The U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement with BAE Systems Ship Repair Inc. to settle allegations that its subsidiary, BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama LLC, engaged in a pattern or practice
Heavy lift operator Jumbo Shipping has exercised an option for the construction of a second heavy lift vessel at Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit. The ship will be a sister ship to the vessel
The Coast Guard has announced the publication of a policy letter that exempts a number of mariners from the requirement to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential when renewing or obtaining a
Italian shipowner Marnavi confirmed yesterday that its tanker Enrico Ievoli had been hijacked in position 18.3N – 57.6E. Marnavi said the M/T Enrico Ievoli was hijacked offshorethe Oman coastline while it was
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is to provide technological support for the construction of commercial vessels to L&T Shipbuilding Limited (LTSB), the shipbuilding arm of India’s Larsen & Toubro Limited. MHI
China’s COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co., Ltd. has secured a contract to convert the VLCC Sunrise Jewel to a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for a Japanese shipowner. The FPSO is
Houma, La., based SEACOR Marine LCC reports that it has invested in Windcat Workboats Holdings Ltd, a European operator of wind farm utility vessels. SEACOR Marine, a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc.
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) recently completed an unannounced oil spill drill to assess Stone Energy Corporation’s ability to respond to a hypothetical blowout experienced by one of its
Søren Skou was recently appointed the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Maersk Line. The appointment will be effective January 16, 2012. Previously, Skou has been the CEO of Maersk Tankers for
Shipping lines should be in full compliance with the Manila amendments to International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers on January 1, 2012 or face stiff penalties, warns
