Vietnam Builder Wins Ship Contract
The Pha Rung Shipyard Company, under the Vietnam Ship Building Industry Corporation (Vinashin), on Oct. 9 signed a contract to build five ships for the Forturne…
SCI plans to acquire 64 ships
The State-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) plans to acquire 64 ships under the national maritime development program, according to a report on Manorama Online.
TUI Extends CP Ships Offer
TUI AG and CP Ships Limited jointly announced that TUI has extended its Offer dated August 30, 2005 for 100 percent of the CP Ships common shares. The offer is now open for acceptance until 6:00 p.m.
Sea Jet Tests Advanced Water Propulsion
The new Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator (AESD) is expected to participate in trials on Lake Pend Oreille at the Carderock Division's Acoustic Research Detachment (ARD)…
Young Shipowners Meeting Held in Capri
The opening of a program of dialogue for the creation of synergy through collaboration with the Association of Young Businessmen was one of the main matters discussed…
Giant Cruise Ships Call on Naples
Royal Caribbean will make 30 calls and Celebrity 32 in 2006. Royal Caribbean will operate in the Mediterranean in 2006 with Voyager of the Seas the largest cruise…
New Voyage Planning Program
Seagull AS presented its new Voyage Planning Program - VP version 1.0. This software has been developed in close cooperation with the ECDIS supplier/developer MARIS AS.
Chevron Invests in New Deepwater GOM Project
Chevron Corporation is proceeding with the development of the Blind Faith Field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The field will be developed using a semisubmersible production facility…
ITIC Urges Brokers to Call
Intermediaries Club (ITIC). receipt of not only demurrage statements but all time sensitive documents. to charterers. policy for claims to be sent electronically. costs, it can also be unreliable.
Aker Yards to build AHTS for NorSkan Offshore
NorSkan Offshore Ltda., Brazil, to build an Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessel. Delivery is scheduled for April 2007. DOF ASA in Norway on a 50/50 basis, and…
Governments to Adopt New Maritime Security Measures
The Diplomatic Conference on the Revision of the SUA Treaties opened October 10 to begin its consideration of amendments to the Convention for the Suppression of…
Teekay Implements Bunker Procurement Software
Bunker Logistics, a provider of bunker procurement software, announced the successful implementation of its BunkerDashboard Bunker Procurement Software at Teekay Shipping Corporation.
This Day in Naval History - Oct. 08
1812 - A boat party under Lt. Jesse D. Elliott captures HMS Detroit and Caledonia in the Niagara River. 1842 - Commodore Lawrence Kearny of USS Constitution addresses a letter to the Viceroy of China…
