Watson to quit BSEE to lead ABS Americas
JULY 9, 2013 —James A. Watson, Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), is to join ABS as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Americas Division on September
Stena Oil protests São Tomé “show trial,” ship grabs
JULY 9, 2013 — Sweden’s Stena Oil says that the West African republic of São Tomé e Príncipe has wrongfully confiscated two ships it had chartered including the cargo. The captains have
Meridian Ocean signs with Rainmaker
JULY 9, 2013—Rainmaker LLC, headquartered in Mobile, AL, with a newly opened office in Houston, TX, recently signed an exclusive representation contract with subsea inspection specialist Meridian Ocean Services, Newport, RI. The
Schettino trial postponed because of lawyers’ strike
JULY 9, 2013 — The trial of Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino, 52, opened today in Grosseto, Italy, where it is being held in a theater rather than the small court room.
MOL Comfort still burning
JULY 9, 2013 — The fire that broke out July 6 at the rear end of the remaining section of MOL Comfort was still burning as of 0030 UTC (0930 JST) today
Dockwise books $175 million in new contracts
JULY 9, 2013 — Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. reports that since mid-June its Dockwise subsidiary has won $175 million in new contracts for heavy marine transport as well as transport and installation
Pirate-held vessel sinks in rough seas
JULY 9, 2013 — EU Naval Force says that the Malaysian flagged Motor Vessel MV Albedo, held by armed pirates at an anchorage close to the Somali Coast, has sunk in rough
Lloyd Werft to build pipelay/construction vessel
JULY 9, 2013 — Ceona has finalized an agreement with Germany’s Lloyd Werft for the construction of a large multi-function, dynamically positioned construction vessel, the Ceona Amazon. At the contract signing ceremony
Thordon launches ThorPlas-Blue for deck machinery
JULY 9, 2013 —Burlington, Ontario, based Thordon Bearings Inc. has launched ThorPlas-Blue, an addition to its grease-free polymer lineup that can be back-fit into virtually all deck machinery applications where greased bronze
Navy moves ahead on TAO-(X)
JULY 8, 2013 — The U.S.Navy is moving ahead with its plans for a new generation of fleet oilers. NAVSEA’s PEO Ships has awarded shipbuilders NASSCO, Ingalls and VT Halter Marine firm-fixed