Fox News appearance by AMO’s Bethel draws criticism
APRIL 23, 2013 — American Maritime Officers Association president Tom Bethel (right in picture) has joined the ranks of those who find themselves coming under fire after making an appearance on Fox
Vard gets LOI for LNG-fueled PSV
APRIL 23, 2013 — Vard reports that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Stavanger, Norway, based Simon Møkster Shipping for the design and construction of a platform supply vessel
Band-Aids for ships?
APRIL 23, 2013 — Moms keep Band-Aids in the house and the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) keeps salvage patches aboard Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs). The NCA has recently renewed its service agreement
Odfjell buys in time chartered chemical tanker
APRIL 23, 2013 — Odfjell has entered into a contract for the purchase of MT Bow Engineer, a 30,086 dwt chemical tanker (IMO II) with 28 stainless steel cargo tanks, built in
IMO panel looks at how to handle crime on board ship
APRIL 23, 2013 — IMO’s Legal Committee has approved draft guidelines on the preservation and collection of evidence after an allegation of a serious crime on board a ship, or after a
Navios to acquire 10 ships from HSH Nordbank debtors
APRIL 22, 2013 — Angeliki Frangou led Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NM) and Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: NNA) have executed a binding letter of intent to acquire ten vessels, composed
Raytheon Anschütz books OSV bridge orders
APRIL 22, 2013 — Kiel, Germany, based navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz reports a number of contract awards for the delivery of integrated bridge systems to newbuild vessels for offshore operations. Raytheon
Leadership change at Tognum AG
APRIL 22, 2013 — MTU parent Tognum AG says that Executive Board Chairman and CEO Joachim Coers will, at his own request, hand over his position to his deputy Dr. Ulrich Dohle
Island Offshore wins major contract extension
APRIL 22, 2013 — Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and Ulstein families are partners, has been awarded a major contract extension by BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd. The two-year contract extension
Keppel gets into ocean mining
APRIL 22, 2013 — Keppel Corporation Limited (Keppel Corporation) has today announced the formation of Ocean Mineral Singapore Pte. Ltd. (OMS), which intends to explore for polymetallic nodules several kilometers beneath the