PetroVietnam unit orders jack-up at Keppel FELS
JULY 3, 2012 — Vietnam’s PV Drilling Overseas (PVDO), a unit of PetroVietnam has placed an order at Singapore’s Keppel FELS for a KFELS B Class jack-up rig for approximately US$210 million.
STX Finland gets LOI for two LNG fueled ferries
JULY 3, 2012 — Scandlines and STX Finland s signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) covering construction of two new ferries, each with a capacity of 1,300 passengers and 72 trucks or
USCG Petty Officer to face sex charge court martial
JULY 3, 2012 — Incidents alleged to have occurred aboard the Coast Guard Cutters Polar Star and Gallatin are among those that will see a Coast Guard Petty Officer face a court-martial
Scorpio Tankers gets into LPG sector
JULY 3, 2012 — “We are excited about our entry into LPG which we have long considered an extension of the product market,” said Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) CEO and chairman
Bergen to sell a chunk of its shipbuilding business
JULY 2, 2013 — Norway’s Bergen Group looks to be set to sell off a chunk of its shipyard business. It says it “is now in the final phase of clarifying a
Tougher Australian maritime laws take effect
JULY 2, 2013 — Australia yesterday replaced century-old maritime laws with new requirements for commercial seafarers and vessels as the Navigation Act 2012 and Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) Law Act 2012
Excel Maritime files for Chapter 11
JULY 2, 2013 — Athens headquartered bulker operator Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. has now gone ahead with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that it said it planned in a form 6K filed
New system allows permanent underwater propeller repairs
JULY 2, 2013 — Hydrex says that its R&D department has now developed a repair system that allows permanent underwater repairs be made to every type of propeller in dry conditions. All
IMO to trim subcommittees
JULY 2, 2013 — IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) have agreed to a restructuring of IMO’s Sub-Committees that will see the number of Sub-Committees trimmed from
MAN Diesel & Turbo announces two new giant engines
JULY 2, 2013 — MAN Diesel & Turbo is responding to market developments pushing further optimization of the propulsion efficiency of large containerships. It has announced two significant additions to its engine