Farstad takes delivery of PSV from STX OSV Vietnam

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — Farstad Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Farstad Shipping ASA, has today taken delivery of the PSV Far Skimmer from STX OSV Vung Tau in

Scott Ward joins Jensen New Orleans office

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — Scott Ward has joined Jensen Maritime Consultants as a naval architect in the company’s new office in the New Orleans business district reporting to Jensen General Manager Sergio

Sembcorp Marine swoops on U.K.’s SLP Engineering

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine is acquiring the entire share capital of Mulder Group’s Lowestoft, U.K. based SLP Engineering, which will be renamed Sembmarine SLP. The £2.5 million acquisition is

Austal christens second JHSV

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 — In a ceremony at its Mobile, Alabama, shipyard held September 15, Austal USA christened USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2). USNS Choctaw County is the second of nine Joint

IMO’s Sekimizu calls for shipowner action on key issues

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 — IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu this week used a keynote address to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Conference in London to call on governments and the shipping industry

$16 billion investment gap threatens ports, waterways

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 — Aging infrastructure for marine ports, inland waterways, and airports threatens more than one million U.S. jobs according to a new Failure to Act report from the American Society

First FPSO in U.S. GoM starts oil production

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 — Petrobras reports that on September 6, it began oil production in the ultra-deep waters of the Chinook oilfield from the floating production, storage and offloading platform, FPSO BW

Bollinger delivers third FRC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the William Flores, the third Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. Each FRC is named for an enlisted Coast

Marcon brokers sale of 1980-built supply vessel

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 — Marcon International, Inc. of Coupeville, Washington, reports the sale of the 180 ft U.S. flag supply vessel Toby Tide by Twenty Grand Marine Service, L.L.C. of New Orleans,

Ingalls Shipbuilding cuts steel for its 29th DDG 51

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) this week started fabrication on the U.S. Navy’s next Aegis guided missile destroyer, John Finn (DDG 113). The ship will be built at the

LOAD MORE