Rolls-Royce wins COSCO OSV order
JANUARY 8, 2013 — Rolls-Royce has won a £26 million order to provide an integrated design, power and propulsion and equipment package for four Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL offshore supply vessels to
LISCR appoints new president and MEO for Japan
JANUARY 7, 2013 — Takeshi Okamoto has been appointed president and managing executive officer of the Tokyo office of Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the U.S.-based manager of the Liberian
New fixed-premium P&I product for U.S. brownwater market
JANUARY 7, 2013 — Eagle Ocean Agencies, Inc., part of the Eagle Ocean Group, today announced the launch of a new fixed-premium P&I facility for the U.S. brownwater sector. Trading as Eagle
Bergen Group to sell Halsnøy shipyard
JANUARY 7, 2013 — Norway’s Bergen Group ASA has signed an agreement with Halsnøy Dock AS for the sale of the operational activity in Bergen Group Halsnøy in Sunnhordland south of Bergen.
Moore Stephens gets out the crystal ball
JANUARY 7, 2013 — International accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens predicts that banks will exert more control over the shipping industry in 2013. It also expects vessel values to fall further,
J.F. Lehman & Company acquires IMECO
JANUARY 7, 2013 — J.F. Lehman & Company, which describes itself as “a leading middle-market private equity firm focused on the defense, aerospace and maritime sectors,” says that certain of its investment
Grounded Alaska drilling unit refloated and under tow
JANUARY 7, 2013 — The Unified Command reports that At approximately 10:10 p.m., the Shell drilling vessel Kulluk which grounded New Year’s Eve (see earlier story) was refloated from its Sitkalidak Island
USCG releases DEA for Bayonne Bridge mod
JANUARY 7, 2013 —The Coast Guard has announced the release of a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) and public comment period for the proposed modification of the Port Authority of NY/NJ owned Bayonne
W&T Offshore to pay $1 million in CWA case
JANUARY 4, 2013 – W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) reports that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has accepted a previously announced agreement between the U.S. Attorney’s Office
Latest subsea-support vessel joins Vroon Offshore fleet
JANUARY 4, 2013 – Vroon Offshore Services’ latest addition to its subsea-support fleet, VOS Sweet, safely completed its voyage from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China and arrived in the Netherlands yesterday. Some