Somali pirates hijack tanker at Omani anchorage
A maritime security alert has been issued after the Marshall Islands flagged MV Fairchem Bogey was seized early in the morning on August 20, whilst anchored at the Omani port of Salalah.
Richardson Devine launches 558-passenger catamaran ferry
Incat Crowther, Newport, NSW, Australia, reports that Hobart, Tasmania, shipbuilder Richardson Devine Marine recently launched the 37 m catamaran passenger ferry Kilimanjaro III. It is the third vessel from the designer builder
BAE Mobile shipyard to build IHC-Merwede designed dredge for Weeks
BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama has been selected by Weeks Marine, Inc. to build an 8,500 cubic yard capacity twin screw trailing suction hopper dredge at its Mobile, Alabama facility. Upon completion,
Puerto Rico based shipping company sentenced in pollution case
Puerto Rico based Epps Shipping Company has been sentenced in federal court for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and making false statements to U.S. Coast Guard inspectors, according
Interior moves forward on Massachusetts and Rhode Island offshore wind
As part of the “Smart from the Start” offshore wind energy initiative to speed siting, leasing and construction of new offshore wind projects, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of
Horizon Shipbuilding delivers towboat to FMT
Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala, has delivered the third in a series of 120 ft towboats to Florida Marine Transporters of Mandeville, La. The M/V Brees joins sister ships, M/V’s
Third-generation Anderson joins Bremerton, Wash., firm
Nikolas “Ben” Anderson, P.E. has become the third generation of his family to join Art Anderson Associates. The family firm was established in downtown Bremerton, Wash., by his grandparents, Arthur L. Anderson,
ABB inaugurates Azipod C manufacturing base in China
ABB today inaugurated a new manufacturing base in Shanghai, China. Located in the Lingang New Development Zone, the 37,000 square meter facility will initially have an annual output of 60 Azipod C
DOF Subsea Asia Pacific wins contracts worth $47 million
DOF ASA reports that its DOF Subsea Asia Pacific subsidiary has secured multiple contracts awards in Asia and Australia over the last couple of weeks with a total contract value of about
Rolls-Royce to design and equip Brasil Supply OSV newbuilds
Rolls-Royce is to design and equip two UT 735 SE offshore supply vessels for Brasil Supply S.A., which is headquartered in Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The order is worth GBP15