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The STX OSV Group of companies is adopting the new brand name Vard. The adoption of the new name, logo and brand identity follows the sale of STX Europe's majority stake in the company to Fincantieri Oil & Gas.

Seadrill has exercised fixed price options for the construction of two high specification jack-up drilling rigs at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd

Shell is moving to bring liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel one step closer for its marine and heavy-duty on-road customers in North America

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced March 2 that the Navy will go ahead with reductions in spending in order to meet the fiscal constraints

Geoff Green, Managing Director of Braemar Engineering (formerly Wavespec) says that a new Houston-based, LNG fueling related venture is "a logical extension" for the marine engineering consultancy.

Robert D. Somerville, long serving Chairman of classification society ABS, has announced his retirement effective April 30, 2013

China's Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has secured a contract to build four AHTS offshore support vessels for Russian shipowner, FEMCO.

Crowley Maritime Corp. President, Chairman and CEO Tom Crowley became an honorary alumnus of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, NY, during a special banquet recently held in his honor.

Interlake Steamship Company's ATB Dorothy Ann and Pathfinder departed Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, Sunday on completion of the vessel's winter work and layup period.

Resolve Salvage & Fire has signed an agreement with Fire Department New York (FDNY) last week, allowing the resources of the FDNY

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $12,326,893 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2302) to exercise an option for post-delivery support for the USS Coronado (LCS 4).

The Navy has awarded funding for construction of all four of the FY 2013 littoral combat ships (LCS).

Novoship tanker NS Columbus became the first Sovcomflot Group vessel to receive a certificate of compliance with the International Labour Organisation’s 2006 Maritime Labour Convention (MLC-2006).

The Navy’s first mobile landing platform ship, USNS Montford Point (T-MLP 1), was christened at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in

Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (“MMLP”) and Florida Marine Transporters, Inc. (“FMT”) announced on Thursday that MMLP has purchased from FMT affiliates six

Holland Shipyards has commenced conversion work on two ships owned by Chevalier Floatels, The Motorship informs.

The first Triple-E class vessel was launched at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Okpo Shipyard on February 27, 2013. The vessel will be named Maersk Mc-Kinney

MONTHLY LIST OF VESSELS BEACHED AT THE INDIAN SHIPBREAKING YARDS

Wärtsilä is opening a new services workshop in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, today. It says that the new facilities will strengthen its presence in Brazil

With shipyards and shipyard workers likely to take some heavy hits as a result of looming sequestration cuts to defense spending