Insurer launches new Inland Marine division
AUGUST 19, 2013 — Covington, La., headquartered Fidelis Group Holdings, LLC (FGH) has formed a new Inland Marine Division that will be based out of the New York office of its subsidiary
T&T Salvage responds to oil platform fire
AUGUST 19, 2013 — A Galveston-based firefighting team dispatched to an oil platform fire by T&T Salvage has returned safely after dealing with the incident. T&T Salvage has a network of prepositioned
GSA auctioning off survey ship
AUGUST 19, 2013 — The GSA is auctioning off the T-AGS-51 survey ship, ex-John McDonnell. Built by Halter Marine, Inc. in 1989, she has the following dimensions: overall length – 208 feet,
Polarcus says more about WesternGeco suit
AUGUST 19, 2013 — Polarcus Limited (OSE: PLCS) today issued the following additional information on the the law suit filed against it by WesternGeco L.L.C. (See earlier story). Following is the text
Clarksons: “trading in line with expectations”
AUGUST 19, 2013 — London based shipping services giant Clarkson PLC (LSE:CKN) today released half year results for the period ended June 30, 2013 that saw revenues down slightly to £89.1 million
Cammell Laird christens first newbuildings in 20 years
AUGUST 16, 2013 — Britain’s Cammell Laird has marked a milestone with the christening of two ferries that are the first complete ships constructed at its Birkenhead shipyard since since the submarine
Polarcus faces patent infringement suit
AUGUST 16, 2013 — Marine geophysical specialist Polarcus Limited (OSE: PLCS), which operates a fleet of eight advanced seismic vessels, says that it has today been advised that WesternGeco L.L.C. filed a
PNSY completes SSN 720 PIRA off-yard
AUGUST 16, 2013 — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) has completed pre-inactivation restricted availability (PIRA) of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) on-time and under budget, NAVSEA announced Aug. 15.
Gaslog paying less for two additional LNG newbuilds
AUGUST 16, 2013 — GasLog Ltd. (NYSE:GLOG) has added two new 174,000 cu. m tri-fuel diesel electric LNG carriers to the two ordered from South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in
Electric Boat gets $11.99 million mod to Virginia contract
AUGUST 16, 2013 — Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded an $11,992,933 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2104) for continued procurement and manufacturing of onboard repair parts to be