USCG issues safety alert on fuel switching
MARCH 3, 2015 —Making the required switch from conventional to ultra low sulfur fuel oil before operating within Emission Control Areas is causing headaches. The Coast Guard says that recently, there have
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EU states must act on Mediterranean humanitarian crisis
MARCH 3, 2015 — The humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean Sea is spiralling out of control. EU Member States must act urgently to prevent the loss of thousands more lives, as hundreds
GulfMark Offshore stock under pressure
FEBRUARY 18, 2015—In what is expected to be a challenging year for offshore support vessel operators, investment banker Cowen and Company has put out a “Market Perform” rating on the shares of
Harley Marine installs media wall in communications center
FEBRUARY 2, 2015 — Tug and barge operator Harley Marine Services has installed an 8 m by 6 meter industrial grade LCD screen “media wall” in the communication center at its new
Kirby beats Street expectations
JANUARY 29, 2015 — Houston-headquartered tank barge operator Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) yesterday announced record net earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 of $68.1 million, or $1.19 per share, compared
Offshore leasing plan gets few industry cheers
JANUARY 27, 2015 — The Obama Administration today announced a proposed offshore oil and natural gas leasing program for 2017-2022 that National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi called “a small step
Fergus Campbell to head up Imtech Marine USA
JANUARY 15, 2015 — Imtech Marine has appointed Fergus Campbell as the new Director of Imtech Marine USA. Mr. Campbell worked for the company, when it was Radio Holland USA, from 2000
CBO analyzes Navy 2015 shipbuilding plan
DECEMBER 15, 2014 — The total costs of carrying out the Navy’s 2015 shipbuilding plan—an average of about $21 billion per year (adjusted for inflation to 2014 dollars) over the next 30
Criminal investigation involving Petrobras widens
DECEMBER 14, 2014—Brazil’s state-controlled Petrobras, one of the world’s largest oil companies, said it would once again delay the filing of its third quarter financial statements “in the light of new facts”
Successor to LCS? Beefed up LCS
DECEMBER 12, 2014 — Secretary of Defense yesterday announced his decision on the small surface combatant (SSC) designs that will succeed the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Bottom line: the successors to the