Satamatics Launches New Version of Ocean Alert Tracking System
Satamatics, the global provider of satellite telematics, asset tracking and monitoring services, has announced the launch of the Ocean Alert MKIII, satellite tracking unit for maritime applications.
Mexico Flooding Impacts Oil Industry
Although onshore oil fields in and around flood-ravaged Tabasco state escaped major damage, some of the people working at those wells have been left in the lurch.
Siba Ships Sets Livestock Record
SIBA Ships has set a new record for livestock shipment, moving 22,100 steers and heifers from Darwin, Australia to Jakarta and Panjang, Indonesia in one shipment aboard the MV Deneb Prima.
Tacoma Port Workers Sign up for Security Credential
Port workers, longshoremen, truckers and others at the Port of Tacoma, will soon become the first in the region to enroll in the Department of Homeland Security's…
Maritime Administrator and SeaRiver Maritime Sign Agreement
Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton and Will Jenkins, president of SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., today signed an agreement that will open up international experience…
FreeSeas Inc. Announces Exercise and Closing of Over-Allotment Option
FreeSeas Inc. (Nasdaq:FREE) (Nasdaq:FREEW) (Nasdaq:FREEZ), a provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk cargoes, announced that the underwriters of its recent public offering of 11…
Hapag-Lloyd Names New Mega Containership
The Hanover Express, which is capable of carrying 8,750 containers, is one of the world’s largest containerships. The newbuilding was recently named in Hamburg.
Greatbatch Announces Agreement to Acquire EAC
Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE:GB) announced that its subsidiary, Electrochem Commercial Power, signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire Engineered Assemblies…
Hamburg Süd Acquires Costa Container Lines and Calmedia Liner Activites
Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG (Hamburg Süd), and GF Group s.p.a. announced that a Sale and Purchase Agreement has been entered into by Hamburg Süd…
TTS Lands Record PCTC RoRo Contract
TTS has signed a contract with ship management firm Höegh Fleet Services to provide maintenance for 29 vessels. The deal is believed to be the biggest ever service…
Ishigaki Dream Tours Orders Ferry
Incat Crowther completed negotiations for the design and construction of a 32m Catamaran Ferry for Ishigaki Dream Tours in Japan. The vessel will be built by Richardson…
Neste Oil Live on Veson Nautical’s IMOS
Veson Nautical, the US-based developer of maritime software solutions and services, announced that Neste Oil Corporation is fully operational on Veson’s Integrated…
Quintana Maritime Ltd. Reports 3Q Results, Dividend
Quintana Maritime Limited (NASDAQ: QMAR), a leading international provider of dry bulk transportation services, announced its operating and financial results for…
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Honors Design Excellence
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) announced the winners of its 2007 Design Awards program, Oct. 30, to showcase the Navy's best design and construction projects.
Navy Welcomes Fourth Ship Named in Honor of Rear Adm. William T. Sampson
The fourth ship in the Navy's history named in honor of Rear Adm. William T. Sampson, USS Sampson (DDG 102), was commissioned Nov. 3 at Massport's Black Falcon Cruise…
Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Deploys
More than 7,300 Sailors from 17 commands and three staffs left their homeports Nov. 5 as Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) deployed to the Central Command…
TOP Tankers Announces Release of 3Q Results and Conference Call
TOP Tankers Inc (Nasdaq: TOPT) announced plans to release its third quarter 2007 results on Thursday, November 8, 2007, before market opening. That same day, at 11:00 AM EST…
Maersk Announces New Reefer Container
Maersk Line has announced the implementation of QUEST, which will enable a significant reduction in the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of refrigerated containers (reefers).
DHS Amends List of Chemicals of Interest
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a news release stating that it has issued an advance copy of its amendment to the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards regulations.
President Bush Vetoes WRDA bill
The White House issued a statement from President Bush saying that he has vetoed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), contending that the measure was not fiscally responsible.
