MOL and MHI start inspections of MOL Comfort sisters
JUNE 25, 2013 — In its latest update on the June 17 incident in which the five year old containership MOL Comfort broke into two sections (see earlier story) Mitsui O.S.K. Lines,
Atwood orders fourth drillship at DSME
JUNE 25, 2013 — Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE:ATW) reports that a subsidiary has entered into a turnkey construction contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. to construct a fourth ultra-deepwater
Bollinger delivers fourth tug in series to Crowley
June 24, 2013—Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, LA, recently delivered the DP 2 classed Ocean Sky, the fourth of four Ocean Class tugs for Crowley Maritime Corporation, Jacksonville, FL. The first two Ocean
Damen delivers newbuild seismic support chasers
JUNE 24, 2013 — The delivery of the ‘Aquarius-G’ and her sister ship ‘Astra-G’ to offshore services company Rederij Groen, Scheveningen, the Netherlands has taken delivery of the Seismic Research Support Vessels
Campbell to christen two new towboats, dry dock
June 24, 2013—Campbell Transportation Co, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, will christen two new 65 ft towboats for its fleet and a 150 ft drydock for its shipyard in ceremonies tomorrow. The 150 ft
Color Line to retrofit Ropax with exhaust gas scrubbers
JUNE 24, 2013 — Norwegian cruise and ferry operator Color Line has contracted Wärtsilä to retrofit four exhaust gas cleaning systems to its SuperSpeed 2 Ropax ferry. The installation is expected to
Aker Solutions and Statoil cancel Cat B contract
JUNE 24, 2013 — Aker Solutions ASA and Statoil ASA have canceled a contract for delivery of a semisubmersible rig capable of year-round well-intervention services on the Norwegian continental shelf. The companies
Japan: “PCTC cut fishing vessel in two”
JUNE 24, 2013 — Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) was informed by the Japanese Coast Guard that on June 23 at 10:15 hours (LT), the Japanese-flagged fishing vessel Yujin Maru no. 7 was
Grandweld wins contract for four 42 m crewboats
JUNE 24, 2013 — Dubai, United Arab Emirates, based Grandweld Shipyards, has won a contract worth over $21 million from Mexico’s COTEMAR, S.A. de C.V. to design and build four 42 m
HII’s Barb Niland receives Virgina Business CFO Award
JUNE 24, 2013 — Barb Niland of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has received a Virginia Business CFO Award. Ms. Niland, HII’s corporate vice president of business management and chief financial officer, was