As part of its commitment to the environment, Norwegian Cruise Line applied International Paint’s biocide free, Intersleek foul release coatings to the 78,309 grt cruise ship Norwegian Sun when it was built
Japan Drilling Company has placed its first newbuild offshore drilling rig order in six years. It has awarded Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard a contract worth about $210 million for a KFELS Super
Marcon International Inc. of Coupeville, Wash., has brokered the sale of the dive support vessel “Ocean Project” from Oceaneering International, Inc. of Houston, Texas to private South American interests. The Vanuatu-flagged “Ocean
Many in the U.S. shipbuilding industry find the Coast Guard’s logic in determining what constitutes a foreign rebuild to be weird, if not perverse. For instance, in one case, a new inner
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s FY 2012 budget request includes just $358 million for all U.S. Maritime Administration activities. However, the request for Marad’s Operations and Training is $162 million, an increase
The Department of Homeland Security has released some initial details of its FY 2012 budget It seeks. among other things. to push ahead with recapitalization of the Coast Guard and to fund
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its subsidiary Keppel FELS Brasil, announced today that it had secured two contracts totalling R$500 million (approx. S$381.4 million) for Floating Production storage
Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore ASA has placed a newbuilding contract worth over NOK 800 million(about $138 million) with Ulstein Verft AS. It covers the construction of a 165 m offshore IMR/ construction vessel
Todd Shipyards Corporation (NYSE:TOD) reports that the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded its Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation subsidiary a $4,883,691 modification to previously awarded contract HSCG85-11-C-P45631 in support of repairs and alterations
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
