Total terminates Skandi Aker well intervention contract
JUNE 25, 2014 — Aker Solutions says its subsidiary Aker Oilfield Services has been notified by Total in Angola of the termination of a $250 million, two-year contract for the Skandi Aker
Bourbon takes delivery of 500th vessel
JUNE 25, 2014 — Paris-headquartered Bourbon has celebrated delivery of the 500th vessel. It says that this puts it in control of the world’s largest fleet of vessels operated for the offshore
Keppel to convert veteran Moss LNG carrier to FLNG
JUNE 25, 2014 — Singapore’s Keppel Corporation says that its Keppel Shipyard Ltd. subsidiary has signed a conditional contract with Golar Hilli Corporation, a subsidiary of Golar LNG, to perform the world’s
Fincantieri floats out first of Viking Ocean cruise ship trio
JUNE 24, 2014 — Fincantieri’s Marghera, Italy, shipyard yesterday started the two day float out of the 930 passenger Viking Star, the first of three cruise ships the shipbuilder has under construction
Korean Coast Guard erases parts of ferry disaster tapes
JUNE 24, 2014 — Relatives of victims in South Korea’s Sewol ferry disaster are outraged by news that the Korean Coast Guard has erased parts of the original video footage that captured
LR confirms that Wärtsilä seals meet VGP requirements
JUNE 24, 2014 — Back in March, Wärtsilä announced that its Wärtsilä Airguard and Wärtsilä Oceanguard seal products can continue to utilize mineral oil since they meet the guidelines set out in
Scandlines completes three more hybrid ferry conversions
JUNE 24, 2014 — Corvus Energy and Scandlines have completed the conversion of three more ferries to hybrid operation — the M/V Deutschland, M/V Schleswig-‐Holstein and M/V Prins Richard. Based on the
KNOP buys two more shuttle tankers from KNOT
JUNE 24, 2014 — KNOT Offshore Partners LP (NYSE:KNOP) says that it has entered into agreements to acquire from its majority owner, Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (NYSE:KNOT) all of the ownership
Strategic delivers Ashmore Reef vessel to ACBP
JUNE 24, 2014 — The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service has taken delivery of the 40 m Ashmore Reef On-Station Vessel Thaiyak. Built at Strategic Marine’s multi-purpose shipyard in Vung Tau,
NTSB reports on barge tow allision with Marseilles Dam
JUNE 24, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an incident last year in which several barges slammed into the Marseilles Dam on the Illinois River. No