Bouchard orders 250,000 bbl ATB at VT Halter

FEBRUARY 14, 2013 — Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY, has awarded VT Halter Marine, Inc. a new contract to build an articulated tug barge (ATB) unit. The contract includes an option

Private equity firm acquires Kobelt

FEBRUARY 14, 2013—Private equity investment firm Bow River Capital Partners, Denver, CO, has acquired propulsion control specialist Kobelt Manufacturing, Surrey, BC, Canada. For more than 50 years, Kobelt Manufacturing has built high-quality

DOF Subsea comments on Harvey Gulf charter

FEBRUARY 14, 2013 — As we reported earlier, DOF Subsea has entered into a long-term charter agreement with Harvey Gulf International Marine for the newbuild DPII Multipurpose Construction Vessel, the Harvey Deep

Visemar RO/RO to have complete MAN propulsion package

FEBRUARY 14, 2013 – A RO/RO vessel ordered by Italian shipowner Visemar at the family owned Cantiere Navale Visentini shipyard, near Venice, will be powered by a complete MAN propulsion package featuring

STX OSV books OSCV order from Solstad Offshore

FEBRUARY 14, 2013 – STX OSV Holdings Limited reports that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of an Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Skudeneshavn, Norway, headquartered

Carnival ups compensation for Triumph passengers

FEBRUARY 13, 2012 — With TV newcasts reporting on deteriorating passenger conditions aboard the Carnival Triumph, Carnival Cruise Lines announced further compensation for the passengers aboard the ship, which is currently limping

Huntington Ingalls names chief compliance officer

FEBRUARY 13, 2013 – Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has named Chad N. Boudreaux to the newly created position of chief compliance officer. He will report to Bruce N. Hawthorne, corporate vice president,

Teekay’s LNG burning two strokes promise big benefits

FEBRUARY 13, 2013 – More details are emerging on the two 173,400 cu.m. LNG carriers with LNG-fueled two stroke engines ordered by Teekay LNG Partners from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in

Red ink rising, Mercator Singapore will sell sole VLOC

FEBRUARY 13, 2013 – Indian owned, Singapore-listed dry bulk specialist Mercator Lines (Singapore) Limited reported results for the nine months ended December 31, 2012, that included revenues of US$ 84 million, down

Texas A&M cadets train on Rose Point navigational software

FEBRUARY 13, 2013 – Maritime academy cadets at Texas A&M University at Galveston are now training on state-of-the-art electronic charting system software. Equipped with Rose Point ECS +Inland software, the academy can

LOAD MORE