729 results found for 'cuba'

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  • Songa Offshore Releases March Fleet Update

    4 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Songa Offshore, a Cyprus-based drilling contractor, has announced its drilling rig fleet status update for March 2013. Songa Venus achieved an operating efficiency of 99% during the month continuing working for Petronas Carigali in Malaysia. The rig is currently underway to Labuan Malaysia where it will undertake regular inspection and recertification of the well control […]

  • Carnival Corporation Off to a Good Start

    28 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Miami-based cruise company Carnival Corporation & plc ended the first quarter of 2017 with a GAAP net income of USD 352 million, representing a surge of almost 150 percent compared to USD 142 million seen in the same period a year earlier. Revenues for the first quarter amounted to USD 3.8 billion, up from USD 3.7 billion […]

  • Carnival cruise ship sails to the rescue of cat lost at sea

    24 January 2011

    Every few months you hear a story about a cruise ship rescuing someone lost at sea, but it’s not often you read about a ship coming to the aid of a kitty. Several Florida news outlets today are reporting a Carnival vessel sailing off the coast of Cuba over the weekend, the Carnival Valor, rescued […]

  • Female Captain to Take Helm of Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady

    14 June 2019

    The cruise ship, Scarlet Lady, is set to be delivered in 2020.

  • Carnival Glory Rescues Norwegian Gateway’s Missing Crewman

    2 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Carnival Glory rescues Norwegian Getaway’s missing crew member after he spent 22 hrs drifting in the water.

  • Cuban ports being deepened

    15 July 2008

    News – July 15, 2008 The Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that Cuba is deepening its main seaports to handle larger vessels. The report said dredging is underway in Havana, Santiago and Cienfuegos, which together receive about 85 per cent of cargo imported into the country. Quoting the National Port Authority, the report said that when the […]

  • US Sanctions Two Tankers, Owners for Venezuela Ties

    13 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    US blacklisted two vessels and their respective owners in relation to Venezuela sanctions.

  • Highlights of the Week

    18 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 12 – 18, 2018).   CHEC Wins Chornomorsk Port Dredging Contract China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) has been awarded two lots of the Chornomorsk sea port dredging project.   EcoShape Releases the Koehoal Salt Marsh Development Study The […]

  • Navigators Insurance Company Settles on Potential US Sanctions Breaches

    7 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    New York-based marine insurance specialist Navigators Insurance Company has agreed to pay a USD  271,815 fine to settle potential civil liability for 48 apparent violations of U.S. sanctions imposed on North Korea, Iran, Cuba, and Sudan, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reports. Between May 8, 2008 and April 1, 2011, Navigators and its London […]

  • UN Sanctions Operator of North Korean Ship Smuggling Arms

    30 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    The U.N. Security Council committee has imposed sanctions on Ocean Maritime Management, operator of a North Korean ship seized near the Panama Canal last year for smuggling Soviet-era arms from Cuba. Under the sanctions, issued by the UN Council’s North Korea (DPRK) sanctions committee, the company is now subject to an international asset freeze and […]

  • US Ports Brace for Hurricane Michael

    10 October 2018

    The Unites States Coast Guard closes Gulf Coast ports to all inbound and outbound traffic.

  • Singapore Court Fines Chinpo Shipping Company

    29 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    A Singapore court has fined Chinpo Shipping Company (Private) Ltd earlier today for its role in attempts to ship arms to North Korea. The Singapore District Court fined Chinpo Shipping with SD 180,000 (USD 126, 431) having determined in December 2015 that the company was guilty of transferring financial assets or resources that could have been used […]

  • ITF Slams Flag States for Failure to Protect Seafarers

    18 March 2020
    Rules & Regulation

    ITF criticizes flag states over failure to protect seafarers’ and passenger’s health during the humanitarian crisis.

