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Fred Olsen cruises to stretch Braemar Places contract with Blohm + Voss SEACOR and Nabors in OSV venture SEACOR subsidiary will manage new U.S. coastwise qualified company Hornblower wins Liberty Island ferry contract Circle Line loses National Parks Service franchise Coast Guard orders eight CPB's at Bollinger Adds to long series of Marine Protector Class boats Wärtsilä expands Chinese propeller production inaugurates new propeller factory at Zhenjiang in Jiangsu province Smit contracted to salvage Bourbon MPSV Grounded at 10 m water depth off Pointe Noire, Congo Coast Guard responds to Baltimore Sun report Challenges numbers cited by newspaper K-Sea to acquire Smith and Sirius $205 million deal adds 770,000 bbl to K-Sea fleet capacity USCG announces new Deepwater contract Changes the relationship with ICGS joint venture Cummings promises hearing on USCG administrative law system Responds to charges that system is stacked against mariners Aker Philadelphia delivers second products tanker Overseas Long Beach joins sister vessel Davie Quebec to build accommodation vessels $225 million order from Ocean Hotels Keppel wins rig orders worth $534 million drilling/production jack-up for Skeie and tender rig for Seadrill Asia VT Halter gets FMS award for FMC $41.5 million for Egyptian missile craft command and control systems Another Røkke shocker He's not getting out from under Aker-Kvaerner, he's growing it K-Sea orders four at Jeffboat Four 50,000 bbl tank barges for $40 million Petropod to build CJ70 jack-up at Jurong Capable of drilling in water depths to 150 meters in harsh environment Transocean goes to Daewoo for fourth drillship newbuild Will work on BP contract off Angola Elliott Bay to design well stimulation vessel for ONGC Concept already completed LeTourneau delivers jack-up rig to Mexican customer $130 million export is backed by $54 million Ex-Im Bank loan guarantee C&G Boat Works gets $18.2 million Academy award To build two YP Class Training Craft for Annapolis OSG to pay $10 million as part of massive pollution penalty Part of $37 million criminal settlement Converteam electric propulsion for Knutsen LNG ships Systems based on induction motors and PWM type MV7000 converters Australia picks Navantia designs for new naval ships Beats out designs from Gibbs & Cox for AWD and Armaris for LHD Nancy Morovich joins Tidewater as Senior VP Will handle strategic planning and analysis USCG names senior procurement executive Claire M. Grady to be senior procurement executive and head of contracting activity Record breaking crane vessel 5,000 t capacity single mast crane is largest ever New software extends DNV capabilities computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solution to provide accurate and reliable estimation of slamming and sloshing loads $6.14 million contract for BAE Norfolk 60 day overhaul of T-AOE 8 GAO reports on Deepwater Having sufficient USCG staff to execute new and expanding responsibilities now critical First Japanese shipbuilder adopts FORAN SENER wins breakthrough order from Sanoyas QE2 sold to Dubai World Will become floating hotel Algoma Tankers orders newbuild in Turkey Replacement for single hulled vessel Indicment in barge benzene leak case Leak allegedly concealed and patched BrasFELS christens giant FPU P-52 floating production unit on track for third-quarter delivery B+H acquires product tanker 1990-built, double-sided 45,000 dwt unit Venezuela downplays Russian submarine purchase Not planning purchase "at this moment" First Hawaii Superferry en route Alakai leaves Mobile More Deepwater legislation Oberstar, Cummings seek structural changes and reforms to USCG acquisition program. Puget Sound shipyards to make joint proposal for WSF newbuildings Todd Pacific to be prime contractor with Nichols and Martinac as subcontractors Ship Finance inks boxship newbuild contracts Five from China Venezuela set to order Russian subs Nine diesel sub newbuilds under negotiation Prison term for tanker chief engineer Five months plus fine for attempted pollution cover-up Nordcapital orders AHTS's in Korea Adds anchor handlers to growing offshore industry involvement USCG orders RHIB's $9.8 million contract goes to Aluminum Chambered Boats IMB seeks naval crackdown on Somali pirates ... and launches maritime security hotline RTM STAR Center certified to SIGTTO LNG standards First U.S. training facility to meet rigorous international standard Ulstein points X-Bow at new markets Effort spearheaded by Ulstein Es-Cad, Istanbul Cecon orders third ship at Davie Exercises first of four options at Quebec shipyard DNV says shipping has short timeframe to cut emissions Two to three years, says DNV COO Ulstein Verft vessel named "Ship of Year" Havila Leirvik to build advanced DSV BC Ferries newbuilds to promote 2010 Winter Olympics Cal-Dive swoops on Horizon Offshore Another $197 million for DDG 1000 ACL lowers earnings guidance Carnival exercises option at Fincantieri ASA and USCG formalize partnership Julin takes helm at Aker Yards Grounded bulker has hull breach Rábago named Deepwater PEO Cosco Zhousan adds $1.2 billion to order book Teekay Shipping Corporation changes name Tanker owner, engineer indicted in waste oil dumping case Ottawa acts to support shipbuilders New Arkansas River barge yard ENSCO orders ultra-deepwater semi Round Table seeks prompt action on IMO issues Guilty plea in marine products bid rigging case Incat Crowther to design overnighter Senator Collins receives Bateman award Mariner training standards for LNG Contract placed for first Twin Marine Lifter Port of Spain pilots get fast RIB NGSS gets another $191.1 million for DDG 1000 FMS award for MTU Detroit Diesel Wartsila racks up orders for 82 cm bore engines USCG posts FRC-B presolicitation Dry dock upgrade at Norfolk Navy yard Tidewater Controller now a VP Northrop Grumman gets $2.4 billion LHA 6 award MacGregor establishes offshore division Aveva introduces new marine portfolio Seaspan orders 6,000 bhp tractor/escort tug Austal hands over first Hawaii Superferry First X-bowed seismic ships
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