BOA Offshore gets Technip contract in GoM
JUNE 15, 2016 — Trondheim, Norway, headquartered BOA AS says that Technip USA Inc. has awarded it a contract for light construction, heavy lift and possible umbilical lay operations and installations in
Monohull utility vessel heads for Middle East
JUNE 15, 2016 — Rapido Gee, an Incat Crowther designed 42 m monohull utility vessel, is currently in transit to the Middle East. Built at a Strategic Marine shipyard, Rapido Gee is
Shipping magnate Angelicoussis big spender at Posidonia
JUNE 15, 2016—Billionaire Greek shipping magnate John Angelicoussis was the biggest spender at the recently concluded Posidonia 2016 Exhibition in Athens. Angelicoussis, owner of Angelicoussis Shipping Group, which includes Anagel Maritime Services,
Frigate towed to Detyens for conversion
JUNE 14, 2016—Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Invader class tug Monitor recently towed the 33-year-old, ex-USS Taylor (FFG-50) from Philadelphia Naval Shipyard to Detyens Shipyards in Charleston, SC, where the vessel will be converted in preparation for
HII makes VP appointment at Newport News
JUNE 14, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Michael Lempke has been appointed vice president of energy programs for its Newport News Shipbuilding division. He will succeed Pete Diakun, who
First National funds Nigeria shipyard offer
JUNE 14, 2016 — First National Partners of Atlanta, GA, structured and sourced financing for Fairway Offshore, a local Nigerian marine services provider, to make an offer to acquire from foreign ownership,
Now part of CMA CGM, NOL gets new leadership
JUNE 14, 2016 — NOL is now part of the CMA CGM Group and is getting new leadership. CMA CGM Group assumed control of NOL last Friday, and today NOL announced that
New high-speed ferry for Majestic Ferries
JUNE 14, 2016—Singapore’s Majestic Ferries recently took delivery of the Majestic 7, the first of four 200-passenger, high-speed catamaran ferries for service between Singapore and Batam. Based on a design by Incat
Schulte box ship earns discounts for environmental performance
JUNE 14, 2016 — The 5,400 TEU containership Carl Schulte’s is meeting the most stringent environmental standards so successfully that it is ranked in the top 2% of containerships of its size
Dualog names Hannemann Product Manager
JUNE 14, 2016 — Tromsø, Norway based Dualog, a maritime software solutions and ITC (Information & Communication Technology) services provider, has appointed Walter Hannemann as its new Product Manager. Hannemann, an electronics