Brent Barker joins Bollinger Shipyards
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., has hired Brent Barker(left) as sales representative for its ten shipyards and support services. “Mr. Barker has been in the industry for over
Davie awards Wärtsilä contract for STQ ferry packages
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 — Wärtsilä says it will supply an integrated solution for two dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) RoPax passenger ferries being built by Canadian shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada for Société
NASSCO to build two LNG-ready tankers for Seabulk
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (GD), has entered into a contract with Seabulk Tankers, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc.
Pacific Radiance orders Ulstein PSV pair
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 — Singapore based Pacific Radiance Group has ordered two platform supply vessels of the Ulstein PX121 X Bow design for construction at a Chinese yard. The vessels are estimated
Low sulfur fuel on the agenda at IMO London lunch event
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 — MARPOL Annex VI requirements for low sulfur fuel were the theme of remarks made yesterday by U.K. shipping minister Stephen Hammond MP (whose formal title is actually Parliamentary
Low sulfur fuel on the agenda at IMO London lunch event
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 — MARPOL Annex VI requirements for low sulfur fuel were the theme of remarks made yesterday by U.K. shipping minister Stephen Hammond MP (whose formal title is actually Parliamentary
Shell settles with EPA in Alaska drilling Clean Air Act case
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 — Shell has just had to add another $1.1 million to the costs of its 2012 Alaska drilling program. Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc. and Shell Offshore, Inc. last
Scotland’s Craig Group orders six newbuilds in Spain
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 — Scotland’s family owned Craig Group, today is investing £70 million (about $1,096 million) to build six new vessels at the Balenciaga Shipyard in Northern Spain. Four D class
Chinese yard lays keel of PSV for Nigeria’s Pheranzy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 — Chris Ezuede, Chairman and CEO of Nigeria’s Pheranzy Offshore reports that Chinese shipbuilder Hongda Marine Co. has laid the keel of the first of two FOCAL 522 Class
USCG investigates drifting barge incident
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 — The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating an incident involving a loaded Tidewater Barge grain barge was found floating unlit and unmanned in the Columbia River late Friday night. Whoever