Crowley makes VP appointment
JANUARY 3, 2013 — Crowley Maritime Corporation reports that Matt Yacavone has joined the company as vice president of sales and chartering for Crowley’s petroleum services team. He will be based in
Coast Guard lands salvage team on grounded rig
JANUARY 2, 2013 — Shell reports that a team of five salvage experts boarded the grounded drilling unit Kulluk earlier today to conduct a structural assessment to be used to finalize salvage
Signet Shipbuilding delivers deck barge
JANUARY 2, 2013 — Houston-headquartered Signet Maritime Corporation had added a 140 ft x 40 ft deck barge, the Signet 141, to its fleet. Designed by Farrell and Norton Naval Architects of
BAE Norfolk gets $50 million Navy contract mod
JANUARY 2, 2013 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., was awarded on Dec. 28, 2012, a $50,180,546 undefinitized contract action as a modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00024-10-C-4308)
Great Lakes Dredge acquires Terra Contracting assets
JANUARY 2, 2013 — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) reports that it has acquired the assets of Terra Contracting, LLC for approximately $20 million. Great Lakes says thatTerra’s remediation, maintenance/repair,
Cecon gets construction financing for Davie newbuilds
JANUARY 2, 2013 — Cecon ASA has arranged construction financing to complete the three construction vessels it has had on order at Quebec’s Davie shipyard since 2007. Cecon said today that it
Mississippi shutdown looms
JANUARY 2, 2013 — The American Waterways Operators (AWO) and Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) have released revised data on the economic impact of an effective shutdown of the Mississippi River to barge
Shell Alaska drilling unit grounds after tow is lost
JANUARY 2, 2013 — The Shell mobile conical drilling unit Kulluk is stable after running aground New Year’s Eve near Kodiak, Alaska, following failed attempts to tow the vessel in a fierce
Westcon Group buys Florø shipyard and design group
JANUARY 2, 2013 — Norway’s Westcon Group AS has acquired the STX Norway Florø AS shipyard and STX Norway Design Florø AS from STX Europe AS on of December 31st 2012. “We
Electric Boat gets $307.8 million for Virginia class work
DECEMBER 31, 2012 — Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $307,878,000 undefinitized contract action as a modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2115) for additional long-lead-time material associated with the