Bourbon on 46 vessel ordering spree
Three series of OSV's
Austal buys Tasmanian shipyard
Finalizes contract to buy facilities of North West Bay Ships
ACL initiates scheduled barge service
Part of effort to capture more freight from road and rail
P&I Club warns on pilotage problems
North of England Club stresses importance of berth-to-berth passage planning
Navy contract for BAE San Diego
Fitting-Out Availability of LPD 18
V.Ships Leisure to manage Windstar vessel operations
Announcement from Ambassadors International
New York City can't cap liability in Staten Island Ferry accident
May appeal U.S. District Court ruling
Approval for STX Vietnam yard project
900,000 dwt annually in Phase I
OSG to acquire Heidmar lightering operation
Says acquisition will add synergies
Wartsila training for BW Gas personnel
Courses for 300 people from 72 ships
U.K. detains Golden Ocean Group bulker
More than 30 deficiencies
Bourbon Offshore and Oceanteam Power & Umbilical in cooperation agreement
Offshore services giant cooperates with niche specialist
Maersk Odense yard plans job cuts
140 white collar jobs may go
Norfolk repairer plans expansion
Marine Hydraulics International seeks to add to dredging permit
LR signs agreement with Turkish class society
Cooperates with Turk Loydu
Aker books order at Ukraine yard
Combi-freighter for Briese
Disney Cruise to add two new ships
LOI with Meyer Werft
SEACOR reports fourth quarter results
$58.4 million net income
Carnival sells Windstar to Ambassadors International
Exits another niche
U.K. revamps its ship register
More convenient?
DNV and Vietnam Register sign cooperation agreement
Ceremony in Hanoi
Maine shipbuilder makes expansion move
Washburn & Doughty signs agreement for 14 acre site
Guilty plea in marine products bid-rigging case
Former fendering company president to serve prison term, pay fine
Brostrom and Offen in partnership deal
Brostrom adds eight to European fleet
Hornblower wins Cape May-Lewes Ferry contract
Will be Marine Master Planner
Arctic order for MacGregor
Hatch cover sets for icebreaking containerships
Australian focused inspection campaign
Focus on working with mooring equipment and in heavy weather
American P&I Club reports "robust" renewals
Uplift in average premium rate per ton
STX books first LNG ship order
$225 million order from European owner
New electric propulsion system for NCL cruise newbuilds
Converteam solution uses high torque density induction motors
Navy contract for Vericor
24 ETF40B marine gas turbines for LCAC SLEP
Harbor Maintenance Tax under fire at Short Sea Shipping hearing
HMT seen as obstacle to developing new SSS projects
Golar sells LNG newbuild contract to Angelicoussis unit
145,700 cu.m ship under construction at Daewoo
Radio Holland ready for S-VDR boom
Enters Global Distribution and Service Agreement with Danelec
Jeffboat and Teamsters in three year agreement
Average wage increase of 11 percent
More South American shipbuilding business for Rolls-Royce
UT design and equipment packages for six offshore vessels
Austal wins new ferry orders
New World First Ferry back for two more
Tenth LPD 17 heads Navy's unfunded programs wish list
Two more T-AKE 1 ships also on FY 2008 Unfunded Program Requirements list
Hoegh to sell LNG ship
Hoegh Galleon to be used for temporary LNG storage
TTS upgrades for Wallenius car carriers
Work includes new watertight doors
New American Club publication
Protecting the marine environment
Aker Yards reports soaring revenues
Fourth quarter 60 percent up on 2005
Kerry calls on Coast Guard to end Deepwater contract
Says USCG should also explore every legal option to re-coup funding from Lockheed/Northrop
Norway to implement ballast water controls
Won't wait for international implementation of IMO standards
Allen announces Coast Guard changes
Atlantic and Pacific Commands to be unified
Skeie orders another jackup at Keppel FELS
$392 million repeat order
Earl gets Kennedy decommissioning award
$15.3 million for deactivating and draining activities
Another worrying report on Deepwater
DHS OIG investigates whistleblower's complaints
