SUNY Maritime to have its first woman president
Rear Admiral Wendi Carpenter, USN, has been appointed president of SUNY Maritime College. She will be the first woman to hold that post. Admiral Carpenter is currently serving as the Commander of
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Maersk declares option for two more drillships
Maersk Drilling, a business unit within the A.P. Moller- Maersk group, has declared its option to build two ultra deepwater drillships at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea and has obtained a
Aker Solutions to provide drilling package for DSME drillship newbuild
Aker Solutions has won a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Equipment to supply a complete drilling equipment package for a new deepwater drillship. The contract is worth about NOK 540 million.
ABS announces sweeping management changes
A sweeping series of management appointments at ABS, effective July 1, will position a new generation of executives that, says, the classification society “will help define the role and scope of class
Senate bill that would have sped up offshore drilling is defeated
As gasoline prices edge up to a nationwide average of $4, there’s been lots of talk going on in Washington about giving American consumers relief by increasing domestic energy production of oil
Rowan sells LeTourneau for $1.1 billion cash
Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: RDC) announced today that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with Joy Global, Inc. , a worldwide leader in high-productivity mining solutions, to sell all shares
Su-Jou Kim makes management changes at STX Finland
The acting President and Chairman of STX Finland, Mr. Su-Jou Kim, has decided to reorganize STX Finland´s management group to improve the efficiency, synergies and competitiveness of STX Finland. The shake-up comes
Horizon Lines names Bill Hamlin as Senior VP Operations
Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE:HRZ) today announced that William A. Hamlin has been named Senior Vice President of Operations for the company’s Horizon Lines, LLC operating subsidiary. Mr. Hamlin reports to Brian Taylor,
ABS fleet hits new record level
Classification society ABS achieved another record performance in fleet size during 2010, reported Chairman Robert D. Somerville at today’s annual meeting. An eight percent increase in gross tonnage from year-end 2009 resulted
Seadrill exercises drillship option at Samsung
Seadrill has exercised an option to build a new ultra-deepwater dual derrick drillship at the Samsung shipyard in South Korea. Total project price is estimated at $600 million (including project management, drilling