Frontline Sells Tanker
Frontline Ltd. has through its affiliated company Ship Finance International Limited, sold its single hull Suezmax tanker Front Transporter for a gross sales price of $38m.
LNG Terminal Opposed
Strong opposition by Conn. Gov. State Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Gina McCarthy delivered Rell's statement, criticizing the proposed security…
DCV Balder to Restart Work in Gulf
Leiden 10 January – Heerema Marine Contractors expects that the Deep water Construction Vessel (DCV) Balder will restart its work in the Gulf of Mexico in the first half of February.
Diana Enters Time Charter Contract for MV Coronis
Diana Shipping Inc. has entered into a time charter contract with Bottiglieri di Navigazione for its Panamax dry bulk carrier, the MV Coronis, for a minimum of 23…
IMO Performance Standards for Passenger Ships
The IMO issued a circular providing performance standards for the systems and services to remain operational on passenger ships for safe return to port and for orderly…
Lockheed Martin-Led Team Tests Naval Defense System
Lockheed Martin has completed at-sea demonstration operational testing of a new Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC) Defense System, which is designed to provide an…
Staffing changes at MAN Diesel in Denmark
With effect from 1st January 2007, Stefan Eefting (41) has taken over as manager of MAN Diesel PrimeServ in Frederikshavn and Holeby in Denmark. Lars Peter Olsen…
Rolls-Royce Gets Icelandic Coast Guard Contract
Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply the design and a full equipment package for a multi purpose coastguard vessel to be built by ASMAR in Chile for the government of Iceland.
Senate Hearing on Homeland Security
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs conducted a hearing on ensuring full implementation of the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations.
Port Security Grants Total $201.2m
port security grants for FY 2007 will total $201.2m. Eight ports qualified for Tier I and will receive a combined total of $120 million. The Tier I ports are: New York-New Jersey (27.1 million)…
ACL Names Vanier as VP
American Commercial Lines Inc. (ACL) has appointed Jacques J. Vanier to the position of Vice President Manufacturing. Most recently, Vanier served as Vice President…
BC Ferries Investigating Ferry Incident
BC Ferries' MV Quinsam, which operates on the Nanaimo Harbor – Gabriola Island route, unexpectedly pulled away from the dock at Nanaimo Harbor as the ship was loading vehicles.
Stena Line Selects Bekaert
Stena Line selects Bekaert to help conserve energy among its fleet of ships. With the installation of Bekaert advanced solar control window film, industry leader Stena Line minimizes fuel consumption…
Maersk Ships to Get Solasolv Screens
Solar Solve Marine received an order from Maersk Ship Design to supply 10 ships with its famous Solasolv anti-glare roller screens for a number of 308,000dwt crude…
Korean Shipbuilders Aim for $36b in Orders
Korea's top-three shipbuilders are eyeing $36b in sales this year, down from a record $37b last year. Korean shipbuilders secured almost half of the $100b in global…
BAE Systems to Overhaul Sealift Command Ship
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command to overhaul and drydock the USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195). The cumulative value…
