ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems Wins Orders for Ships
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems – a company of ThyssenKrupp Technologies – has got the order to build two 3,400 TEU container ships. These very compact container ships have a capacity of 3…
Hapag-Lloyd Inaugurates South Africa Service
Hapag-Lloyd, which has so far focused mainly on East-West services, is expanding its African network by starting a service to South Africa in mid-October. “The southern…
Groups Sue to Stop Navy From Using Sonar
According to the Houston Chronicle, environmental groups sued the federal government to prevent the Navy from using active sonar during drills off Hawaii next month…
Oil Spill Leaves Ships Stranded
The AP has reported that ships have been stranded, seafood sources threatened and the nation's oil reserve tapped as the result of 47,000 gallons of oil spilling…
Favorable Verdict for Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises announced that a federal court jury in New York has awarded Celebrity $193m in a lawsuit against Essef Corp. Celebrity has remaining claims for interest and certain legal fees.
ACL Announces Appointments and Promotions
American Commercial Lines Inc. (ACL) announced that it has appointed Mr. Joseph J. Rella as its Vice President, Sales for Jeffboat LLC, a subsidiary of ACL. Rella…
CSIC Set to Triple Turnover
According to reports China Shipbuilding Industry Corp plans to triple its turnover by 2015 when it expands its building capacity to meet rising global demand. The…
Rolls-Royce Invests in Future of Engineering
Rolls-Royce has donated a 501-K5A industrial gas turbine to The George Washington University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS). GW Engineering students…
Multraship Announces Fleet Additions
Salvage and towage company, Multraship BV has added the former Red Funnel/Adsteam tug Hamtun to its fleet. The 1985-built, 3,500 IHP vessel has been renamed Multratug…
Concordia Takes Delivery of Stena Performance
Concordia Maritime took delivery of Stena Performance, the forth vessel in the P-MAX series of total eight vessels. The vessel is as previously announced chartered…
ALCSG Enters U.S. 3rd Fleet AOR
The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Strike Group (ALCSG) entered the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) June 27, after spending the majority of a successful 2006 deployment in the U.S.
Ocean Tankers IPO to Raise $15m
According to Financial Mirror, Ocean Tankers Holdings Public Co. will be the first ocean-going shipping company to go public on the Cyprus Stock Exchange later this summer…
Nepline to Purchase Tankers
Nepline is actively sourcing for suitable double-hulled tankers for acquisition in order to improve its revenue. The foreign subsidiary, Nepline (Singapore) Pte…
LNG Project focus on Security
According to SJnews, while BP awaits the Supreme Court ruling to decide the fate of the planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in NJ, more than 50 federal…
Congress Sends Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill to President
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the conference report for H.R. 889, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2006. On June 22, the U.S. Senate adopted by unanimous…
ACR Announces Company Changes
sales, the Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., ACR team has assumed new titles and responsibilities. the Pacific Rim and Latin America. been promoted to North America Sales Manager, Marine Division.
Overseas Shipholding to Sell Tankers
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. for net proceeds of approximately $168 million. tankers that are being built at the New Times Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. shipyard in Jinjiang, China.
Sunken Ships to be Considered for Storm Barriers
Marine scientists and Louisiana officials are floating the idea of sinking some of Uncle Sam's cast-off ships along the water's edge to create a steel barrier against hurricane flooding.
Bourne Tug in Need of Rescue
The Boston Globe reported that an old tugboat, New York Central No. 16 will be demolished soon to make way for a CVS pharmacy. A Raynham man started working to save the boat.
NTSB to Release Reports on 2005 Tour Boat Accident
As part of its continuing investigation into the capsizing of the Ethan Allen in Lake George, New York last year, the National Transportation Safety Board will open…
