GL appoints SVP Global Sales
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has appointed Christian Freiherr von Oldershausen to the newly created position of Senior Vice President Global Sales. In his new position, Mr. von Oldershausen will be responsible for enhancing
New orders take Keppel O&M 2011 sales past S$10 billion mark
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. has secured contracts totaling S$150 million from international customers. In Singapore, Keppel Singmarine, the specialized shipbuilding division of Keppel O&M, has entered into contracts for the building
MOL orders high efficiency Cape-size bulker
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has ordered a 209,000 dwt cape-size bulker at Universal Shipbuilding Corporation. Slated for completion in late 2014, the ship will incorporate key technologies from MOL’s next-generation ISHIN-III
BAE Systems Ship Repair in settlement in immigration case
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
Jumbo Shipping exercises option at Brodosplit
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
USCG eases TWIC requirement for some mariners
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
Pirates hijack Italian-owned tanker
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
India’s L&T Shipbuilding to get technological support from Mitsubishi Heavy
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
COSCO Dalian secures VLCC to FPSO conversion order
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
SEACOR takes stake in European wind farm utility vessel operator
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.