New NCL Ship Sets Sail in Hawaii
The AP has reported that NCL’s latest ship, Pride of Hawaii, has set sail in Hawaii. The Pride of Hawaii, the largest, most expensive U.S.-flagged luxury liner launched…
European Shipbuilders Eye Cruise, Ferry Sectors
During the Posidonia 2006 international shipping exhibition, which opened Monday in Athens, the future of Europe's shipbuilding industry lies in the cruise and ferry sector…
Samsung Gets Orders for 14 Ships
According to reports, Samsung Heavy Industries Co., has received orders for 14 container ships worth $1.5 billion from three companies including Panama's Naviera…
Keppel Corp Wins Deals Worth $80m
It has been reported that Keppel Corp has won two contracts worth a total of $80m. The contracts are for the conversion of a tanker to a floating production storage…
Acergy Charters New Build Construction Ship
Acergy announced that it has entered into an agreement with DOFCON ASA for the charter of the Skandi Acergy, a new build heavy construction ship. The 8-year charter will commence upon delivery…
UN -Limit of Continental Shelf
The United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) issued a release stating that the governments of France, Ireland, Spain, and the United…
Aker Yards to Build ROV Vessel for Olympic Shipping AS
Aker Yards has entered into a contract with Olympic Shipping AS, for the building of an ROV Vessel. Delivery will be from Aker Yards, Aukra in Norway. The vessel is an Aker ROV 02 CD…
Report: Sunken Ferry Crew Unfamiliar with Equipment
According to sources, a report says crew of sunken ferry may have been unfamiliar with equipment. A suggestion is being made that bridge crew on the Queen of the…
Broadband Solution for Cruise Ships
Grandi Navi Veloci and WINS, a joint venture set up by Skylogic Italia (Eutelsat’s broadband affiliate) and Maltasat International launched a satellite-based communications…
RCL Hires Former FBI Official
Royal Caribbean Cruises has hired a former top FBI official. Gary M. Bald, who last week stepped down as executive assistant director of the FBI's National Security Branch…
Coast Guard Rescues Worker
A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew airlifted a male crewman today from the oil rig South Pass 57, located approximately 10 miles east of the mouth of the Mississippi River near Southwest Pass.
Pha Rung Delivers Cargo Ship
The Pha Rung Shipyard, a member of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) on handed over a dry-cargo ship to Dong Do Shipping Lines Company under the…
B.C. Ferries Defends Crew
According to reports, the head of B.C. Ferries is questioning the suggestion that a lack of crew training may have played a role in the sinking of the Queen of the North.
Oglebay Norton Sells Six Vessels
Steamship Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GATX Corporation. Middletown, S/S Courtney Burton, and M/V Fred R. White. progressing with its negotiations for the sale of the M/V David Z. Earl W.
FTMSC Offers New Pricing Programs
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Coast Guard: Captain Negligent in 2005 Ship Run Aground
According to reports, an investigation by the Coast Guard says negligence by the captain caused a cargo ship to run aground near Barbers Point Harbor, Hawaii last year. The 555-ft.
MarAd Launches Merchant Mariner Outreach System
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) has announced the creation of the new web-based Mariner Outreach System (MOS). The system…
Alaska Low-Sulfur Diesel Fuel Transition
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated its final rule implementing requirements for sulfur, cetane, and aromatics for highway, nonroad, locomotive…
SECNAV Makes First Visit to JFK
Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter paid a special visit to USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) June 2 as part of an extended tour of naval assets in the Southeast region.
Stennis Assists Coast Guard
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) participated in a joint rescue effort off the coast of San Diego June 4. At approximately 8:15 a.m., U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter 6040…
