TBS Expands to 39 Ships
TBS International Limited has taken delivery of the M.V. Hopi Princess, previously the M.V. African Sanderling, a 1984 built, 20,401 dwt multipurpose tweendecker.
Nexans Gains a Foothold in India
Nexans signed a draft agreement with Polycab, the Indian leader in the cable industry, for the creation of a joint venture that will be majority-held by Nexans and…
LNG Ship Repaired
The Catalunya Spirit left its location off the coast of Gloucester, Mass., under its own power Friday night, after the Captain of the Port of Boston lifted the detention…
OSV Strikes Rig
The Coast Guard was responding to an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on February 16, 140 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas. The spill is located approximately…
Barge in Nanticoke River Refloated
The barge that ran aground last Wednesday in the mouth of the Nanticoke River was refloated Thursday evening after a successful lightering operation. The double-hulled barge carrying 420…
Tug Everlast anchors in Portland Harbor
The Canadian tug Everlast was anchored in Portland Harbor, Maine, for inspection on Friday after a pump room on the barge it was pushing caught fire Thursday night.
FMC: OTI may not use unlicensed, unbonded agents
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued an order stating that, under the Shipping Act of 1984 and its implementing regulations, a licensed ocean transportation…
ECPINS Nav Systems for Brazilian Subs
Offshore Systems Ltd said its sister company, CHI Systems, OSI Geospatial’s US Operations, signed a $925,000 contract with Lockheed Martin’s Undersea Systems business…
Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd Restructure EPIC service
Europe and Middle East/India. The shipping lines will deploy six 4,000 TEU ships with a weekly frequency in this region in future. Hamburg Süd two units. The vessels each have 400 reefer plugs.
Kongsberg, Maersk Supply Extend Simulation Agreement
Kongsberg Maritime Simulation & Training and Maersk Supply Service entered into an agreement to further develop the existing cooperation in simulator development between the two companies.
Odfjell Orders Six Chem Tankers
Odfjell signed agreements with the Chuan Dong Shipyard to build a series of six plus four optional 9,000 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers for delivery in 2010…
MTU Logs Big Order in Turkey
The Tognum subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen will supply 32 type 16V 4000 M90 engines for 16 new fast patrol boats destined for the Turkish coast guard. The Tognum…
Transocean Gets Contract for GSF Explorer
Transocean Inc. was awarded of a 689-day contract by a consortium headed by Marathon International Petroleum Indonesia Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation…
Sonangol, Stena Bulk start Panamax Pool
Stena Bulk and Sonangol expanded their shipping collaboration and are now also operating a pool with Panamax tankers. These vessels transport crude oil and petroleum…
This Day in Naval History - Feb. 15
1856 - USS Supply, commanded by Lt. David Dixon Porter, sails from Smyrna, Syria, bound for Indianola, Texas, with a load of 21 camels intended for experimental…
Excel Appoints New CEO
owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and a provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announced today that it has appointed Mr. Maritime Limited.
EPA Pressured to Cut Ship Pollution
Some members of Congress and local regulators are demanding that the Bush administration curtail the ship pollutants to protect health instead of waiting for other countries to agree to take action.
Bill Would Require Ship Pilots to Carry Electronic Charts
A Congresswoman wants ship pilots to be required to carry their own electronic navigation charts to avoid collisions like the one that dumped 58,000 gallons of fuel into the San Francisco Bay…
Norwegian Owners Welcome Back Liberian Registry
The Norwegian Shipowners' Association (NSA) has lifted its recommendation not to use the Liberian ship registry, which has been in effect since 2001. In late 2001…
Northrop Grumman Gets $1.4b DDG 1001 Contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $1.4b cost plus incentive fee contract for the construction of a Zumwalt-class destroyer, DDG 1001, as well as major components for the DDG 1000.
