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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
(Jacksonville, Fla.; August 15, 2008) Crowley Maritime Corporation's liner services and logistics units have been named among the "Best of the Best" in Logistics Management magazine's 25th Annual Quest for Quality Awards. The results were published in the August edition of the magazine. Crowley was ranked second overall among ocean carriers. Additionally, the company made the list of top 3PLs for the first time in their logistics unit's 10-year history. The results are part of an extensive survey involving responses from over 6,000 magazine readers who have responsibility for buying transportation and third party services. In order to be named ...
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Foss Rainier Shipyard Opens its Doors During Construction for Sneak Peak of Ground-Breaking Vessel Who: Foss Maritime Company invites interested members of the media to get a sneak peak of the world’s first Hybrid Tug while it is still in construction at its Rainier, Oregon shipyard. When: August 26, 2008 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Where: Foss Rainier Shipyard 611 East ‘A’ Street Rainier, OR 97048 503.556.2396 What: ● Foss’ first Hybrid Tug combines batteries, generators and main engines to reduce pollution and offer greater fuel economy. ● The technology used is flexible and can be used to convert other ...
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
SEATTLE, August 4, 2008 — The Foss Maritime Company announced today it has created three new management positions aimed at strengthening its safety, compliance and environmental programs. Frank Williamson has been promoted to vice president, safety, quality and general counsel. Formerly Foss’ general counsel, Williamson will take on new responsibilities in health, safety, compliance and quality assurance. He will oversee the team responsible for developing and implementing safety and environmental programs. Susan Hayman, who spearheaded the development of Foss’ hybrid-powered, low-emissions tug due to enter service this fall, will become vice president for environmental and corporate development. In this role, ...
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited’s (Keppel O&M) wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine), has secured a S$181 million contract to build a multi-purpose heavylift / pipelay vessel for Romanian drilling contractor, Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP). To be classed by the American Bureau of Shipping, this vessel will be designed and built to meet international environmental standards. The vessel will be certified with the new Environmental Safety notation, which provides stringent guidelines on preventing pollution, minimising the discharge of harmful substances and emissions, and the treatment of sewage, among others. Well-suited for unrestricted service worldwide, GSP’s new vessel ...
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Subsea 7 Inc (OSE Symbol: SUB), one of the world’s leading subsea engineering and construction companies, has won the first contract for its new fabrication and spoolbase facility at Port Isabel, Texas. The subsea pipelay fabrication and installation contract has been awarded by Marathon Oil Corporation and is valued at over US$ 45 million. The supply agreement is part of Marathon’s previously disclosed procurement activities related to long lead time items associated with the Company’s Droshky discovery in the Gulf of Mexico. Marathon anticipates sanctioning the Droshky development in the fourth quarter of this year. The contract has been awarded ...
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
MAN Diesel PrimeServ, MAN Diesel’s after-sales division, recently expanded its global network to 58 hubs with the official opening of its Valencia office. The new centre was inaugurated at a ceremony on July 17th in the presence of staff and industry representatives, where Carlos Keller, Service Director for PrimeServ Spain, gave the opening speech to a large attendance of invited guests. The seed for the Valencia office was planted in 2005 when Carlos Keller himself headed a group tasked with improving the quality of service to MAN Diesel’s Spanish customers. The decision to open a service centre stemmed from this, ...
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Like many ship owners and operators today, Carnival UK has traditionally carried out maintenance according to fixed periodic scheduling of maintenance tasks and elapsed running hours. In partnership with Lloyds Register, Carnival UK wanted to move to condition based maintenance to maximise the contribution of each asset over its lifetime. A key component of this approach was to measure and monitor changes in patterns of machinery behaviour through parameters such as vibration, pressure, current, and heat, for which James Fisher Mimic were invited to submit a proposal. However, Carnival UK quickly recognised that condition monitoring alone is not a replacement ...
