A CRUISE ship is preparing to become a floating hotel for windfarm workers so they don’t have to stay in hotels in Barrow during the… (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail, May 03, 2011;
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. announced today that Jim Taylor has been named corporate vice president, benefits and compensation. In this capacity he is responsible for formulating and maintaining competitive benefit and compensation programs for HII, including executive compensation, salary a
Kleven Maritime has signed a new contract with Rem Offshore for delivery of one LNG powered offshore vessel. With this new contract, Kleven Maritime’s order reserve increases to 9 vessels at a combined value of 3.3 billion NOK. The vessel is of Wärtsilä Ship Design and is scheduled for delivery from
Seafarer Exploration Corp. announced today the company has received from the Division of Historical Resources a 1A-31 Recovery Permit active through April 25, 2014. The permit allows Seafarer the ability to dig and recover the designated site at Juno Beach, Florida using propwash deflectors (blowers
Marathon Oil Corporation announced two corporate officer elections that will be effective immediately upon the completion of the spin-off of Marathon’s Downstream business into Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) which is expected to occur on June 30, 2011. Garry L. Peiffer, currently senior vice p
Teekay LNG Partners plans to release its financial results for the first quarter of 2011 before market open on Thursday, May 12, 2011. The Partnership also plans to host a conference call on Friday, May 13 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss the results for the first quarter of 2011. [mappress] Source: Te
Maersk Line took home the “Best Global Shipping Line” and “Best Green Service Provider – Shipping Line” at the 25th annual Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards, which was held in Singapore on 27th April 2011. Maersk Line won the “Best Global Shipping Line” award for the 18th consecutive year, which s
Chancellor Angela Merkel inaugurated Germany’s first commercial offshore wind farm on Monday, with 21 turbines set to supply electricity to more than 50,000 households. The wind farm, 16 kilometres (10 miles) off Germany’s northeastern Baltic coast, covers an area of around seven square kilometres (
Brazilian Shipyard Alianca has signed a pair of contracts for the construction of two Ulstein PX105 platform supply vessels with the X-Bow hull line design for the. Brazilian shipowner CBO. “CBO is the first to build X-Bow vessels in Brazil, which proves that we are an innovative company constantly
A shipping firm says Somali pirates have likely hijacked a chemical tanker with 25 crew members off the coast of Kenya. Singapore-based Glory Ship Management says it believes the MT Gemini was seized by pirates on Saturday, as the ship sailed toward the Kenyan port city of Mombasa.
If Kunta Kinte could see the Gambia River, he wouldn’t believe it. Picture a white yacht flying a blue Greek flag. Sitting on the deck are 25 people having lunch, a little white wine, a little pasta. The yacht, Pegasus, is the only vessel on the shimmering, warm river. It glides past the shore, head
STX Group may become the first South Korean company to list in Hong Kong as it mulls plans for selling shares in the city of its Chinese shipyard. The group is also considering listing in Singapore, STX Group Chairman Kang Duk Soo said at an event on April 30 in Dalian, northeastern China, according
It’s not summer yet, but there is already a lot of beach activity in Avalon. The dredge “Illinois” arrived in Avalon on Saturday morning, April 30, to begin a three-week-long beach nourishment effort in the community. Nearly 450,000 cubic yards of sand will be dredged from Townsend’s Inlet and place
Dockwise Ltd. announces 6 awards for Heavy Marine Transport (HMT) that have recently been secured by its subsidiary Dockwise Shipping with a total contract value of more than USD 34 million. Following the recently closed Master Service Agreement with Seadrill, Dockwise will be transporting the West