  • MEO Australia to change name to Melbana Energy

    28 September 2016

    Melbourne-based independent oil and gas company, MEO Australia on Wednesday informed that it intends to relaunch the company as Melbana Energy Limited and concurrently amend its ASX ticker to “MAY”. The proposed changes are subject to shareholder approval. The name “Melbana Energy” was selected following a comprehensive review of potential alternatives and consideration of cultural […]

  • MEO walks away from Bonaparte Gulf permit (Australia)

    4 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    MEO Australia has reached agreement to assign its 50% interest in the WA-454-P exploration permit, in the Bonaparte Gulf, offshore northern Australia to Origin Energy Resources.  According to the company’s statement, the assignment follows extensive consideration by the company of its strategic focus and allocation of capital to its asset portfolio. MEO said on on […]

  • ‘Songa Mercur’ to Work Offshore Vietnam

    23 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Songa Offshore announced that a firm contract has been agreed and signed with eniVietnam for the use of Songa Mercur for one firm well offshore Vietnam. The contract will commence in direct continuation of the rig’s current commitment and subsequent demobilization from Zarubezhneft (Cuba). The contract also includes one option well, and this option will […]

  • Songa Offshore: Fleet Status Update for November 2012

    11 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Songa Offshore, a Cyprus-based drilling contractor, has announced its drilling rig fleet status update for November 2012. Songa Venus achieved an operating efficiency of 98% during the month. The rig continues to operate for Petronas Carigali in Malaysia. Songa Mercur achieved an operating efficiency of 100% during the operational part of the month. The rig […]

  • Royal IHC Opts for eL-Tec Elektrotechnologie

    1 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    eL-Tec Elektrotechnologie recently secured a contract for the outfitting of two trailing suction hopper dredgers that are currently under construction at Royal IHC. The company will be responsible for the supply and integration of all main electrical installations, including the design, fabrication, and commissioning of the main switchboard, auxiliary switchboards and field materials. The first […]

  • GPH Inks 30-Year Concession for Antigua Cruise Port

    4 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Global Ports Holding signed a 30-year concession deal for cruise port operations in Antigua.

  • USCG Searching for Carnival Victory’s Missing Passenger

    22 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    A search and rescue operation was launched on Wednesday for a 23-year-old passenger who fell off the cruise ship Carnival Victory some 33 miles northwest of Pinar Del Rio, Cuba. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) informed that the missing person is Brandon Paul from Floral City, Florida resident, who reportedly went overboard from the eighth deck […]

  • Panama Gives 2 North Korean Seamen 12 Years for Arms Smuggling

    15 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The North Korean captain and the first officer of the freighter which was caught trying to smuggle weapons to Cuba via the Panama Canal in 2013 were sentenced to twelve years in prison by Panama’s Second Circuit Court, Panamanian daily The Tico Times reports. The Second Circuit Court overturned the previous ruling by a lower court that acquitted the two […]

  • Downtime for Songa Trym Caused by BOP Rubber Wear

    5 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Songa Offshore, an international offshore drilling company, announces its rig update for July. Songa Venus achieved an operating efficiency of 98% during the month working for Mubadala Petroleum in Vietnam. Songa Mercur was in transit from Cuba to Vietnam for the start-up of the contract with ENI Vietnam. Songa Trym achieved an operating efficiency of 66% […]

  • Damen Shipyards to Deliver Three Tugboats to INEA, Venezuela

    18 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Damen Shipyards will shortly deliver three tugboats to INEA (Instituto Nacional de los Espacios Acuaticos, the Venezuelan Aquatic Authority). This repeat-order follows a previous order for two Damen Stan Tugs purchased by INEA in 2009. The tugs will be used in the Venezuelan ports of Puerto Cabello and La Guaira, and are meant to give […]

  • USCG Rescues 164 Migrants in One Week

    20 August 2014

    The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 64 Cuban migrants and 100 Haitian migrants during a busy week of illegal maritime migration attempts from Cuba and Haiti into the United States. The 64 Cuban migrants were repatriated last week following three separate interdictions at sea in the Florida Straits dating back to August 7. The crew of […]

  • Nirint to Use Rhenus Deep Sea Terminal on Maasvlakte (The Netherlands)

    16 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    From the start of next year, Rotterdam shipping company Nirint will use the Rhenus Deep Sea Terminal on the Maasvlakte instead of Moerdijk. The Nirint vessels have called at the latter port, with its far inland location, for sixteen years in a row. Nirint provides services to ports including Saint Petersburg, Bilbao, Havana and Moa […]