Celsius To Create Substantial Submarine Builder
Swedish defense group Celsius announced that it was merging unit Kockums Naval Systems with Germany's Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) to create a leading global…
NOL Expects Overall Profit For Year
Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. (NOL) expects a better second half and overall profit in the current year. NOL said the bottoming out of the Asian economic crisis had…
Kawasaki, Mitsui To Cooperate On Shipbuilding
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co Ltd. apparently have agreed to cooperate widely in shipbuilding to enhance their competitiveness against South Korean shipyards.
Mitsubishi Eyes Latvian Shipping
Latvia's privatization agency said that Japan's Mitsubishi group had expressed interest in the privatization of Latvian Shipping. The agency has set the minimum…
ITF To Board FoC Vessels
Flag of convenience (FoC) vessels in European ports will be targeted by transport unions in a week of action from Monday, Sept. 27, the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) said.
Shippers Call For Container Cartel Reform
Cargo shippers from Europe, Asia and the U.S. called for the repeal of international maritime legislation protecting container shipping price fixing groups from normal anti-trust rules.
Cascade General Performing Repairs To Bulk Carrier
During its run along the Columbia River to unload steel in Vancouver, Wash., a 568 ft. (173 m), 36,788-ton Turkish bulk carrier, Cenk Kaptanoglu collided with the BHP dock in Kalama…
Unicon And Poseidon Join Forces
Unicon International and Poseidon Services International have formed a joint cooperative agreement to utilize Poseidon's Orion Maintenance and Management System for Unicon's new Unirepair service.
Atlantic Marine Completes First Steel Cut
Atlantic Marine, Jacksonville, Fla., has accomplished its first cut of steel for its new fleet of 226-passenger U.S.-flag coastal ships, Delta Queen Coastal Cruises.
