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Crowley Honored for Charitable Efforts

Crowley Maritime Honored with Award for Charitable Efforts from SUNY Maritime College; Award Recognizes Crowley’s Continued Commitment to Education.   Crowley

This Day in Naval History - May 16

From the Navy News Service:   1820 - Congress becomes first U.S. warship to visit China. 1919 - Three Navy flying boats begin 1st trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland.

Wesmar Stabilizers in Action

WESMAR Stabilizers ‘Likely Saved Our Lives’ Says Captain of 45-Foot Tug.   For some, modern technology adds to entertainment and pleasure. Captain

Historic Shipwreck Discovered in Northern GOM

During a recent Gulf of Mexico expedition, NOAA, BOEM and partners discovered an historic wooden-hulled vessel which is believed to have sunk as long as 200 years ago.

Coast Guard Publishes Final Action Memo

A damaged hoist cable and the inability to find equipment needed to repair the fraying cable are the two causal factors in the Coast Guard’s unsuccessful

Ocean Rig Corcovado Accepted by Petrobras

Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG) a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, announced that on May 15, 2012, the Ocean Rig Corcovado completed the

Atlas Elektronik: New Torpedo Range Record

Atlas Elektronik increased the reach of its torpedoes substantially, setting a new range record. At a test-firing in March 2012, the heavyweight torpedo SeaHake

Tanker Market: A Pessimistic Outlook

Drewry Maritime Research’s latest Tanker Forecaster report indicates that Suezmax owners got some respite in the first quarter of the year, but things are looking bleak in the longer term.

Fairmount Alpine Towed Rig Ocean Whittington to Gulf

Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Alpine has towed the rig Ocean Whittington from offshore Belem, Brazil, to offshore Galveston, US. For this job Fairmount

ABB to Power Subsea Construction Vessels

ABB wins $18 million order for subsea pipeline construction vessels. Energy efficient electric propulsion, reliable power distribution systems for two deepwater

MacGregor Equipment for 15 Asian OSVs

In April, Cargotec secured new contracts  to deliver MacGregor anchor-handling, mooring and towing solutions for 15 offshore support vessels (OSV) of various

Report: Containership Industry Needs to Improve

Drewry Maritime Research’s new quarterly report Carrier Performance Insight revealed that industry-wide vessel schedule reliability improved to 72.3% in the first quarter of 2012,

Port of Hamburg Reports Growth

In the first three months of 2012 the Port of Hamburg achieved total throughput of 32.6 million tons (+ 3.8 percent). At 2.2 million TEU (20-ft standard containers),

ESAB Introduces the XR Series Nozzles

ESAB Welding & Cutting Products announces the new XR Series of high speed cutting nozzles for its popular m3 Plasma™ System.  The new XR Series nozzles

New San Francisco Ferry Service Set to Start

San Francisco Bay Ferry's much-anticipated service between the East Bay and South San Francisco will launch on Monday, June 4, giving commuters a fast, stress-free

Strong & Steady Start for Seaway

Positive Outlook as St. Lawrence Seaway Opens the 2012 Season.   The steel and construction industries pushed the demand for North American commodities such as iron ore,

Sonardyne Security Solution Deployed in Middle East

Sonardyne Sentinel deployed to protect high security Middle-Eastern facility. Maritime security company, Sonardyne International Ltd, has successfully completed

Dutch Ship Designers Get Unusual Malaysian Contract

Groot Ship Design's wins contract for two types of special livestock carrying ships from Malaysian company PBHH (Pembangunan Buka Jijau Holdings Sdn. Bhd) The

Siemens to Provide Propulsion Systems for Maersk E-class

Siemens wins order from DSME to equip Maersk container ships with eco-friendly propulsion and power generation systems Siemens Drive Technologies Division has

A.P. Møller - Mærsk Q1 Pre-tax Profit Plunge

A.P. Møller - Mærsk Q1 2012 reports plunge in pre-tax profit, sees slightly lower 2012 result Denmark-based conglomerate A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S reported

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