Captain Eric Clarke takes helm at Imtech Marine USA
AUGUST 21, 2013 — Rotterdam headquartered Imtech Marine reports that Capt. Eric Clarke is now Managing Director of Houston headquartered lmtech Marine USA. In his 10 year career at sea Capt. Clarke
New gates for expanded canal arrive in Panama
AUGUST 21, 2013 — In another milestone for the Panama Canal Expansion Program, the first four gates for the new locks arrived from the port of Trieste, Italy, to the waterway’s Atlantic
KKR forms $580 million Maritime Finance Company
AUGUST 20, 2013 — Global private equityy investment firm KKR (Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts) today announced the formation of Maritime Finance Company, a new specialty finance company created to lend to the
BAE Hawaii gets another $12.8 million for DDG 90 repairs
AUGUST 20, 2013 — BAE Systems Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a $12,820,427 modification to previously awarded contract (N0024-06-C-4408) for repairs to the USS Chafee (DDG 90). This repair modification consists
Bollinger Shipyards delivers seventh Sentinel Class cutter
AUGUST 20, 2013—Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, LA, has delivered the Charles David Jr., the seventh Fast Response Cutter (FRC) in the Sentinel Class to the U.S. Coast Guard. Bollinger has been awarded
Seatankers takes delivery of third PSV from Zhejiang
AUGUST 20, 2013 — John Fredriksen’s Seatankers Group has taken delivery of Sea Forth, the third of twelve Ulstein PX105 design platform supply vessels on order at the Zhejiang shipyard in Ningbo,
Bahri joins MOU studying Saudi super yard
AUGUST 20, 2013 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saudi Aramco and the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), one of the largest shipping companies
Port of Long Beach cuts air pollution
AUGUST 20, 2013 — The Port of Long Beach has cut emissions of diesel particulates by 81 percent since 2005, according to an analysis released today. The results for 2012 mark six
Floatel orders another semi from Keppel FELS shipyard
AUGUST 20, 2013— Floatel International (OSE:FLOAT) has signed a contract with Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited to build its fifth semi-submersible accommodation vessel, due for delivery in December 2015. The value of the
Last Avondale-built LPD completes builder’s trials
AUGUST 20, 2013 — The amphibious transport dock Somerset (LPD 25), the ninth San Antonio-class ship built at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, returned Friday from successful builder’s sea trials