Maersk Line profits grow
AUGUST 16, 2013 — “We delivered a good operational result for the quarter thanks to improved performance in most of our businesses. Maersk Line has made strong and consistent progress and is
ABB systems chosen for cylindrical accommodation vessels
AUGUST 16, 2013 — ABB is to provide integrated solutions onboard two offshore accommodation vessels that include the electrical propulsion system, Azipod CZ and automation system The accommodation vessels are being built
Weeks Marine awarded Hurricane Sandy work
AUGUST 15, 2013—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently awarded a firm-fixed-price, no option, non-multi-year, award with a maximum value of $26.4 million to Weeks Marine, Inc., Covington, LA,
NNS installs final CVN 78 aircraft elevator
AUGUST 15, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has installed the third and final aircraft elevator on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford
Another retired USCG admiral named to head BSEE
AUGUST 15, 2013 — When James Watson steps down as Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) at the end of this month, he will be succeeded by another
GAC: Suez Canal transit convoys operating normally
AUGUST 15, 2013 —The State of Emergency and curfew declared yesterday (August 14) is not affecting the Suez Canal transit convoy system, according to GAC. Operations at all Egyptian ports and in
Incat Crowther designs cat optimized for Auckland ops
AUGUST 15, 2013 — A 34 m catamaran passenger ferry under construction at Q-West Boat Builders Ltd.’s Castlecliff, Wanganui, New Zealand, shipyard is the result of a thorough review of network requirements,
Deep Sea Supply looks to add PSV newbuilds
AUGUST 15, 2013 — Cyprus based offshore service vessel operator Deep Sea Supply (Oslo: DSS) said today that it is in discussions with a company affiliated with its largest shareholder, John Fredriksen’s
Pilots monitor fatigue with hat that measures brainwaves
AUGUST 15, 2013 — Australian Reef Pilots (ARP), a pilotage company that provides licensed pilots for the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef, is trialing a baseball cap that monitors the wearer’s
Austal lays keel for third Cape class
AUGUST 15, 2013 — Austal is making rapid progress with the eight 56 m Cape Class patrol vessels that it is designing, building and supporting for the Australian Customs and Border Protection