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  • Germany: Meyer Neptun to Build Six More Viking Longships

    20 March 2012

    Viking River Cruises, the world’s leading river cruise line, has commissioned six more Viking Longships for delivery in 2013. The six vessels will be joining Viking Freya, Viking Idun, Viking Njord, Viking Odin, which will be christened on March 21, 2012, and the Viking Embla and Viking Aegir, which will be delivered later in 2012. […]

  • Memorial Mural of NNS Apprentice School Gets Restored

    19 June 2013

    Twenty-eight apprentices from Newport News Shipbuilding’s Apprentice School were among the 418,500 Americans who gave their lives to protect America’s freedom during World War II. To honor these fallen heroes, maritime artist Thomas C. Skinner painted the “Memorial Mural” in 1947. Now, more than 70 years later, the mural will get a restorative facelift. The […]

  • Exceptional Year for Saltire Energy, CEO Says (UK)

    16 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Saltire Energy, supplier of drilling tools to the offshore oil & gas industry, has posted its annual results (year end to June 30, 2012) with turnover up nearly 50% from £15million to £21.5million. Profit for the year before exceptional items grew from £7.7million to £10.7million. Commenting on the Aberdeen-based group’s results, Chief Executive Mike Loggie […]

  • Norway: Statoil Sees Youth Solving Future Energy Problems

    24 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Senior high school students from all over Norway convened in Bergen on 23 May to compete for honour, glory and prize money – and to find out who has come up with the best solution to the world’s energy challenges. “The world needs young people’s ability to solve major challenges, not least within the […]

  • SBM Offshore’s giant FPSO switches to oil production mode at Petrobras’ deepwater field

    17 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Petrobras has confirmed the first oil from a new floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit, owned by the Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, as the vessel has begun operations at a huge field in the pre-salt Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil.

  • VULKAN Presents New RATO DG Type of Coupling at POWER-GEN 2012, Germany

    8 June 2012

    VULKAN Couplings has supplemented the range of the enhanced performance ACOTEC couplings with the RATO DG +. The drive specialist, based in Herne, is launching the first size of the new product, and presenting it for the first time at POWER-GEN 2012, from 12th to 14th June 2012 in Cologne. The proven RATO DG coupling […]

  • Burger Boat to Build Research Vessel for USGS

    12 April 2013

    The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a contract last Friday for the construction of a large research vessel for Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior to Burger Boat Company of Manitowoc, Wis. The vessel will replace the 38-year-old Grayling, bringing the USGS Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) large vessel fleet up-to-date. The new Grayling will be stationed […]

  • Burger Boat to Construct Research Vessel for USGS

    12 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a contract last Friday for the construction of a large research vessel for Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior to Burger Boat Company of Manitowoc, Wis. The vessel will replace the 38-year-old Grayling, bringing the USGS Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) large vessel fleet up-to-date. The new Grayling will be stationed […]

  • Canada: NOAA Seeks Input on Proposed Expansion of Thunder Bay Sanctuary

    13 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries announced it will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to consider possible expansion of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron. The agency is soliciting public and stakeholder comment on the proposed action and its alternatives through May 25. These comments will be used to help prepare the […]

  • Bollinger Shipyard Launches U.S. Coast Guard’s 154-Foot Fast Response Cutter Richard Etheridge

    22 August 2011

    The U.S. Coast Guard’s second, 154-foot Fast Response Cutter, the Richard Etheridge, was launched at Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, La., Thursday, marking a significant milestone in the Coast Guard’s acquisition of the Sentinel- class patrol boats. While in the water, the cutter will undergo a series of tests and evaluations prior to its planned delivery […]

  • U.S. barge delivers another double-hulled barge

    21 October 2010

    U.S. Barge recently delivered another petroleum barge to Harley Marine Services. The Barge Anne Elizabeth was christened on October 4, 2010 by her namesake, Anne Elizabeth Hall. Barge Anne Elizabeth measures 241’ x 64’ 6”, with a depth of 23’ 6”. The barge has a carrying capacity of 31,500 barrels. The double-hulled barge is OPA […]

  • USA: Coast Guard’s Third Sentinel-Class FRC William Flores Touches Water

    30 November 2011

    The Coast Guard on Wednesday launched its third Sentinel-class, Fast Response Cutter, the William Flores, at Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La. The launch of the William Flores into the waters of Bayou Lafourche marks a production milestone as the Fast Response Cutter readies for sea trials, delivery, crew training and eventual commissioning. “The Coast Guard’s new […]

  • USA: Coast Guard Launches Third Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter

    30 November 2011

    The Coast Guard on Wednesday launched its third Sentinel-class, Fast Response Cutter, the William Flores, at Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La. The launch of the William Flores into the waters of Bayou Lafourche marks a production milestone as the Fast Response Cutter readies for sea trials, delivery, crew training and eventual commissioning. “The Coast Guard’s new […]

  • Topsoe, ABB and Fluor join forces for SOEC factory development in US

    19 June 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Topsoe, ABB and Fluor have formed an alliance to design a standardized concept for building Topsoe’s solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC) factory in Chesterfield, Virginia, U.S.

