Indonesia Halts Ships Carrying Granite to Singapore
Indonesia has detained 24 tugboats and barges carrying granite chips to Singapore, potentially threatening construction, a month after it banned all sand exports to its neighbor.
Telenor Expands Use of Intelsat Global Satellite Capacity
Intelsat announced that Telenor Satellite Services expanded a multi-year contract with Intelsat to include transmission services on three different spacecraft in C- and Ku-band.
Port Canaveral Adds New Director of Planning Position
Melbourne resident Wade Morefield has been hired as the Port’s first Director of Planning, a position created to transition departmental-level planning efforts into…
Operations Underway to Refloat Montrose
Operations are underway in an effort to re-float the 712-ft. Liberian flagged cargo ship Montrose currently aground in the Chesapeake Bay, west of the Choptank River.
Brittany Ferries Commits to Incat Ferry
The U.K.’s Ferry Operator of the Year 2006, Brittany Ferries, has purchased the Incat-built 321 ft. fast ferry Normandie Express in what it says should be taken…
Vinashin to Build Six Transnational Express Vessels
The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) announced its plan to build six express vessels to cover the north-south route. The 160m-long ships will…
Dubai Maritime City Construction Progresses
The scope of infrastructure works well underway with the first ship lift positioned in November 2006 and the excavation for the 2nd lift nearing completion. This…
Report: Merchant Ship Total Losses Tumble
There has been a reduction in the number of total losses of merchant ships since the year 2000. New statistics released by the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI)…
Multi-National Exercise in Dover Strait
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)will conduct a multi-national exercise on March 5. It will be conducted in the Dover Strait to test the response to a major maritime incident.
ABS Announces Middle East and Pacific Management Changes
ABS Taiwan Country Manager Stephen Auger has been named Regional Vice President, Middle East, for the classification society. Auger transfers to the society’s regional…
New Vessel Traffic Control Tower Completed
A new $1.1m Vessel Traffic Control Tower was recently completed at Mile Marker 99 of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway adjacent to Jesse Fontenot Memorial Boat Landing in Berwick, La.
Namegiving of Newbuilding L 206 from Odense Steel Shipyard
On Saturday March 3, the Odense Steel Shipyard presented its latest newbuilding, an 11,000 TEU container vessel, for the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group. Berit Jensen…
Saigon Shipmarin Builds First Cargo Vessels for Japan
The Saigon Shipbuilding and Maritime Industry Company (Saigon Shipmarin) has started building two 8,000-ton cargo vessels for Japan. These are the first cargo vessels that Saigon Shipmarin…
Stena Bulk Reports Profit for 2006
Stena Bulk finished another successful year with a profit of almost $141m. With a deployed fleet of 60 vessels totaling more than 6 million dwt, Stena Bulk is the…
Report: Merchant Ship Total Losses Tumble
There has been a dramatic reduction in the number of total losses of merchant ships since the year 2000. New statistics released today by the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI)…
Megginson Named Chief Counsel for MarAd
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters announced the appointment of Elizabeth Megginson as Chief Counsel for the Department’s Maritime Administration. Megginson…
ESG 5 Completes COMPTUEX
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) (BHR) and Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 brought Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) to a close Feb. 28. COMPTUEX, a two…
Tikka Promoted at ABS
Dr Kirsi Tikka has been promoted to the position of Vice President Global Technology and Business Development at ABS. The new position means a considerable expansion…
Big E Underway to Conduct Carrier Qualifications
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) transit the Philippine Sea during a Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP) with the Military Sealift Command…
M/V Songa Hua Oil Cleanup Continues in Puget Sound
Response teams continue to clean up an oil spill around and underneath Pier 91 at Smith Cove in Elliott Bay today. The main area of impact of the oil appears to…
