The U.S. Coast Guard has granted ABS the authority to issue Certificates of Fitness on its behalf to U.S.-flagged offshore supply vessels (OSVs) that transport or handle limited amounts of hazardous and
Metairie, La. headquartered Triton Diving Services, LLC has gotten an equity injection from Grey Mountain Partners, LLC , a Boulder, Colo.-based private equity firm. The investment, says Grey Mountain, “provides Triton with
Whatever may be happening on the Baltic Dry Index, shipowners are still ordering bulk carriers. Among shipyards getting bulker orders is China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. It reports that it entered into
General Dynamics Electric Boat plans a $40-million expansion at its Quonset Point, R.I. facility and the addition of 400 jobs at the plant. Electric Boat President John P. Casey gave the news
Britain’s BAE Systems says it has successfully demonstrated a prototype device that will serve as an effective non-lethal deterrent against pirate attacks on shipping. It is a laser beam capable of providing
The American Petroleum Institute said today that the industry has already taken significant action to further improve safety in offshore operations consistent with the recommendations of the presidential commission on the Deepwater
The National Oil Spill Commission set up by President Obama after the Deepwater Horizon tragedy has now issued its full report. It had already released the key findings in a prerelease of
Tom Crowley Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Crowley Maritime Corporation calls the just-announced acquisition of Jarvis International Freight, Inc. “a unique opportunity to extend our logistics services to new industries and
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The Naval Sea Systems Command is conducting market research to determine the availability of new construction of thirty Fast Patrol Vessels. They would be procured under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case
