SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 —Rowan Companies plc has exercised its option to build a fourth GustoMSC P10,000 design ultra-deepwater drillship with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Delivery is scheduled in
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012 —The U.S.-flag heavy lift carrier Ocean Atlas, owned by Intermarine LLC, has been detained in Maracaibo, Venezuela, since August 29 in a case that underscores the legal and regulatory
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 — The Rickmers Group has appointed Robert Sappio to the position of President and CEO of Rickmers Americas. He will report to Ronald D. Widdows, CEO of Rickmers Holding.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 — Although the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn is the oldest Great Lakes USCG cutter, it recently notched up a “first.” When the 100 ft inland buoy tender was
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 — Norwegian Cruise Line’s 2,124 passenger U.S.-flag cruise ship, Pride of America, is to receive more than $30 million in major enhancements at its next drydocking, including the addition
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 — More countries are investigating suspected anti-competitive behavior by car carrier companies. Yesterday, news broke that the Fair Trade Commission, Japan’s anti-trust watchdog, is investigating more than 10 shipping
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 — The Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) family of companies has added to the aggressive newbuild campaign it first announced one year ago. ECO, which currently has 25 vessels under
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 — Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough Assembly has voted to put the experimental ferry Susitna up for sale, though it says it is open to other suggestions. As we reported
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 — About 1,200 non-union, salaried employees at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division are being offered buyout packages, according to media reports “We are offering a voluntary severance
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 — Rolls-Royce reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Certificate of Conformity for its C-engine range of marine gas engines. Neil Gilliver, President – Merchant,