SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 — Tank barge operator Kirby Corporation reports that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Allied Transportation Company, a subsidiary of Allied Marine Industries, and
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 — MAN Diesel & Turbo has introduced the latest addition to its four-stroke portfolio, the L35/44DF engine. The dual fuel engine has been developed to comply with IMO Tier
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 — Bollinger Marine Fabricators, L.L.C., Amelia, La., a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. company, has delivered the B. No. 250, a newly designed and constructed 55,000 barrel OPA’90 compliant tank barge
SEPTEMBER 4, 2011 — Gavin Higgins has joined Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, Wash. as Chief Operating Officer (COO). His duties will include oversight of engineering, production, project management, purchasing and facilities.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 —The UK P&I Club has formally announced a reorganization of its structure to establish the UK Europe as the sole provider of direct insurance business to UK Club Members.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 — German broadcaster Deutsche Welle says that Abu Dhabi based shipbuilder Abu Dhabi Mar (ADM) has expressed its interest in taking over P+S Werften, which last week became the
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 — Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is launching a new high capacity portable plasma cutter designed specifically for marine use. The new Unitor UPC1041 has been designed help shipowners and
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 — The “Big Three” counter-piracy task forces (NATO’s Operation Ocean Shield, European Union Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta and Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) are calling upon
SEPTEMBER 2—A keel laying and dedication ceremony was recently held at Dakota Creek Industries, Anacortes, WA, for AGOR-27 and 28, the first two of a new class of advanced Oceanographic Research Vessels.
AUGUST 31, 2012 — McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) is returning to Spanish shipbuilder Metalships and Docks SAU for another high capacity reeled pipelay vessel with top-tier payload capacity. Tentatively named Lay
