Mercator Lines to Explore Oil Offshore
Mercator Lines, is planning to expand its business portfolio by foraying into the offshore oil exploration sector. The company is looking for global partners to…
MISC Fears Soft Rates Ahead
Malaysian shipper MISC Bhd expects freight rates for crude oil to remain soft over the next two years as competitors put more new tankers to sea, Reuters reported.
After Two Accidents, Navy Orders Subs to Stand Down
The Navy has ordered an operational stand-down for all submarines following two recent accidents, charging commanders to “focus energy and intellect back onto the basics of submarine operations…
HALT! Navy Issues Stop Work Order for LCS 3
The Navy issued a stop work order Jan. 12 to Lockheed Martin Corp. Maritime Systems & Sensors unit, Moorestown, N.J., for the construction of the third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
AAPA to Host Port Management Seminar
The top issues relevant to Caribbean and Latin American port professionals, including navigation dredging, seaport security, port privatization, Panama Canal expansion and port operating strategies…
Screw Propeller Makes Russian Shipbuilding History
The screw propeller, which is the largest in Russian shipbuilding history, of the diameter of 26.9 ft. was manufactured at the defense shipyard Zvezdochka in the city of Severodvinsk…
Sadler Appointed CEO of Lloyd’s Register Group
In line with our statement in 2005, in which Executive Chairman David Moorhouse signalled his intent to relinquish executive responsibility for the Lloyd’s Register Group by the end of June 2007…
Anchors Break Free of Two Oil Tankers
Two of BP's new double-hulled oil tankers are sitting idle off Washington state after each lost an anchor while sailing through rough North Pacific waters, company…
Horizon Lines of Guam to Begin Micronesia Service
Horizon Lines, LLC initiated a new service to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau under the carrier's subsidiary company, Horizon Lines of Guam, LLC.
Larger Crewboat from Breaux’s Bay Craft
In keeping with the trend to larger crew/supply boat, Breaux’s Bay Craft of Loreauville, La., a have developed a new 175 x 31-ft. design. The first vessel being…
Thoma-Sea Tug For Penn ATB
Thoma-Sea Boatbuilders in Lockport La., is building an Entech-designed tug for Penn Maritime’s latest ATB. The 4000-horsepower 116 x 36-ft. tug will be mated to a 14…
AFL-CIO Sues Coast Guard to Block Kit Ships
The Metal Trades Department of the AFL-CIO has sued the U.S. Coast Guard to block controversial rulings that violate the 80-year-old Jones Act to allow U.S. The suit, filed in the U.S.
Genco to Sign Charters for Panamax Vessels
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited announced it has reached an agreement in principle to enter into a time charter for the Genco Acheron, a 1999-built Panamax vessel, with STX Panocean Co. Ltd.
Report: Tariff Cost Ports Money, Jobs
According to reports, a 20-month tariff on imported steel resulted in a loss of 9.3m tons of the metal and more than 2,000 jobs at U.S. ports, according to a new…
Bataan ESG Enters U.S. 6th Fleet
Sailors and Marines man the rails as the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) departs Naval Station Norfolk. Bataan is the command ship for the Bataan Expeditionary Strike group (ESG)…
Danaos Delivers Dry Bulk Vessel
Danaos Corporation delivered the dry bulk vessels M/V Alexandra I and M/V Fivos to Shanghai Time Shipping Co. LTD according to schedule. The delivery of these first…
Tankers Collide in Singapore Waters
Two Singapore-registered bunker tankers collided near St John's Island resulting in a 200-ton oil spill, maritime officials said. No one was injured in the crash…
TGS Charters Additional 2D Vessel Capacity
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS) has signed a two-year charter agreement with BGP for a 2D seismic vessel to be named the M/V BGP Atlas. BGP is currently…
Navy: Tanker Pulled up Sub
According to reports, the Navy calls attributed the venturi effect. Navy officials have released preliminary findings into Monday's collision between a Norfolk-based…
US Rep. Expects Congress to Add Ships to Defense Budget
U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., said that lawmakers will try to add extra ships to the Navy budget, in addition to whatever the Pentagon requests, The Marketplace reported.
