Ship May Replace Sunken Ferry
Reports indicate that B.C. Ferries has made an offer on a ship that could be in service to replace the sunken Queen of the North by the beginning of next year. The…
Port Accident in Romania Kills Five
According to reports, five people were killed when a floating crane crashed and hit a tugboat in Romania's Black Port of Constanta. An inspector in Constanta said…
Tanker Named in Stockholm
Concordia Maritime's Swedish-flagged product tanker Stena Primorsk, the third P-MAX tankers in a series of eight, will be named on 9 June. The total investment for…
Diana Shipping Inc. to Acquire New Vessel
Diana Shipping Inc. 7,000,000 shares of common stock priced at $9.50 per share. Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. joint global coordinators and joint book-running managers for the offering.
Oil Tankers Collide Off England's Isle of Wight
Bloomberg has reported that two oil tankers collided off England's Isle of Wight, the U.K.'s Maritime and Coastguard Agency said. None of the crewmen on the vessels…
Raytheon Awarded Navy Contract
Raytheon Technical Services Co., LLC, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $31,539,432 fixed-price with award fees requirements contract for logistics support for the…
U.S., Singapore Navies Practice Boarding At Sea
Singapore Strait A combined boarding at sea united the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) teams of USS Crommelin (FFG 37) and the Republic of Singapore navy…
Washington State New Contingency Plan Rules Proposed
The Washington State Department of Ecology released proposed Oil Spill Contingency Plan Regulations. The proposed rules would totally replace the current ones and…
Court Ipholds LNG DWP License
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the decision of the Secretary of Transportation to grant a license for the construction and operation of the…
House Passes DHS Appropriations Bill
The US House of Representatives passed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (H.R. 5441) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland…
i-Tech Announces ROV Build Program
Global contractor, i-Tech, part of Subsea 7 announced that it has placed an order for new build deepwater work class vehicles, which will be supplied with advanced…
Bangladeshi Ferry Sinks
Emergency crews off Bangladesh's coast have recovered at least 16 bodies, after a ferry carrying more than 70 people capsized on Thursday. The vessel was in the…
Iridium Names Three VADs
Iridium Satellite announced an expansion of its global network of value-added developers (VADs) program with the appointment of three new companies in key market sectors.
Bollinger Delivers Barge to K-Sea
DBL 28 the 1st in a series of eight OPA’90 compliant, Lakes, Bays & Sounds, ABS and USCG certified tank barges delivered from Bollinger to K-Sea Transportation for…
Italia Marittima and Zim to Launch a New Service
Italia Marittima SpA (ITS) and Zim will launch a new weekly transatlantic service early August 2006. Designated the North Europe – US East Coast (NEC) service, it…
DHS Issues Rule on SAFETY Act Implementation
The Department of Homeland Security issued a final rule implementing the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act).
Cianbro to Convert Tankers into Supply Ships
Cianbro Corp. has been awarded a contract to convert two 370-foot sulfur tankers into multipurpose supply vessels for the offshore oil industry. Cianbro said its…
Alion to Acquire Certain Assets of Anteon
On Sunday, June 4, Alion Science and Technology signed an agreement to purchase certain assets of Anteon Corporation’s program management and engineering services business.
Cruise Ship Freed From Sandbar
According to reports, the cruise ship Norwegian Crown, with 1,104 passengers aboard, ran aground just off Bermuda on June 7, and after remaining stuck on a sandbar through the day…
Manitowoc Considers Options on Enodis
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. notes the announcement by Enodis plc. It confirms that it approached the Board of Enodis with an indicative, non-binding cash proposal…
