RINA backs Cruise Ship Safety Forum
RINA joined forces with leading cruise lines and shipyards as a founding member of the Cruise Ship Safety Forum. The Cruise Ship Safety Forum (CSSF) is a consortium of cruise ship operators…
Production Starts on SWATH Revenue Cutters
On December 10, the first steel plate was flame cut for a revenue cutter in SWATH technology. This action represents the official start of production of two revenue…
Rigdon Continues With Ten Boat Program
The 54-foot beam on the GPA-640 class PSV St. Louis contrasts with the narrower 46-foot beam on the GPA-654 class Triple Play in this image of the two vessels at Port Fouchon?s Seaport Terminal.
New Foss Exec to Support Oil and LNG Projects
Mike O’Shea has been hired as Foss Maritime Company’s Vice President of Oil Field Services, a new position that reports to Foss’ president and chief operating officer.
Fleeting Firm Building
The GNOTS towboat Kool Cat, one of the firm's current eight-boat fleet, pushing loads on the MIssissippi. The big 8,000 HP line haul boats that bring loads of grain…
GL Receives Russian Flag Authorization
Alexander Klyavin (left), Assistant Secretary Deputy Minister of Transportation of the Russian Federation, and Dr Hermann J. Klein, Executive Board Member of Germanischer Lloyd signing the agreement.
Ferry Delivery Schedule Revised; Offshore spin-off Mulled
As a result of the continued very heated situation in the shipbuilding industry, and continued high loading in the Finnish operations, the delivery program for ferries…
Petrobras Selects Platform Design
Petrobras have selected an Aker Kvaerner design for the hull of its new semisubmersible production platform to be located offshore Brazil, at the Marlim Sul deep water field development.
TBS Acquires Two Ships
TBS International Limited entered into agreements to acquire two sister tweendeckers, the M.V. Wedellsborg and the M.V. Frijsenborg. TBS has agreed to acquire these…
$80M contract to GWS
Transworld Group of Companies (TGC) awarded an $80 million shipbuilding contract to Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard (GWS) in a ceremony held at the company's headquarters in Jebel Ali Free Zone…
Israel Shipyard Wins $50m Contract
Israel Shipyards won two contracts, worth over $50 million, to build four general cargo ships for two European customers, according to a report on www.port2port.com.
ABG Shipyard gets $254m Order
India’s largest private shipbuilding company ABG Shipyard Limited has received orders worth over $254.1m to build bulk and anchor vessels for shipping companies based in Egypt and Cyprus.
Iraq Launches Oil Tanker
The Iraqi Oil Tanker Co. launched its first new ship in 27 years, according to an AP report. The 14,000-ton, Chinese built Dijlah was inaugurated in Basra, officials said.
Top Ships Sells Tanker
TOP Ships Inc. , announced today the sale of Noiseless, a 149,599 Dwt, double-hull Suezmax tanker built in 1992. The sale will result in a book profit, which will…
PRISCO to Build Ice Tankers
Russia's Primorye Shipping Company (PRISCO) will build a series of tank ships able to endure low temperatures in accordance with a contract with a S. Korean shipyard…
DryShips Acquires Stake in Ocean Rig
Greek dry-bulk carrier DryShips reportedly agreed to acquire about 30.4 percent stake in Ocean Rig ASA for $405m, according to a Reuters report. The company's entry…
Icebreakers Break into Action
With ice forming at a rate that suggests the first “normal” winter shipping season in several years, Coast Guard officials have icebreakers working in disparate locations this week…
MSC Napoli Situation updated
The cutting machine, which has been secured to the deck since it listed to approximately 40 degrees in storms last month, has been successfully removed and is now on board the SMITBARGE 2.
Hearing on Spills from non-tank Vessels
On December 18, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will conduct a hearing on Oil Spills from Non-Tank Vessels. Among the issues to be…
Tanker Company Fined $4.9M
Repeat offender, Ionia Management, a Greek company that manages a fleet of tanker vessels, was sentenced in New Haven, Conn., for its role in falsifying records…
