Fire Aboard Ship Returning to Seattle
There was a small fire in the engine room of the Norwegian Star cruise ship as it returned to Seattle from an Alaska cruise, KXLY reported. Canada's Transportation…
Merrimac Receives for Satcom Receivers
Merrimac Industries, Inc. announced that it received both an Internal Research And Development (IRAD) and a new co-design contract as a follow-on to the IRAD contract…
Shipping Season Rewarded During National Transportation Week
volume by more than sixty percent. Nicholson Terminal & Dock Company, will receive the St. Development Corporation's Robert Lewis Port Pacesetter Award. Administrator Collister Johnson, Jr.
Hapag-Lloyd to Deliver 8 Newbuildings in 2009
Hapag-Lloyd announced a newbuilding program for eight vessels for delivery in December 2009 (two ships) and in the first half of 2010. It is planned to deploy the…
San Francisco Bay: The Next Generation
On his day off Red and White Port Engineer Mike Epstein likes to take his nearly three-year-old son Mark down to the Bay and onboard the tour boats that he maintains.
USCG Commandant Supports UNCLOS Accession
Adm. Thad Allen, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, issued a statement reiterating long-standing Coast Guard support for joining the Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project to Hold Meeting
The US Army Corps of Engineers will host a meeting in Port Lavaca, Texas on June 5 to receive public comment on the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project. Written…
New Zealand Navy Orders AUV CAD/CAC
SeeByte Ltd. Zealand Navy (RNZN), Wellington, New Zealand. integrated picture of the operational environment by processing data from a wide variety of assets.
Island Oil & Gas Drilling Begins at Celtic Sea well
Island Oil and Gas PLC said it spudded a gas appraisal well (49/23-2) in the Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland. The well is the first of this year's drilling program.
Seoul Shares Close at New High on Shipbuilding
South Korean stocks hit a fresh closing high Thursday as investors picked up shipbuilding and machinery shares, taking a cue from overnight gains in U.S. markets, analysts said.
Wärtsilä Acquires Railko
Wärtsilä has signed an agreement to acquire the marine business of Railko Ltd. in the UK, a company specializing in synthetic stern tube bearing technology. The…
Superior Offshore International Announces 1Q Results
Superior Offshore International, Inc. , a leading provider of subsea construction and commercial diving services on the outer continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico…
Seaarland Sets up in Singapore
Seaarland Shipping Management has set up a commercial office in Singapore and made a strategic move into both the large dry bulk and suezmax tanker sectors. The new Singapore company…
SCA Elects New Chairman
The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) announced that Steve Welch, chief executive officer of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp., has been elected its new chairman, replacing Donald T.
Rochford Lauds Decision to Move Ahead on Channel Deepening Project
Governors Ed Rendell and Jon Corzine are to be commended for reaching an agreement to move forward on the Delaware River Main Channel (45-ft.) Deepening Project.
ABS & Vietnam Register Sign Joint Cooperation Agreement
ABS has signed an expanded agreement of cooperation with Vietnam Register (VR) covering the provision of a wide range of classification and statutory certification services.
Bristol Harbor Group Bunkering Barge Design Generates 6 New Orders
Based on a double-hulled design from the Bristol Harbor Group, six ABS Class bunkering barges with complete cargo loading and off-loading systems have been ordered.
Northrop Grumman Names MacKenzie VP of Naval Programs
Thomas L. MacKenzie, vice president of naval programs for Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman Corporation has named Thomas L. MacKenzie, vice president of naval programs.
TOP Tankers Announces New Time-Charter Contract
TOP Tankers Inc it has entered into a time-charter contract with a major South American oil company for the M/T Flawless, a 154,970 DWT double-hull Suezmax tanker…
Ports Applaud Action on Water Resources Bill
Representatives of public seaports in the United States applauded efforts in Congress to enact long overdue water resources legislation after action in the Senate…
