Port state control to crack down on ships’ fire safety
JUNE 3, 2012 — Port state control agencies in 43 countries are to crack down on ships’ compliance with international fire safety requirements. Countries covered by the Paris and Tokyo MOUs are
Bollinger Shipyards delivers second FRC to Coast Guard
JUNE 3, 2012 — Bollinger Shipyards has officially delivered the Richard Etheridge, the second vessel in the Coast Guard’s Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (FRC) recapitalization project. The Coast Guard took delivery May
Doug Koenen back at Art Anderson Associates
JUNE 3, 2012 — Art Anderson Associates,Bremerton, Wash., has recently re-hired Doug Koenen, PE, LEED-AP as a Senior Mechanical Engineer. A previous employee of the firm, Mr. Koenen has been brought in
Exmar awards Wison EPCIC contract for world’s first FLRSU
JUNE 1, 2012 — Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd., a subsidiary of the Wison Group, has been award contract by the Exmar group for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning
More containership operators opt for Gibdock as repair location
JUNE 1, 2012 — Gibraltar-based ship repairer Gibdock has been seeing a high volume of workflow from the containership market. The latest German owner to select the shipyard for containership work is
Year in prison for Master in Belfast collision with Stena ferry
JUNE 1, 2012 — The master of a Cook Islands registered, 2,376 dwt general cargo ship that collided with an inbound Stena ferry headed for Belfast is to serve one year in
Maersk orders third harsh environment jack-up at Keppel FELS
JUNE 1, 2012 — Maersk Drilling has ordered a new ultra harsh, high specification jack-up rig at Keppel FELS in Singapore backed by a four-year-contract with Statoil for development drilling on the
GC Rieber Shipping orders subsea construction vessel
JUNE 1, 2012—Norway’s Ulstein has signed a NOK 800 million ($131.8 million) contract for the delivery of a high capacity subsea construction vessel based on its SX121 design to GC Rieber Shipping,
Carnival takes delivery of Carnival Breeze
JUNE 1, 2012—Carnival Cruise Lines, Miami, FL, took delivery of the 130,000-gross ton Carnival Breeze at a traditional maritime handover ceremony held on May 31 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
Waterways Council names Debra A. Colbert Senior Vice President
MAY 31, 2012 — The Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) Board of Directors has named Debra A. Colbert as Senior Vice President, effective June 1, 2012. Colbert currently serves as Director of Communications