, shipbuilder Aluminium Marine has launched the 26 m catamaran ferry Spirit of Queenstown. The Incat Crowther designed ferry will operate on New Zealand’s Lake Wakatipu. The

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