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Austal USA would like to introduce John Bell as the Director of Legal Affairs for Austal’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard. Mr. Bell comes to Austal from the law firm of Nix, Holtsford, Gilliland, Higgins and Hitson, P.C. where he worked as an attorney in their litigation department. With a Law degree from the University of Alabama and an MBA from Spring Hill College, Mr. Bell also has over 12 years of experience in the shipbuilding industry. Upon graduation from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, he worked as a design engineer for Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Co. in Mobile, Alabama, and in ...
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
(Pompano, Fla.; August 13, 2008) TITAN Salvage, Crowley Maritime Corporation's salvage and wreck removal company reported today that its salvage team on site in Gibraltar responding to the wreck of the bulk ship New Flame took a major step forward in the project last week when salvors removed the wreck's 600-ton accommodations block. The lift of the accommodations block was performed using the Taklift VI, a large sheerleg crane capable of lifting up to 1,200 tons. The Taklift VI was mobilized from Brazil following a global search by TITAN salvors for the vessel best suited for the remaining phases of ...
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Donjon Marine Co., Inc., a provider of multi-faceted marine services including marine salvage, heavy lift, dredging and related emergency response services, was contracted under a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) by the U.S. Coast Guard to provide emergency salvage services for two tugboats that sank on July 28, 2008 at a pier adjacent to the Schuylkill River near the Girard Point Bridge outside Philadelphia, PA. At the time of the sinking of the Scooby Doo and Big Boy, reportedly more than 2,000 gallons of petroleum based contaminants were released into the water. Divers have reduced the out flow from the tugs ...
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Seattle, Washington - Guido Perla and Associates, Inc. (GPA), announced that the first GPA 254L AHTS, one of 54 identical vessels for French Maritime Services Provider Bourbon Offshore, is currently under construction at Dayang City Shipyard in China. In 2006, Bourbon had placed an order for 26 of the GPA 254L AHTS and had expanded the order in 2007 by 28 additional vessels, which will be built at the new Zhejiang facility in Ningbo. The innovative design of this modern D2-and FIFI1- certified offshore AHTS, measuring 59.78 meters in overall length, is accompanied by several benefits and will set new ...
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
It is our pleasure to inform you that Eitzen Maritime Services ASA, the mother company of EMS Ship Supply has acquired Seven Seas Shipchandlers (Dubai) at the beginning of this month and thus has become the largest ship supplier in the world. This, together with the acquisition of Provimar S.A. last August, we consider as major milestones on the way to achieving a truly global coverage in the main ports world wide. But what is in this for you as one of our valued customers? Naturally, achieving the size of a multinational & multicultural company grants important advantages in procurement, ...
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
To strengthen the commercial focus for Austal USA, Michael Pinkham has joined Austal’s Mobile, Alabama team as the Director of Commercial Sales. Formerly with Seacoast Electronics as the Vice President Sales & Marketing, Mr. Pinkham brings 32 years of experience from several areas in the shipbuilding and repair industry. He started his maritime career in the Norfolk Shipbuilding Apprentice Program and has since held various positions in production, estimating, contract administration and project management as well as sales and marketing. When asked to comment on the employment of Mr. Pinkham, Austal USA’s Chief Operating Officer, Joe Rella said, “We look ...
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
New post emphasizes importance of Foss’ international projects SEATTLE, July 30, 2008 — Vince Godfrey has been named Foss Maritime Company’s senior vice president, global services, a new position that reports to Foss’ president and chief operating officer. The new position was developed to meet Foss’ current and prospective customers’ needs and support Foss’ global activities. In his new position, Godfrey is responsible for business development for marine transportation and international projects, including strategic oversight for Foss’ large oil and gas projects around the world. He also oversees Foss’ Marine Transportation Operations group, including Gulf Caribe operations. Vince Godfrey was ...
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – August 18, 2008 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has won a contract to supply high-accuracy inertial navigation systems (INS) for four new Buques de Acción Marítima (Maritime Action Ships) being built for the Spanish navy at the Navantia shipyard in Ferrol, northwest Spain. The contract, valued at more than $1.5 million, was awarded by Navantia to Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit. Installation, commissioning and trials will be overseen by Aeromarine, Sperry Marine’s sales and service representative in Spain. Each of the ships will be fitted with one MK 39 Mod 3A ring laser gyro (RLG) ...
