New Warming Device Chosen for Crowley Tugs
Crowley Maritime is sending the second of its big new 10,192 hp Prince William Sound class tanker escort tugs, Tan'erliq, north to Alaska this month. It will be…
Overseas Shipholding Completes Financing
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. has reportedly completed a $170 million financing related to its U.S. flag Alaskan tanker fleet. The financing represents a securitization…
Strong Man Pulls Cruise Ship
John Wooten, a 51-year-old Boston man, who bills himself as the world's strongest man, reportedly moved a 16,000-ton cruise ship by pulling it on a rope from a dock while the ship was in the water.
Carnival Says It Is Not In Talks With P&O
Carnival Corp. officials said the company is not currently in talks with rival cruise operator P&O, whose shares rose yesterday amid talk of a buyout bid from Carnival.
Cruise Liner Collides With Cargo Ship
Three passengers were injured when Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Dream collided with a cargo ship in the English Channel early this morning. Officials said the container ship…
Hyundai Heavy Gets $110 M order
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries has reportedly won a $110 million order from France's Total to build an undersea pipeline in Iran. Hyundai officials said the order was won on a turnkey basis…
Interest Declining In Offshore Acreage Leases
Preliminary results of the latest government sale of offshore oil and natural gas exploration acreage leases in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico show a decline in oil company interest in the properties…
Astromaritima Navegação To Upgrade OSV's
Astromaritima Navegação, known as the largest Brazilian offshore vessels' owner and operator, plans to upgrade three of its 180 ft. (54.8 m) OSV's for an approximate cost of $4.5 million.
BIW And Energy Research Corp. Form Partnership
The Advanced Technology Division of Bath Iron Works (BIW) and the Energy Research Corporation (ERC) have partnered to develop an advanced carbonate-based fuel cell…
Not Dead in the Water
While Z-Drive can still be considered a "revolutionary" design trait of today's tugboats, engineers aren't resting on their laurels. New technical standards being…
