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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
JULY 8, 2013 — Norway’s Bergen Group Fosen shipyard has today completed the successful delivery of MV Stavangerfjord to Fjord Line. The 170 m vessel can carry 1,500 passengers and 600 cars
JULY 8, 2013 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) is to install a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system that it has jointly developed with Yanmar and Namura Shipbuilding on all three power