Britain plans to ban smoking on ships
Department for Transport issues consultation document
ACL buys twenty McKinney towboats
$15 million cash deal
Yantai Raffles inks $300 million LOI
Two semi-submersible heavy lifters
Samsung Heavy Industries wins $400 million FPSO order
Undisclosed Norwegian owner
$43.2 million Navy award for Electric Boat
Support for submarine research, development, test, and evaluation
Excel Maritime sponsors "blank check" company
IPO for Oceanaut, Inc. in works
Donjon salvages dinner cruise vessel
Refloats Sunset Queen
ACL persuades more shippers to switch to barges
Organic growth initiative yields results
Bill aims to boost short sea shipping
Seeks breaks on HMT
McGregor wins Color Line order
Linkspans and gangways
Keppel Philippines appoints Nelson Yeo as Chairman
Succeeds Charles Foo
Federal agencies collaborate on ballast water regs
APHIS, NOAA, EPA work with Coast Guard
Aker American secures product tanker financing
Closes senior secured credit facility of $770 million
Omega breaks into Panamax ice class
Takes over two STX newbuilds
Coast Guard gives LR FOI authorization
May review plans and conduct inspections on USCG's behalf for floating offshore installations in U.S. waters
Fantasy and Repentance in New Orleans
Cruise ship damaged in barge collision
$300 million contract for Sembcorp Marine's SMOE
Construction of an offshore platform integrated deck
VT Group acquires MILCOM
Adds C4ISR specialist to U.S. operations
Seajacks plans North Sea liftboat fleet
Has two GustoMSC-designed units on order in Dubai
Carnival plans Spanish joint venture
Plan to grow Iberojet Cruceros
Waxman weighs in on Deepwater
Says Coast Guard renewal program has "produced a series of lemons"
Aker Philadelphia delivers first product tanker
Overseas Houston set to go to work for Shell Oil
Baydelta exercises option for tug
Second 6,800 hp harbor tug newbuild
NCL to plug in to shoreside power in L.A
Norwegian Star to cold iron while in port
Aker Ukraine yard books order
Three multipurpose vessels
USCG again suspends salvage and firefighting rule
Response plan requirement deferred for another two years
Smit Internationale profits soar
High winds blow in big earnings
Tough questions on LCS cost overruns
House panel wants to know how a $220 million ship got a $400 million price tag
Kvichak completes 10-boat MPF series
High speed landing craft with 40 knot light flank speed
Offshore boosts Bourbon revenues
Offshore division revenues rose 35.8% in 2006
Fake license means prison term for ferry captain
Hoboken, N.J. water taxi captain had fraudulent master's license
Bowditch Award for Judge Charles S. Haight
Presentation at Merchant Marine Museum dinner
$3.5 billion more for Navy shipbuilding
$12.5 billion requested in FY2008 budget
Aker Philadelphia to build more tankers
Three plus three for OSG
Bill to implement MARPO: Annex VI
Oberstar and Cummings introduce legislation
Heavy lift merger in works
Awilco and Blystad units to be combined
ICS urges goals for ship air emissions cuts
Asks IMO to take holistic approach
AAPA: Budget underfunds port security, dredging
Port leaders critical of Administration proposals
Statoil signs LOI for emergency response vessels
Esvagt will employ X-bowed newbuilds
Korean yards book more LNG ship orders
Four for Samsung, five for Daewoo
New union agreement for Aker Philadelphia Shipyard
Union members ratify new collective bargaining agreement
Blount books another order from Puerto Rico
Twenty-second vessel for Puert Rico Marine Transportation Authority
Conrad wins more barge contracts
Backlog at yards now $83 million
Vietnam repair yard hit by pollution fine
Surface preparation blasting affected neighboring communities
Incat TSV leaves U.S. Arny for civilian role
Being refitted in Hobart as fast ferry for Trinidad and Tobago
MAN Diesel wins first order for 32/44 CR
Will replace damaged engine in diesel electric ferry
Transpetro orders first ten tankers in expansion program
$1.2 billion order for Pernambuco's Atlantico Sul
NEWS STORIES FOR JANUARY 2007
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