http://www3.MarineLink.com/Maritime, Marine Industry, Shipbuilding, Shipping News2006 New Wave Media Intlhttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218542Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 213, held on March 17 in New Orleans, attracted $949,265,959 in high bids.  The sale was conducted by Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) and had 77 companies submitting 642 bids on 468 tracts comprising over 2.4 million acres offshore Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:29:38 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218542http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218536This morning, 17 March, saw the culmination of highly successful EU NAVFOR pirate disruption activities by the EU NAVFOR French warship Nivose against Pirate Action Groups (PAG) operating in the Somali basin, approximately 350 nautical miles off the Somali Coast.The PAG activities on 4 March...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:29:09 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218536http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218532The Irish Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey T.D., issued a release addressing the development and modernization of the Irish Maritime Administration, with emphasis on the recent assessment of marine aids to navigation around the United Kingdom and Ireland. (3/16/10).(Source: Bryant’s Maritime News)...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:28:46 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218532http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218541Early the morning of March 17, two small skiffs made a fast approach on the EU NAVFOR Dutch HNLMS Tromp with what appeared to be a pirate attack. The Tromp fired warning shots as they approached and it was this action that alerted the “would be” pirates to the fact that they were trying to attack a well armed Naval warship...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:28:07 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218541http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218537According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, OSX Brasil SA, the Brazilian shipbuilding company controlled by billionaire Eike Batista, slashed the size and price of its initial public offering, which was expected to be among the world's biggest this year. The company said in a filing it cut the number of shares it will offer by 45% to 3...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:27:43 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218537http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218531Wärtsilä received an award for supplier excellence from CNOOC, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation. After internal evaluation by project management teams, 28 Chinese and international vendors participating in nine of CNOOC's major projects were honored. Wärtsilä is involved in four of these projects...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:26:41 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218531http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218538T&T Bisso refloated a tugboat that sank in the Houston Ship Channel. The company used the C/B Curtis T to prepare the sunken tug for lifting after its dive team recovered the body of a missing crewmember onboard the vessel. The vessel then was lifted to the surface by a derrick barge and dewatered...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:25:54 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218538http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218535Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S achieved all-time-high sales of $208m, up just over six percent on 2008. The group's profit also improved slightly compared with 2008. The company’s management attributes the record performance to increased focus on cost reduction and working capital. Despite pressure...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:25:19 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218535http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218530Brunswick Commercial and Government Products (BCGP) introduced the 37-ft Justice - the largest Boston Whaler model ever built, according to the company. The 370 Justice features a center console design for unobstructed 360 degree access to all areas of the boat. Its deep-V hull is designed to yield a smooth ride, despite rough seas...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:24:28 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218530http://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218540The Manatee County Port Authority approved a long-term $30m agreement with Port Dolphin Energy LLC, providing Fla. with a second major source of natural gas. Port Dolphin officials estimate its project will generate more than $150m in direct economic impact within Manatee County during the next 20 years...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:23:35 GMThttp://www3.marinelink.com/Story/ShowStory.aspx?StoryID=218540