Bourbon CEO sees offshore service market upswing ahead
Christian Lefèvre, CEO of Paris headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon SA (GBB) says the industry has “arrived at the end of a downturn that has lasted since late 2008, and the market
Ingalls Shipbuilding starts fabrication of fourth NSC
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has celebrated the “start of fabrication” of the U.S. Coast Guard’s fourth National Security Cutter, Hamilton (WMSL 753). The shipbuilding milestone
SeaArk Marine suspends acceptance of new boat orders
Aluminum boat manufacturer SeaArk Marine, Inc. of Monticello, Arkansas, says that it will temporarily suspend acceptance of new boat orders until further notice. Citing “very sporadic and extremely low (new construction) sales
German ship manager hires GreySide to provide armed maritime security
Germany’s NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG has chosen Herndon, Va., headquartered GreySide Group, Inc. as its exclusive provider of armed maritime security. Initially, NSB will employ security on those vessels
Donjon Marine refloats sunken barge on Kill Van Kull
In early August, the fully loaded hopper barge 2001 sank in approximately 25 feet of water while transiting the Kill Van Kull, the waterway that connects Newark Bay to New York Harbor.
Depressed tanker spot rates could lead to increased scrapping
In its Marine Transportation: Tankers e-newsletter for August 30, Dahlman Rose & Co. reports that weak day rates in the tanker market for older tonnage could lead to increased scrapping. Dahlman Rose
Scorpio tanker completes Northern Sea Route voyage
A tanker managed by Scorpio Ship Management s.a.m. recently completed a voyage from Vitino, Russia to Map Ta Phut, Thailand, via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) — with the assistance of nuclear
MTNW and Delmar pioneer new approach to offshore mooring
Measurement Technology NW (MTNW) reports successful implementation of its running line tensiometer (RLT) technology with a Samson synthetic rope in an offshore mooring monitoring project. This implementation is MTNW’s first use of
Energy audit shows USCG ways to slash cutter energy consumption
Petaluma, Calif., based Alaris Companies LLC has completed an energy audit and report on the U.S. Coast Guard’s 110-ft Patrol Boat (WPB) and 225-ft Seagoing Buoy Tender (WLB) cutter classes. Alaris says
Crowley takes delivery of tenth ATB in 650-series newbuild program
VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss., has delivered Vision/650-10, the last of 10 Articulated Tug Barges (ATBs) in Crowley Maritime Corporation’s 650-series newbuild program. The ATB is now ready to enter service and