STX OSV set for recovery in demand in large AHTS market
FEBRUARY 26, 2013 — Roy Reite, CEO and Executive Director of STX OSV, says the group is “well-suited to serve the thriving subsea construction vessel market, for which we are still seeing
Experts meet at IMO HQ to update ship GHG inventory
FEBRUARY 26, 2013 — Underscoring the fact that restrictions on exhaust emissions from ships are only likely to get stricter, an Expert Workshop got underway this week at IMO Headquarters in London
Paris MOU: Ships’ fire safety still a serious concern
FEBRUARY 26, 2013 — “Fire safety is clearly not top priority on every ship and that is a serious concern,” says Richard Schiferli (left), Secretary General of the Paris MoU on port
Messina newbuilds to have Wärtsilä exhaust gas cleaning
FEBRUARY 26, 2013 — Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has awarded Wärtsilä a contract to supply exhaust gas cleaning systems for four new container RO/RO (ConRo) vessels being built for Italy’s Ignazio
Polluted in American Samoa, fined $2.2 million in D.C.
FEBRUARY 25, 2013 – Pacific International Lines, a Singapore-based container ship company, was sentenced today in D.C. federal court under the terms of a plea agreement that requires the company to pay
Crowley adds Farhad Rajabi to project management team
FEBRUARY 25, 2013 – Crowley Maritime Corporation’s solutions group has named Farhad Rajabi vice president of its project management team. He will work out of the group’s Houston office and report to
GPA releases more details of Jackson Offshore PSVs
FEBRUARY 25, 2013 — Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) has released some more details of the two platform supply vessels that BAE Systems is building
MTN Satellite offers new broadband solution
FEBRUARY 25, 2013 — Miramar, FL, based MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) say it has entered into an exclusive partnership with BATS, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, to market the Broadband Antenna Tracking and Stabilization
UK Club attracts new tonnage
FEBRUARY 25, 2013 — The UK P&I Club (the UK Club) says that, following the closure of the renewal season on February, 20, it has attracted over three million gross tons of
G.C. Rieber firms up newbuild contract at Kleven
FEBRUARY 25, 2013 — Norway’s G.C. Rieber Shipping reports today that agreements with Kleven Verft to build a new seismic vessel and charter agreements with Dolphin Geophysical have received board approval and