Estonia to get new Icebreaker
The Estonian Maritime Administration has awarded a contract to Aker Arctic Technology Inc, Helsinki, Finland, for designing a new multipurpose icebreaker. The value…
Master Missing After Tug Sinks
The Coast Guard is searching for the captain of the 52-foot towing vessel, Gate-Way, that sunk with two people onboard near Norco, La., on the Mississippi River.
Customs Proposes New Cargo Rules
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published on January 2, 2008 a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requiring importers and carriers to electronically submit…
MarAd Announces Closing Date for M&R Reimbursement
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a notice stating that the closing date for filing applications to enroll in the Maintenance and Repair Reimbursement Pilot…
$39m for Waterfront Barrier
Harbor Offshore, Inc.*, Ventura, Calif.; Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc.*, Portsmouth, Va.; GPA Technologies, Inc.*, Ventura, Calif., are being awarded a combined total of $39…
Panama Canal Increase in Mumber of Booking Slots
The Panama Canal Authority issued an advisory stating that, effective January 1, 2008, it will offer one additional booking slot during the third period to regular (non-restricted) vessels.
ACL Delivers on Time in 2007
American Commercial Lines Inc. (ACL) announced that it achieved an 86% on-time delivery performance during 2007 for scheduled service. In addition to being the lowest cost…
This Day in Naval History - Jan. 01
1950 - Mary T. Sproul is commissioned as the first female doctor in the Navy. 1959 - The U.S. Naval Observatory introduces the system of uniform atomic time using cesium beam atomic oscillators.
Acergy Gets $700m from Total for Angola Offshore Work
Acergy SA received a $700mcontract from Total SA for work on the development of Pazlor oil field offshore from Angola. Acergy said Wednesday it received the contract…
Coast Guard Responds to Freighter
The Coast Guard is responding to a call for assistance from a disabled freighter 180 nautical miles northeast of Attu. The Mathawee Naree, a 554-ft. Thai flagged freighter…
Yangzijiang Wins $1.3b Shipping Contracts
Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said oit has won $1.3b worth of contracts to build 20 vessels. The contracts are to be delivered before July 2012 and therefore…
IMarEST Appoints COO
Operating Officer, working closely with Chief Executive, Keith Read CBE. 2000, he was responsible for a £50m global oil and gas business, leading the development…
Transworld Signs Record Shipbuilding Contract
Transworld Group of Companies (TGC), an international logistics and shipping specialist, announced in December that it had awarded a $80m shipbuilding contract to…
Taiwan Shipbuilding Output Forecast to Top $1.6b
The production value of Taiwan's shipbuilding industry is expected to amount to $1.6b for 2007, up 21 percent over the year-earlier level, according to tallies released…
Mobile Networks on Cruise Ships
Maritime Communications Partner AS (MCP), fully owned by Telenor ASA, has signed a contract to install and operate the cellular network onboard all ships in Princess Cruises…
Freighter runs aground in Channel
According to the Guardian Unlimited, the coastguard was sent to the aid of a large container ship that ran aground in the Dover Strait. The crew of the 90,465-ton…
CBP: 10+2 Program Proposal
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued its notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the filing of advance trade data (commonly referred to as the 10+2 program).
UK – Failure of RIB Seat Attachment
The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued a Safety Bulletin advising the maritime community of the failure of the seat attachments in a rigid inflatable boat (RIB)…
Diesel Electric on the North Sea
While diesel-electric propulsion continues to garner converts in North America, it is a more usual system in Europe. The noted Danish operator of emergency response/rescue vessels…
IMarEST Appoints COO
Marine industry expert Marcus Jones has joined the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) as its first Chief Operating Officer, working closely with Chief Executive…
