New leadership for TOTE Services
JANUARY 15, 2013 — Maritime industry veteran Captain Jorge Aguirre has announced his retirement from TOTE Services after 33 years with the company. TOTE Services offers crewing and technical services to meet
Electric Boat gets $55.6 million more for SSN 782 PSA
JANUARY 15, 2013 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $51,687,173 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (N00024-03-C-2101) for the planning and execution of the USS
Enterprise Marine wins SeaRiver contract
JANUARY 15, 2013 — Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) today announced that its wholly owned affiliate, Enterprise Marine Services LLC, has entered into a multi-year contract to provide ExxonMobil subsidiary SeaRiver,
Jurong Shipyard rights tilted rig
JANUARY 15, 2013 — Sembcorp Marine reports that Jurong Shipyard has successfully restored and floated Noble Regina, the jack-up rig that tilted on December 3, 2012, to its original upright position following
MSC extends charter of Austal catamaran
JANUARY 15, 2013 — The United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) has extended the charter of the Austal high speed vessel WestPac Express for six months with the award of a
MTNW offers bollard pull measuring equipment rentals
JANUARY 15, 2013 — Seattle-based Measurement Technology NW (MTNW) is now renting out tension measuring equipment for bollard pull testing. The equipment includes tension measuring links, shackles, running line tensiometers, and data-logging
Trailer Bridge makes CEO appointment
JANUARY 14, 2013 — Trailer Bridge, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Chris J. Dombalis as a Board Member and Chief Executive Officer of the company, effective January
Vigor orders giant floating dry dock for Portland
JANUARY 14, 2013 — Vigor Industrial has reached an agreement with Daoda Marine Heavy Industry Company (DDHI) to purchase a new floating dry dock for $40 million. At 960 feet long, with
Consortium to build Zentech jack-up in China
JANUARY 14, 2013 — Houston headquartered Zentech, Inc. is participating in a strategic cooperation agreement for fully integrated jack-up drilling rig construction. Zentech, China’s CSSC Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding Company Ltd. and TSC
Seaway traffic went up in 2012 season
JANUARY 14, 2013 — The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) says that tonnage increased by 4 percent to 38.9 million tonnes during the 2012 navigation season, exceeding its original forecast by