Month: April 2010

Somali pirates were responsible for 35 of the 67 piracy incidents reported worldwide during the first quarter of the year, the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported.

The US federal agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $73.6 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contract to Fincantieri Marine Group’s Marinette Marine Corporation located in Marinette, USA.

Marine seismic outfit Polarcus has taken delivery of its third seismic vessel from Dubai Drydocks World.

Teekay, a Hamilton, Bermuda- based owner of oil tankers, will expand its fleet serving in Brazil to take advantage of the country’s rising offshore oil production, chief executive officer Bjorn Moller said.

Wärtsilä and ABB Turbo Systems are co-operating in a joint development programme for a new and groundbreaking application of two-stage turbocharging on large diesel engines.

Seadrill has taken delivery of the new deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig West Orion from the Jurong Shipyard in Singapore. The unit was delivered on budget and 10 days ahead of original delivery…