Wärtsilä Opens New Training Center in Korea
Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy (WLSA) opened a new training center in Jisa, near Pusan in South Korea. The new training center supports the growing use of Wärtsilä…
TOTAL Opens Up Bunker Supply in Fiji
TOTAL Marine Fuels has now begun supplying bunkers in Fiji, following its acquisition of the shares and business interests of Shell Fiji Limited. Total is offering…
Giancola Joins Goldsmith & Ogrodowski
Russell D. Giancola, formerly law clerk to the Honorable Ronald W. Folino, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has joined Pittsburgh-based admiralty defense firm…
Northrop Grumman Names Baugh to Director in the Technology Development
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Newport News sector has appointed Dale Baugh to the position of director of aircraft carrier life cycle support programs. He reports to Irwin F.
Greek Oil Tanker Runs Aground
A Greek oil tanker carrying 81,200 tons of crude ran aground in Denmark but there was no immediate danger of an oil spill, authorities said. The Greece-registered…
Raytheon's Maritime Mission Center Receives Shingo Gold
Raytheon Company's Maritime Mission Center, Portsmouth, R. I., is a 2007 gold medal recipient of the Northeast Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. The Maritime Mission Center is a 768…
Samsung Heavy Industries Wins $771m Contract
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., has received a $771m order to build six container ships from a European company. The vessels will be delivered by July 2010, it said in a filing with the Korea Exchange.
Bush Asks Senate to Finalize Law of Sea Treaty
President Bush issued a statement supporting U.S. accession to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a clear sign to the new 110th Senate to act quickly…
Gould Named Managing Director of Kelvin Hughes
Russell Gould has been appointed managing director of Kelvin Hughes Ltd, part of the Specialty Engineering Division of Smiths Group plc. Russell joined Kelvin Hughes…
All in the Family
Just when you think there is no longer the “follow in your footsteps” career path, Burger has seen the opposite trend. At this moment, there are 15 father/son teams…
Cavotec MSL Announces Completion of Secondary Share Placement
Cavotec MSL Holdings Limited said that an $18m secondary share placement to institutional and other habitual investors was executed on April 19. The placement was…
Global Fleet Station Completes First Visit to Panama
U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard training teams concluded the first visit to Colon, Panama, during the pilot Global Fleet Station (GFS) on May 11 aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift.
GE Renews Canadian Navy Contract
GE Marine announced it recently renewed a contract with Public Works and Government Services Canada to provide maintenance and logistics support services. The five…
Daewoo Looks to Start Shipbuilding in North Korea
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), said that it wants to produce ship blocks in North Korea if all conditions are met. Mentioning a development plan for the North’s Najin Port…
ACL Acquires Interest in Environmental Firm
American Commercial Lines Inc. (ACL) has invested in a 30 percent stake in a newly formed entity with environmental services contractor Summit Contracting, Inc.
Hale Named Assistant VP of Finance for Ingram
Leigh Ann Hale has been named Assistant Vice President of Finance for Ingram Barge Company. Hale will oversee all of Ingram Barge Company’s tax administration and the accounts payable department.
Fincaniteri Delivers Costa Serena: The God’s Ship
Pictured is Micky Arison, Chairman and CEO Carnival Corporation & plc and Pier Luigi Foschi,Chairman & CEO Costa Crociere. The latest addition to the Costa Crociere fleet…
Launch Day in Bourg, La.
Joey Portier, yard manager at Intercoastal Iron Works, recently sent this photo of the splashy launch that they had for Lebeouf Brothers Towing's latest push boat.
Schottel, Frydenbø Partner
With effect from March 31, 2007, 15% of the shares in the SCHOTTEL Group have passed from former Chairman Dietrich W. Bork to Frydenbø Industri AS. Frydenbø Power AS…
