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Speaking at the 150th Annual Members Meeting of the classification society on 24 April 2012, in New York, ABS Chairman Robert D.

Maersk Line Ltd announced that Gordan Van Hook, MLL’s Senior Director of Innovation and Concept Development, has been selected to serve on the board of directors the United States Naval Institute.

Sance has received a new order concerning the new TUI- cruiser. The contract’s parties are Sance and STX Finland Cabins Ltd, and the engineering contract concerns

On Wednesday 18 April 2012 Ro-Ro vessel Phoenix J ran aground outside of Rauma on her voyage from Rauma to Gävle.

Woodside is producing LNG from its Pluto LNG Project near Karratha in Western Australia and will soon be loading its first cargo aboard the Woodside Donaldson LNG tanker.

BaltShip has successfully delivered the first of 80 shipments with offshore foundations for the Gwynt Y Môr Windfarm located in the Irish Sea.

Norwegian-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea Norway has secured a contract with ConocoPhillips

Awilco LNG announced that the LNG vessel WilGas has been extended on a two year contract with Brazilian oil major, Petrobras.

The Alliance St. Louis, a 656 feet long and 11-deck container ship has shifted from transporting commercial cargo between the U.S. and Asia to carrying of military cargo from the Middle East, Bloomberg reported.

Brunei Gas Carriers Sendirian Berhad, BGC has inked a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd of the Republic of Korea on construction of a new liquefied natural gas

Seadrill continues to see strong demand for modern ultra-deepwater drilling rigs driven by high oil prices and large deep-water

Seadrill has received a letter of award for a new three year contract for a semi-submersible for operations offshore West Africa with a reputable oil company, contract starting second quarter 2013.

On Friday, April 20, Vantage Drilling Company announced that the Luxembourg branch of its wholly-owned subsidiary Vantage Drilling Poland Sp. z o.o.

Dockwise Ltd., indirectly, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Dockwise White Marlin B.V. has entered into share purchase agreements for the acquisition

Oceanteam Shipping ASA has announced that it’s new Lay Vessel, CSV North Ocean 105 which is jointly owned with J Ray McDermott (Norway) AS

Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has received an unsolicited, conditional, offer from Dockwise to acquire Fairstar shares at a purchase price of NOK 9.3 per share

Joseph Farrell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Resolve Marine Group, Inc., among the world’s foremost maritime emergency

Samskip has acquired the container vessels Arnarfell and Helgafell, both of which have been employed by the company on the route between Iceland and Europe since early 2005.

Austal has taken further steps in implementing its strategy to regionalise its operations to better serve and grow its international client base

Western Fishers Shipyard has inaugurated on April 19th the construction works of six fishing trawlers at the yard premises in Kolagaon