Cruise West to Refurbish Spirit of Yorktown
Cruise West will refurbish and upgrade the 138-guest Spirit of Yorktown in fall 2007. Four Balcony category cabins will be created that will include private teak…
GPA Orders for Offshore Vessels Increase
Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA), said that orders for offshore vessels designed by the Seattle-based Naval Architecture firm have increased by 400% within the past two years.
Tsakos and Trading S.A. Choose Seagull Training System
Tsakos Shipping and Trading S.A. is the Technical Management Company responsible for a number of Principals, including Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited, who operate…
Daewoo to Build Floating Dock By 2009
The Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., said it will build a floating dock. Daewoo will invest $149m won in constructing the floating dock. The planned completion date is September 2009…
Atlantic Strike Team Assists EPA at Defunct Manufacturing Site
Two members of the Atlantic Strike Team deployed today to assist the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at a defunct manufacturing site in Cortland, N.Y. The strike…
2007 Graduates Find Employment in Industry
MarAd reported that about 85 percent of 2007 graduates from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the six state maritime academies have already found employment in…
Coast Guard Aids Dispatches Cutter to Aid with Protesters
According to reports, the U.S. Coast Guard said today that it has dispatched one of its cutters to Nawiliwili Harbor, where protesters have blocked the arrival of the Hawaii Superferry at Kaua'i.
L-3 Klein Associates Wins Finnish Navy Contract
L-3 Klein Associates, Inc. was recently awarded a contract for the Finnish Navy which will include three Klein System 5000 high resolution, dynamically focused, multi-beam side scan sonars.
FPSOcean Acquires Tankers for Conversion
Oslo-based FPSOcean acquired shuttle tanker Nordic Laurita and Aframax tanker Semakau Spirit for conversion into deepwater, dynamically positioned floating production…
Dominguez and Dowd Awarded Thomas Crowley Trophies
Charlie Dominguez, vice president of sales and marketing, Latin America, for Crowley Maritime Corporation's liner services group in Jacksonville, and Jerry Dowd…
Ship Operator Pleads Guilty and Sentenced
IMC Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd. (IMC), pleaded guilty in federal court in Alaska to a three-count information alleging two violations of the Refuse Act for the illegal…
Former Chief Engineer Arraigned on Vessel Pollution Charges
Patrick K. Brown, a former Chief Engineer of the M/V Fidelio was arraigned today on a six count indictment related to deliberate vessel pollution that was originally…
Maersk Newbuilding Named at Odense Steel
On August 25, 2007 Odense Steel Shipyard presented its latest newbuilding, an 11,000 TEU container vessel, for the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. Leise Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller honored A.P.
Algae-X Signs AER Supply as New Distributor
Algae-X announced that AER Supply, based in Seabrook, Texas, has joined the ranks of Algae-X's Distribution network. AER Supply has a presence in a 14-state South Central U.S.
Brazilian Sub Visits Mayport on First Deployment to U.S.
Brazilian Navy submarine Tikuna (S 34) enters Mayport Basin during its first visit to a U.S. Navy base, sponsored by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (NAVSO).
Devon Dockyard Wins HMS Ocean Contract
A Devon dockyard won a contract to upgrade HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy's largest amphibious warship. Improvements to accommodation on board the assault ship are expected…
Offshore Service Vessels Sold
Buruna Raya Logistics has signed an order for three 101.7 ft. offshore service vessels. The vessels will be constructed at Strategic Marine’s Singapore Facility.
Stena Orders Ferries from Samsung
Stena Line has ordered two new RoPax vessels from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. The vessels will be put into service in 2011 and are planned to operate the route Rotterdam-Harwich.
