Eitzen Orders Tankers from Jinse Shipbuilding
Eitzen Chemical ASA has signed an agreement with Jinse Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Korea for two coated 13,000 dwt chemical carriers for $23.6m per vessel. The vessels will be delivered in 2008.
Aker Kvaerner Opens New Facility in Houston
Aker Kvaerner will officially open its new North Sam Houston Parkway facility in Houston on April 25. The new purpose built facility will include operational support of three main activities…
KONE Wins Order for NCL Ships
KONE has signed its largest ever single contract for cruise ships. The contract was signed with Aker Yards for the supply of all elevators and escalators in two luxury 4…
Kongsberg Maritime Signs Deal For Advanced Subsea Systems
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with the shipyard Alcock Ashdown Ltd. of Gujarat, India, for advanced subsea systems valued at approximately $58.6m. The…
Gulf, Atlantic Strike Teams Assist EPA at Contaminated Facility
One member from the Gulf Strike Team and one member from the Atlantic Strike Team deployed today to assist the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at a contaminated facility in Weogufka, Ala.
HAL’s Zaandam First Cruise Ship to Sail with Emissions Reduction Technology
When Holland America Line's ms Zaandam sets sail from Vancouver, B.C., on Earth Day, April 22, it will be unlike any other cruise ship at sea, featuring new cutting…
COSCO Signs Contracts with Four Shipyards
Xinhua reported that COSCO Group, China's leading shipping and logistics service provider, inked in Boao, Hainan Province on Saturday contracts with four domestic shipyards to build 66 ships.
Bharti Shipyard Signs Contract For $43.3m
Bharti Shipyard said that it has signed a maiden contract for $43.3m with UP Offshore Bahamas, for construction and supply of two platform supply vessels. Source: Big News Network
OMI to Be Acquired by Teekay and TORM
OMI Corporation (OMI), Teekay Shipping Corporation (Teekay) (NYSE: TK) and A/S Dampskibsselskabet TORM (TORM) announced that Teekay and TORM have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OMI.
DHS – Agency Name Changes
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice stating that, effective March 31, the official name of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection was changed to the U.S.
Authorities Investigate Spill in LA Harbor
The U.S. Coast Guard and California Department of Fish and Game, Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) are conducting a joint investigation to determine…
Coast Guard Responds to Bomb Threat Aboard Cruise Ship
Coast Guard Los Angeles joined Long Beach Police Department, Long Beach Harbor Patrol, and Customs and Border Protection in responding to a bomb threat made against…
U.S. Ranks Second in Maritime Container Traffic
The United States ranks second in world maritime container traffic with one in nine maritime containers in the world either bound for or coming from the United States…
USS North Carolina Christened
Sponsor Linda Anne Rich Bowman Christens the submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) during a ceremony at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard as Commander, Submarine Force Adm. John J.
Cargo Ship Bound for U.K. Launched
A 53,000-tonne cargo ship built by Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin), was launched in the northern port city of Haiphong, on April 20. The ship, 190m long and 32.26m wide…
Cummins Awards ABS ERO Status for Diesel Engine Certification Worldwide
Cummins Inc. has selected ABS as a Recognized Organization for engines (ERO). In that role ABS will be able to issue Engine International Air Pollution Prevention…
IBIA Intervenes at IMO in MSDS Safety Debate
International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has made a submission to IMO urging the early adoption of a sensible and practical system covering the provision…
Decommissioning Ends USS Saipan’s 29 Years of Service
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph R. The Navy bid farewell to the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2), April 20 in a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk.
INTERTANKO Praises Action by IMO Secretary General
INTERTANKO applauds IMO Secretary General Mitropoulos’s initiative to propose to the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) a study group which, he stressed…
ACL Appoints General Manager for Liquid Transportation Division
American Commercial Lines Inc. (ACL) announced that Dan D. Jaworski has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of the Company’s newly announced Liquid Transportation Division…
