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The Cardiff, U.K., based Graig Group has ordered a series of up to 26 fuel-efficient new generation MARLIN 2000 Blue design container feeders to be built at China's Jin Hai shipyard complex. The first two vessels are scheduled for delivery in August and September 2013 with subsequent vessels to be delivered in pairs every two and half months.  Discussions on charters ...

Almost 190,000 new jobs could be created in 2013 if permitting in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore development returned to levels before the Obama administration's moratorium, says a study sponsored by API and the National Ocean Industries Association. Undertaken by Quest Offshore Resources, Inc., the study, " ...

The United States Transportation Command has awarded eleven companies contracts for cargo sealift transportation services under the Regional Domestic Contract (RDC-5S) program.  The contracts have a base period of four months and two possible one-year option periods.  RDC-5S program has a maximum ceiling price of $70,500,000.  Work will be performed to/from the C ...

Bludworth Marine LLC, Houston Texas, has signed a new barge construction contract with Olin Chlor Alkali Products forthree 200 ft x 35 ft x 12 ft tank barges to be built at the Bludworth Marine Orange, Texas, Shipyard.The barges will be certificated for caustic soda and potash solution and the Type II, Subchapter O hulls will be ...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a day of mourning on July 12 for the victims of the sinking of the two-deck river cruise vessel Bulgaria. Operated by travel company Agrorechtur, the vessel reportedly sank within three minutes on the Volga River, July 10. The ship was built at ...

As part of the "Smart from the Start" initiative for Atlantic offshore wind development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) is seeking public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) that considers potential environmental and socioeconomic effects of issuing renewable energy leases in designated Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore ...

A Donjon-SMIT client today received the first Tank Vessel Response Plan (TVRP) Salvage and Marine Firefighting (SMFF) Update Approval to be issued by the U.S. Coast Guard under the new SMFF regulations. The SMFF regulations, effective as of February 22, 2011, required that plan-holders revise their TVRPs with numerous new salvage and marine firefighting response procedures ...

Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit says it has been awarded a contract to build a heavy lift ship by Jumbo ShippingJumbo is one of the world's leading shipping company for transportation of heavy or large size cargo, and the ship being built in the Brodosplit shipyard will be the largest in its fleet with a length of 152 meters and breadth of 27 meters. It will be equippe ...

Next year could see the largest influx ever of TEU in the containership fleet, according to U.K-based charter and ship broker Braemar Seascope.In Braemar Seascope's latest Containership Fleet Statistics, it expects containrership deliveries to reach 1.55m TEU in 2012, surpassing the previous record of 1.52m TEU set in 2007. This will lead to a 9.5% flee ...

Norway's Bergen Group Hanøytangen has been awarded a letter of intent from Odfjell Drilling & Technology related to a yard stay for the rig Deepsea Atlantic scheduled to be carried out in August 2011. The project has an estimated value of NOK 20-25 million for Bergen Group Hanøytangen and a contract is expected to be finalized this week.Deepsea Atlantic, currently exploring ...