FEBRUARY 21, 2013 — Houston headquartered Hercules Offshore, Inc. has agreed to acquire the offshore drilling rig Ben Avon from a subsidiary of Aberdeen, Scotland, headquartered KCA Deutag. The purchase price is
FEBRUARY 21, 2013 — Kvichak Marine Industries, of Seattle, WA, has been awarded a contract to build a 50 ft x 15.5 ft pilot vessel for the Southwest Alaska Pilots Association (SWAPA).
FEBRUARY 21, 2013 —The only way to meet the energy challenges of the future is an “all-of-the-above” strategy. That means continuing to develop new and existing sources of oil and gas, as
FEBRUARY 21, 2012 — The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU), Mobile, AL, has hired Jason Lake as a Loss Control Manager. Mr. Lake joins the current staff of highly experienced loss control
FEBRUARY 21, 2012 — The European Commission has authorized an amendment to the restructuring plan and the privatization contract for Croatia’s Brodosplit shipyard and the Government of Croatia has committed to complete
FEBRUARY 21, 2012 — Rolls-Royce reports that has delivered the new and advanced Axial Mk1 waterjets for the Navy’s fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Milwaukee, the latest Freedom-variant LCS (see earlier story)
FEBRUARY 21, 2012 — Netherlands based Maritime Technology Company Micanti BV has applied its patented non-toxic antifouling system on the crew vessel Lady Rasha in Dubai. Micanti’s Thorn-D is an adhesive foil
FEBRUARY 21, 2013 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine recorded a full year net profit of Singapore $538 million in 2012. Earnings per share for the Group were 25.8 cents, while return on equity
FEBRUARY 21, 2013 — A 25 MW diesel electric icebreaker on order at Russia’s Baltic Shipyard for state shipping company Rosmorport FSUE is to have a Hyde Guardian HG600 Ballast Water Treatment
FEBRUARY 20, 2013 — Today, the White House released a fact sheet on the President’s “Plan to Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investing in Infrastructure.” Like most such documents from