Jones Act tied to crude oil exports
MARCH 25, 2015—In maritime attorneys Winston & Strawn LLP’s MaritimeFedWatch blog, Charlie Papavizas writes that the U.S. Congress is considering whether to reverse the 1975 ban on crude oil exports prompted by
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Noryards books IMR vessel order from BOA
MARCH 12, 2015 — Bergen, Norway, headquartered Noryards has booked an order from Norway’s BOA Offshore for a 108 m x 24 m eco-friendly Inspection Maintenance and Repair (IMR) Vessel. The total
Cat power for diesel-electric Edison Chouest MPSVs
MARCH 6, 2015—Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) has selected Cat’s EPA Tier 4 Final-compliant C280-16 generator sets for two new ice class, diesel-electric-powered Multi-Purpose Supply Vessels (MPSVs) under construction at ECO’s La Ship
HOS sells four OSVs to MSC
FEBRUARY 25, 2015 — In its fourth quarter report released earlier this month, Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) reported that it had recently agreed to sell four of its 250EDF class OSVs
HHI develops LNG carrier fuel gas management system
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, has developed its own gas management system for reliquefying boil off gas (BOG) from a membrane LNG containment
Farstad gets LOI for subsea newbuild
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA has signed a Letter of Intent with Technip for utilization of the Vard 3 07 design subsea vessel Far tbn Sleipner which is under
GulfMark Offshore stock under pressure
FEBRUARY 18, 2015—In what is expected to be a challenging year for offshore support vessel operators, investment banker Cowen and Company has put out a “Market Perform” rating on the shares of
DOF Brazil unit sells five ships to private equity investor
FEBRUARY 17, 2015 — Norway’s DOF ASA reports that Brazilian subsidiary Norskan Offshore Ltda. has agreed the sale of five ships to companies owned by a Brazilian private equity fund managed by
Wärtsilä teams with Cryopac on waterways LNG fueling
FEBRUARY 16, 2015 — Wärtsilä has reached an agreement with Cryonorm Systems BV, a Netherlands based developer and supplier of cryogenic vaporizers, to form a consortium to deliver LNG systems for the
Harvey Gulf marks another LNG fueling milestone
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 — New Orleans, LA, headquartered Harvey Gulf International Marine LLC has marked another milestone, receiving the first ABS Classification Certificate and the first USCG Certificate of Inspection for a