Pipelay vessel snags long term charter from Petrobras
APRIL 19, 2017 — DOF Subsea and TechnipFMC report that the Skandi Búzios, a pipelay support vessel (PLSV) owned by the joint venture formed between DOF Subsea (50%) TechnipFMC (50%), last week
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Helen Delich Bentley dies at 92
AUGUST 8, 2016 — U.S. maritime industry icon Helen Delich Bentley, died Saturday at home in Lutherville, MD. She was 92 and worked, juggling two cell phones from her sick bed, almost
Tidewater Subsea charters Brandon Bordelon
JANUARY 15, 2016 — Lockport, LA, headquartered Bordelon Marine reports that Tidewater Subsea has chartered the Jones Act compliant MV Brandon Bordelon for sixty days plus options. Tidewater Subsea is mobilizing two
Committee approves Coast Guard Authorization Act
APRIL 30, 2015 —The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to supports and strengthen the United States Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1987)
Perez pressure produces port dispute accord
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — A tentative agreement has been reached between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on a new five-year contract covering workers at
Bourbon expands ROV fleet
JANUARY 20, 2015—Paris-based Bourbon is expanding its subsea capabilities with the addition of three next-generation Heavy Duty Work Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) designed by FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics, Houston, TX. By the end
Federal mediators join West Coast ports talks
JANUARY 6, 2014 — With talks stalled after nearly two months, the two sides in the West Coast ports labor negotiations have called in U. S. mediators. Negotiations started last May on
NVOCCs get a high-tech boost
AUGUST 5, 2014 — “It used to be all the NVOCC needed was a telephone and a tariff,” says one long time shipping industry observer, “but no more.” Though NVOCCs may be
Ulstein delivers latest Island Offshore subsea vessel
JULY 8, 2014 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft has delivered the 130 m SX 121 design subsea newbuild Island Performer to Island Offshore. The flexible, state-of-the-art RLWI/IMR vessel will serve her first five
New cruise ferry debuts in Canada-U.S. service
May 17, 2014—Friday, May 15 marked the initial sailing of the Nova Star, the first ferry to serve the cross border route between Portland, ME, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in five years.