Naval Surface Force Atlantic Holds Change of Command Ceremony
Rear Adm. Kevin M. Quinn relieved Rear Adm. D.C. Curtis as Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic, (SURFLANT) Feb. 22, during a ceremony aboard the multi-purpose…
Havila Vessel Newbuilding Contract
for building of a IRM vessel called Havyard 855. Shipping ASA.The vessel has a length of 97,5,4 m, breath of 19,8 m. vessel has; clean design class, catalysers, and DP 2.
Study: Cruise Contributes €10 billion in Europe
The buoyant cruise industry now accounts for more than a quarter of a million jobs in Europe, over €10 billion direct expenditure and 15 million visits to European ports.
Braemar Shipping Acquires Steege Kingston
The Board of Braemar Shipping Services announced the acquisition of Steege Kingston Partnership Limited. Steege Kingston provides specialist loss adjusting and other…
Braemar Acquires Steege Kingston
The Board of Braemar Shipping Services plc announced the acquisition of Steege Kingston Partnership Limited (“Steege Kingston”). Steege Kingston provides specialist…
Celebrity Cruises Orders Solstice-Class Ship
Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, has ordered a fifth big cruise liner from Meyer Werft in Papenburg. The previous contracts for four…
Odfjell Expands in Brazil
In 1999 Odfjell entered into a 50% ownership in Flumar Transportes de Quimicos e Gases Ltda (Flumar) in Brazil. Flumar, headquartered in Sao Paulo, is a 50/50 joint…
EHS Tech Wins $32m Navy Deal
EHS Technologies Corporation, Moorestown, N.J. is being awarded a $31,826,272 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity contract for engineering…
Gryphon Tech Wins $34m Navy Deal
Gryphon Technologies, LC, Greenbelt, Md., is being awarded a $34,189,962 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity contract for engineering, technical analysis…
Airmar Opens France Facility
Airmar Technology announced the opening of Airmar EMEA—to better serve an increasing market for its products across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Airmar EMEA…
Vosta Gets Order for Cutter Suction Dredge
Vosta LMG has been awarded a contract for a cutter suction dredge CSD750 by International Seaport Dredging Ltd., a joint venture company of the Belgian dredging…
Coast Guard on Alert for Toxic Ship
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Guam Environmental Protection Agency are on alert for the possible arrival of the contaminated cruise liner, SS Independence, which…
Capital Product Partners Announces Intention to Acquire Tankers
Capital Product Partners announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire the 2001-built, 159,982 dwt double hull tanker M/T Amore Mio II and the 2005-built…
Offshore Workers Earn More Paid Vacation
North Sea workers have won an extra 14 days of paid holiday in a tribunal held in Aberdeen, according to a report on www.EnergyCurrent.com. The Offshore Industry…
Lightering Indonesian Coal
A tug tows a loaded coal barge down the Mahakam River past the city of Samarinda. Passing the town of Samarinda, just above the deltas and about 30 kilometers up river from the sea…
Hill Joins Crowley
Crowley Maritime Corporation announced that Bill Hill has joined the company's energy and marine services group in Anchorage as director of business development.
Facebook Used to Forge Seafarer Certificate
A 29 year old Bournemouth woman voluntarily attended Bournemouth Police Station on Friday and was formally cautioned after certification she used to hire a yacht last year was found to be fraudulent.
USCG Sets Conditions Indonesia Ships
The US Coast Guard issued a notice stating that, effective March 10, it will impose conditions of entry on vessels arriving from Indonesia. With the exception of…
OSI Secures Navy Deal
Offshore Systems Ltd. has secured a contract to upgrade the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) Project Protector Fleet to ECPINS W vessel-wide. In 2003-2004, Offshore…
China Anticipates Rapid Maritime Growth
China's marine shipping business continued to grow rapidly and notched up 341.4 billion yuan (about 46.77 billion U.S. dollars) in value added last year, according to a report from Xinhua.
