Fire breaks out at Suez Canal container terminal
MAY 3, 2016 — Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is reporting that a fire broke out in the early hours of Tuesday morning, May 3, at the Suez Canal Container Terminal, Egypt, following
Keppel O&M completes LeTourneau acquisition
MAY 3, 2016 — Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has completed its $100 million acquisition of Cameron International Corporation’s offshore product division, consisting of the LeTourneau jack-up rig designs and
Ecoshield proves its worth on ten Pleiades tankers
MAY 3, 2016 — Hydrex reports that in the last two and a half years the rudders and nozzles of ten tankers owned by Kifissia, Greece, based Pleiades Shipping Agents S.A. have
Sabine Pilots take delivery of new launch
MAY 3, 2016 — The Port Arthur, TX, based Sabine Pilots have taken delivery of their first boat to be built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, MA. With a deep-V hull
Halliburton and Baker Hughes call off merger
MAY 2, 2016 —The Department of Justice announced May 1 that Halliburton and Baker Hughes have abandoned their planned merger, originally valued at $34 billion. The department filed suit on April 6,
NNS VP Jennifer Boykin receives YWCA award
MAY 2, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Jennifer Boykin, vice president of engineering and design at its company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, has received a 2016 YWCA Women of
First cruise ship from U.S. in 50 years docks in Havana
MAY 2, 2016 — Carnival Corporation’s 706 passenger Adonia, operated by its Fathom brand, made history today by becoming the first cruise ship from the U.S. to dock in Havana, Cuba, in
Lockheed Martin and DSME team on corvette size MCS
MAY 2, 2016 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have signed a teaming agreement to partner on the Multi-mission Combat Ship (MCS), which is based on
Damen to develop expedition cruise ship
MAY 2, 2016 — In response to interest from clients in the fast-growing expedition cruise market, Damen Shipyards has teamed up with Douglas, Isle of Man, headquartered Expedition Voyage Consultants Ltd. to
Higman takes delivery of first QSK38 powered pushboats
MAY 2, 2016 — Higman Barge Lines, Inc., Houston, has recently taken delivery of its first pushboats powered by Cummins Tier 3 compliant QSK38 engines. Built by Hope Services at its Dulac,