Ezra kicks off 2012 with $120 million of new orders

Lionel Lee, Managing Director of Singapore based Ezra Holdings Limited says two just-announced contract wins worth up to US$120 million demonstrate the group’s “twin engines of growth in offshore support and subsea

Austal USA launches LCS 4

Mobile, Alabama, based Austal USA has successfully launched the second 127-meter Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, Coronado (LCS 4) Commenting on the January 11 launch, Joe Rella, Austal USA President and Chief Operating

Korean shipping company cops plea in “magic hose” case

South Korean shipping company Keoje Marine Co. Ltd. and two engineers from the M/T Keoje Tiger pleaded guilty January 10  in federal court in Honolulu to environmental crimes violations, says the U.S.

City of Boston offers retired fireboat on online auction

The City of Boston is auctioning the retired fireboat FIREFIGHTER on municibid.com, a government auctions website. The City is disposing of the vessel after commissioning its new fireboat JOHN S. DAMRELL. The

OSX Brasil gets funding for Açu Shipbuilding Unit

OSX Brasil S.A. reports that subsidiary OSX Construção Naval S/A has received a  $227.9 million disbursement under a bridge loan entered into with the Brazilian Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES), for

Odfjell Drilling to build sixth-generation semi for $1.2 billion BP contract

Bergen, Norway, headquartered Odfjell Drilling has been awarded a significant pre-contract award with BP for the provision of a newbuild, semi-submersible offshore drilling unit for use in the U.K.’s West of Shetland

GHOST squadrons “could keep Straits of Hormuz open”

Portsmouth, N.H., based Juliet Marine Systems, Inc., (JMS), a privately funded company, today announced plans to select a weapons integrator for GHOST, a high-speed attack craft specifically designed by JMS to protect

Art Anderson Associates makes VP appointments

Bremerton, Wash., based Art Anderson Associates has named Ralph E. Duncan, PE, as Vice-President of Marine and Sean M. Hoynes, PE, as Vice-President of Facilities. Mr. Duncan (on left in picture) will

Hijacked chemical tanker may be pirate mother ship

NATO is warning that the M/V LIQUID VELVET, a Marshall Islands flagged, Greek owned chemical tanker, may be being used as a pirate mothership.  It was last reported making way 120 nm

Maersk Line Limited completes heavy-lift vessel reflagging

Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) has completed the reflagging to U.S. registry of Maersk Illinois, its newest multipurpose heavy-lift vessel. The ship is one of two sister vessels that MLL acquired in September

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