  • Russian Naval Ensign Hoisting for Research Ship Seliger

    18 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    On Dec 25, Russian naval ensign would be hoisted on research ship Seliger which has successfully finished state trials, a source in the manufacturing shipyard Yantar told Central Navy Portal. Presently, the ship is stationed in the Novorossiysk Naval Base. Built by the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, the ship is designed for tests of new […]

  • U.S. Navy to Commission Amphibious Transport Dock ‘Somerset’

    27 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Navy will commission the newest amphibious transport dock, USS Somerset (LPD 25), Saturday, March 1, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. Somerset is named in honor of the courageous passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed near Shanksville, Pa., in Somerset County during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Somerset […]

  • Nalcor Energy’s Metocean study reduces exploration uncertainty for oil and gas industry

    19 June 2015

    Nalcor Energy Oil & Gas today released the results of the first regional Metocean study for offshore Newfoundland and Labrador to the global oil and gas industry. The Metocean Study looked at seven conditions in the provinces offshore to better understand the conditions in order to reduce exploration risk and uncertainty. The study was undertaken […]

  • Update: Maersk Line Urges for Release of Maersk Tigris and Its Crew

    30 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Container shipping arm of Danish Maersk Group, Maersk Line, is insisting that Maersk Tigris and its crew are released as soon as possible. Around 24 people are reported to be aboard the Marshall Islands-flagged containership that was intercepted in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday by Iranian patrol boats. “We take comfort in the knowledge that – according […]

  • Byron Energy begins loadout of Gulf of Mexico platform

    9 June 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Oil and gas company Byron Energy has begun the loadout of the South Marsh Island 58 G platform which would be installed in the next four weeks.

  • Ships sound their horns in support of seafarers on Labour Day

    1 May 2020
    Human Capital, Vessels

    Ports around the world are joining today an initiative encouraging ships to sound their horns for 15 seconds at noon as a special tribute to the contributions of seafarers in keeping supply chains robust and maritime trade going amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative, dubbed the Horns of Hope, was launched under the banner of […]

  • Princess Royal to Name RRS Discovery at National Oceanography Centre (UK)

    9 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will name a new Royal Research Ship – RRS Discovery – at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton this week. RRS Discovery is a state-of-the-art platform for world-leading oceanographic research and represents a £75 million investment in frontier science by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills. Commissioned by […]

  • FreeSeas Facing Delisting from Nasdaq?

    21 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    FreeSeas Inc., a transporter of dry-bulk cargoes seated in Athens, Greece, said that it has been notified by NASDAQ Stock Market of its failure to meet listing requirements.   FreeSeas has received two letters stating that, for the previous 30 consecutive business days, the bid price of the company’s common stock closed below the minimum […]

  • USA: TE SubCom Demonstrates 100Gb/s-Based Transmission Over Trans-Atlantic Distances

    15 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. Company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced it has successfully demonstrated 100Gb/s coherent transmission over trans-Atlantic distances at ultra-high 10Tb/s total capacity on a single fiber. The test was completed using a prototype of the company’s new, first generation smarTEr C100 transceiver. “This significant customer demonstration […]

  • USA: Bollinger Gets USD 180 Million Contract Option for Four Additional FRC Vessels

    27 September 2011

    U. S. Coast Guard has awarded Bollinger shipyards four additional Fast Response Cutters (FRC) contract. This follow-on award will result in an extension of our backlog for several years, and provide jobs for over 500 Bollinger employees. “This award reflects the Coast Guard’s continued confidence in the quality products delivered by the Bollinger team, including our […]

  • World’s First Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier Enterprise Inactivated, USA

    3 December 2012

    Nearly 12,000 past and current crewmembers, family and friends attended the inactivation of aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Dec. 1, 2012, at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, recently completed its 25th and final deployment and returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled inactivation, […]