Port of New Orleans CEO: Isaac “not our first rodeo”
AUGUST 28, 2012 —”Our staff and terminal operators have taken all of the necessary precautions in anticipation of the worst, while we hope for the best,” said Port of New Orleans President
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Newport News opens new sub module outfitting facility
AUGUST 25, 2012 — Forget the giant scissors! Newport News Shipbuilding used a 410-ton unit that will be part of the submarine Illinois (SSN 786) to break the ribbon at Saturday’s opening
Skandi Aker gets milestone well-intervention role
JULY 25, 2012 — Aker Solutions’ subsidiary Aker Oilfield Services has received a contract from Total E&P Angola for providing subsea intervention services from the oil services company’s purpose-built intervention vessel, Skandi
Graig takes delivery of handy size bulker newbuild
JULY 26, 2012 — Cardiff, U.K., based Graig Group has taken delivery of the the first of two Seahorse 35 class vessels building for Graig and partners at Jiangdong Shipyard, Wu Hu,
Administration looks to cut port project red tape
JULY 20, 2012 — Seven infrastructure projects at five major ports are the first to be expedited under a Presidential Executive Order issued in March of this year that charges the Office
Atlantic Towing purchases new AHTS vessel
JULY 13, 2012—Atlantic Towing, Limited (ATL), St. John’s, New Brunswick, recently purchased a new 16,300 bhp Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessel from Singapore’s Jaya Holdings Limited. The as-yet-to-be-named vessel is a
Austal USA hosts ribbon cutting ceremony
JULY 8, 2012 — Austal USA held a ribbon cutting ceremony at its Mobile, Alabama, shipyard July 6. The event marked the opening of not one but three new buildings – Module
TTS Group buys Hamburg marine crane manufacturer NMF
JULY 6, 2012 — Bergen, Norway, headquartered TTS Group ASA has entered into an agreement to purchase Hamburg, Germany, marine crane specialist Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik GmbH (NMF). Closing is expected to be finalized
Clay Maitland named to Glacier Society board
JUNE 29, 2012 —Clay Maitland has been named to the board of The Glacier Society, the non-profit foundation fighting to save the historic icebreaker U.S.S./USCGC Glacier from demolition. Mr. Maitland is managing
Keppel O&M yards in U.S. and Azerbaijan book contracts worth $70 million
JUNE 28, 2012 — Transocean’s semisubmersible offshore drilling rig Sedco 77 is headed for the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas. has secured a contract from Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc. (Transocean)