NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2010 Contact: Debra Colbert, Donjon-SMIT, 301/565-5329; daccomm@aol.com Click here for PDF version Alexandria, VA — Donjon-SMIT, LLC’s Board of Directors has announced that its new salvage, lightering and marine firefighting (SMFF) services package is now complete and includes an innovative new Coast Guard-approved and International Group of P&I [...]
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DONJON-SMIT ANNOUNCES NEW, INNOVATIVE SALVAGE, LIGHTERING & MARINE FIREFIGHTING PACKAGE
Monday, July 19th, 2010DONJON-SMIT Assists SMIT in Deep Sea Horizon Firefighting
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010Donjon-SMIT is providing personnel to assist one of its parent companies, SMIT Americas, in the firefighting efforts onboard the MODU Deep Sea Horizon.
USCG GRANTS UNCONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF DONJON-SMIT, LLC’S OPA-90 SALVAGE SERVICES CONTRACT AND FUNDING AGREEMENT
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2010 Contact: Debra Colbert, Donjon-SMIT, 301/565-5329; daccomm@aol.com Alexandria, VA—Donjon-SMIT, LLC, an OPA-90 Alliance, has received unconditional approval from the U.S. Coast Guard for its Salvage, Marine Firefighting and Lightering Contract and Funding Agreement. The Coast Guard’s full acceptance of the contract means that Donjon-SMIT, LLC now has the [...]
DONJON-SMIT, LLC PROVIDES EMERGENCY TOWING ASSISTANCE TO VESSEL SOUTH OF NANTUCKET
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2010 Contact: Debra Colbert, Donjon-SMIT, 301/565-5329; daccomm@aol.com Alexandria, VA—On Monday, January 18, 2010, Donjon-SMIT, LLC, an OPA-90 Alliance, was notified by QI Gallagher Marine Services that a vessel required emergency towing assistance. The Tavricheski Bridge, managed by UNICOM Ship Management, had broken a main engine camshaft and lost [...]
Donjon-SMIT personnel assist in the salvage of the M/V Fedra
Monday, June 15th, 2009On October 10, 2008, during a significant storm, the M/V Fedra grounded and subsequently sank off the eastern side of Europa Point in Gibraltar in approximately 20 feet of water. As a result of the grounding and pounding of the vessel due to sea conditions, the vessel separated in two pieces at the forward end [...]
Primary Resource Provider
Thursday, April 9th, 2009The definition of a primary resource provider in the new OPA-90 USCG regulations: Primary resource provider means a resource provider listed in the vessel response plan as the principal entity contracted for providing specific salvage and/or marine firefighting services and resources, when multiple resource providers are listed for that service, for each of the COTP [...]
The DONJON-SMIT Top 10
Friday, April 3rd, 2009Donjon-SMIT is there for you when your vessel needs assistance. The top ten reasons that you should choose Donjon-SMIT to be your OPA-90 response provider – for your marine salvage, firefighting and lightering needs: Safety record; Integral Part of SMT; No retainer fee; Our breadth of equipment/logistics; Our experience of personnel; Our proven support to [...]
CMA Conference Conclusion
Thursday, March 26th, 2009Donjon-SMIT would like to thank everyone who stopped by and chatted with us about our services at the 2009 CMA conference. We had a great time this year, and we look forward to seeing everyone next year. If you have any additional questions and needs, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We look forward to [...]
Donjon-SMIT’s 2009 Brochure
Friday, March 20th, 2009Our new 2009 Brochure has just arrived! Download and view it to see our offered services and OPA-90 regulation update. Donjon-SMIT 2009 – Excellence In Marine Casualty Response
CMA’s Shipping 2009 Conference
Thursday, March 19th, 2009March 23rd to March 25th, 2009 Donjon-SMIT looks forward to meeting you at CMA’s Shipping 2009 conference in Stamford CT. We look forward to helping ship owners and operators on fullfilling the OPA-90 salvor and firefighter requirements. We’ll be at booth 18, so stop on by! More information on CMA’s conference can be found at: [...]