Quintana Maritime Takes Delivery of Bulk Carrier
Quintana Maritime Limited has taken delivery of a Panamax bulk carrier, Grain Express, from Metrobulk. Grain Express has a carrying capacity of 76,466 deadweight…
Parties May Not Create Maritime Lien by Agreement
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that parties may not create a maritime lien by agreement. In the instant case, a bunker company provided bunkers…
TOP Tankers Sells Handymax Vessel
TOP Tankers Inc. on said it expects to book a profit of about $4m from the sale of one its tankers to an undisclosed buyer. The company said it plans to recognize the gain in the fourth quarter…
Horizon Marine Supports Rig Tow to Brazil
After 5,500 nautical miles and 64 days at sea, the semi-submersible drilling unit Noble Therald Martin arrived in Macae, Brazil. Horizon Marine assisted the routing…
Ultrapetrol Sets IPO of 12.5m Shares
Ultrapetrol Ltd., a Bahamas-based shipping company, is scheduled to go public next week with an initial public offering of 12.5 million shares. Shares are expected…
Navios Maritime Announces Long-Term Time Charters
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated global shipping company specializing in the dry-bulk shipping industry, announced today that it has secured…
Celebrity Cruises Starts on Solstice
Celebrity Cruises has taken its first step toward physically launching Celebrity Solstice in Fall 2008. The line's President Dan Hanrahan ceremoniously pressed…
Coast Guard Plans to Save Ft. Laud. Reefs
CBS reported that the Coast Guard has been working on a plan to protect Fort Lauderdale reefs from potentially damaging freighters that lose their way and get stuck on those sensitive reefs.
Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from the Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) to supply…
Report: Gulf Coast Economic Recovery Remains Mixed
Employment statistics, sales tax collections, large construction projects and other key economic indicators point to an accelerating recovery in many Gulf Coast…
National Search and Reascue School Celebrates 40th Birthday
The National Search and Rescue School at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown celebrated its 40th year of saving lives today, an official ceremony will be held Friday October 27, 2006.
Savi to Deploy Security and Tracking Network at VPA Terminals
cargo container shipments. Marine Terminal. status of RFID-tagged containers. information collected by the network infrastructure. employ its technology at our terminals," said J. executive director.
Disney Ship Drydocked at BAE Systems
The Virginian Pilot reported that the Disney Wonder, a 964-ft. Disney Cruise Line ship arrived at BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair last week for a 10-day overhaul.
NAVSAC to Meet in DC
The Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (NAVSAC), sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, will meet in Washington, DC on November 14. Topics on the agenda include standard navigation bridge design…
Singapore Establishes New Bunker Standards
Singapore’s bunkering industry will receive a boost with the implementation of a new national standard. As of June 1, 2007, all bunker suppliers in Singapore are…
Maersk Adds East Coast South America Service
Maersk Line is significantly expanding its presence at Broward County’s Port Everglades by bringing its new NASA service to/from the East Coast of South America to APM Terminals…
Offshore Windmill Uses Dyneema Fiber
For the installation of offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea, Mammoet Van Oord, a marine contractor, selected heavy lifting slings made with Dyneema polyethylene fiber from DSM Dyneema.
Dutch Parliament OKs Maasvlakte 2 Project
The Dutch Parliament voted in favor of the construction of Maasvlakte 2, the new port district of Rotterdam. This gives the green light to the next phase: in 2007…
Vinashin Awarded Contracts
The Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) has snatched up two large contracts with UK partners worth $800m. The contracts were executed during the Viet…
CSSC to Establish Yacht Building Facility
China State Shipbuilding Corporation and the government of the Fengxian District of the Municipality of Shanghai have signed an outline agreement to establish the…
