Resolve releases details of Guam dry dock refloat
Resolve Marine Group has released some details on how it successfully raised and refloated the “Machinist” dry dock at Guam Shipyard in Apra Harbor, Guam. The 825 ft floating dry dock sank
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Drilling permit is first for well with MWCC capping stack
BOEMRE yesterday approved a fourth deepwater drilling permit that complies with the onerous new safety standards implemented in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill. These standards include
17m windfarm cat from Sea Speed Design
Australia-based Sea Speed Design has completed and released its new 17 meter windfarm catamaran design. Developed in accordance with Ireland’s Norfolk Marine, the design, named the Tern Class Catamaran, is based on
Bourbon reports increased annual revenues
Paris-headquartered Bourbon reports that revenues in 2010 came to EUR 849.9 million, up 4.6 percent from the previous year. Compared with the second half of 2009, revenues in the second half of
Vantage to supervise construction of Aker drillships at DSME
Houston-headquartered Vantage Drilling Company today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to provide services related to design, construction and commissioning on behalf of Aker Drilling ASA of two ultra deepwater
Incat Crowther to design 42 m cat for Indonesia
Incat Crowther has secured a contract to design a 42 m wave piercing catamaran ferry for Indonesian operator Quicksilver Bali. Quicksilver runs day tours and dinner cruises out of Bali, using the
NTSB docket document implicates cell phone use in Duck Boat disaster
The NTSB has opened the docket on its investigation of the July 7, 2010 incident in which, at about 2:37 pm, the 250- foot-long empty sludge barge The Resource, which was being
Crew safe in citadel: Pirates surrender to CTF warship
With the crew of a tanker safe in its “citadel,” four pirates surrendered when naval forces arrived. The ship’s request for assistance led to Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship USS Bulkeley (DDG
Campaign to raise awareness of piracy launched by world maritime organizations
Some of the world’s most influential maritime organizations have created a campaign to raise awareness regarding the social and economic costs of piracy and urge international governments to take a firmer stand
American Feeder Lines to start first service
American Feeder Lines, which says its vision and mission is the “realization of America’s Marine Highways,” says it will start operations in the second quarter of 2011. Last year the company hired