Royal Caribbean International Names Shaiken VP
as vice president of Onboard Revenue. streams. Shaiken will join the team on December 18. for Smithsonian Business Ventures for the Smithsonian Institution. Corporation.
Vehicles From Cougar Ace to Be Scrapped
said that all of the U.S.- and Canada-bound Mazda vehicles from the car-carrying vessel, Cougar Ace, which nearly capsized off the Aleutian Islands in late July, would be scrapped.
Shipping Company Contributes to Wildlife Foundation
The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey said that a foreign shipping company contributed $100,000 to the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation. The money…
DOI Signs Agreement on 1998/1999 Lease
ssistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management, C. Stephen Allred signed agreements with BP, ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil Company, Shell, and Walter Oil and Gas Corporation…
Offshore LNG Gets OK for Project
Mass. environmental regulators have given a tentative ok to another proposed offshore LNG unloading buoy off of Gloucester, after getting about $23.5m in concessions…
Port Authority to Vote on $5m for Intrepid
According to reports, the Port Authority plans a vote to approve $5m to repair the dock and hull of the Intrepid. The agency's chairman has championed spending that…
Panama Canal Board Convenes
Panamanian President MartĂn Torrijos joined the Panama Canal Authority Advisory Board meeting and underscored the Advisory Board’s critical role in ensuring the overall governance…
GL: New shareholder Structure to Safeguard Independence
At a shareholders' meeting, Germanischer Lloyd's Executive Board announced the successful defense against the hostile takeover bid by a French competitor. The binding…
Majestic to Upgrade Cruise Ships
Majestic America Line said that it plans upgrades to its entire fleet of cruise ships next year. Majestic established a Midwest operations office in St. Louis this fall.
Cruise Ships with Sick Passengers Dock in Florida
For the third time in two months Sunday, luxury cruise ships sailed into South Florida ports bearing sick passengers. More than 100 passengers and crew arrived in…
Qatar to Initiate 45 Contracts for LNG
Qatar will initiate 45 shipbuilding contracts for the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships ever constructed, by Q1, 2007, the Gulf Times reported. Qatargas…
BAE Systems, VT Group in Talks About Combining Shipbuilding Ops
According to reports, shipbuilding companies BAE Systems PLC and VT Group PLC are in talks about merging their naval shipbuilding businesses into a new UK shipbuilding giant.
Fog Halts Houston Ship Channel Traffic
Reuters reported that ships were halted from moving along the 53-mile (85.3 kilometer) Houston Ship Channel to the busiest U.S. petrochemical port on Thursday due to dense fog, said the U.S.
Chevron LNG Plan Advances
According to reports, Chevron Corp. cleared a hurdle in its quest to develop the multibillion-dollar Gorgon LNG project off Australia's western coast after agreeing…
Stealthgas Acquires LPG Newbuildings
Stealthgas has entered into an agreement to acquire two contracts for LPG carriers under construction, the M/V Gas Flawless and the M/V Gas Haralambos, for a total consideration of $46m.
Teekay Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 7,000,000 of its common units at $21.00 per unit. The 7,000,000 common…
Raytheon Completes DDG 1000 Deckhouse Integration Design
Raytheon Company, which has operations in Marlboro, has completed the Delta Interim Detailed Design Review for the DDG 1000 Integrated Deckhouse and Apertures (IDHA) element…
Stena Atlantica to be Named in Dubai
The ice-classed oil tanker, Stena Atlantica, will be named in Dubai. The vessel has been built in compliance with Swedish/Finnish Ice Class notation 1 A, meaning…
IMO to Review MSDS Regulations After IBIA Intervention
THE International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has presented a paper to IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) advising that current proposals relating to the…
USCG – Certificate of Discharge to US Merchant Mariners
The US Coast Guard proposes to change the Certificate of Discharge to Merchant Mariners from a booklet format using carbon copies to one that can be downloaded from the Internet.
