WSDOT Vessels to Undergo Repairs
WSDOT will reduce Seattle/Bremerton ferry service to one 144-auto ferry and supplemental passenger-only service at the beginning of the service day on Tuesday morning, Oct.
NCL Deploys Eniram’s DTA
Eniram Ltd., provider of dynamic decision support systems for the shipping industry announced an agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) to deploy Eniram’s Dynamic…
Two StatoilHydro Execs Resign
Executive vice president for Exploration and Production Norway (EPN), Tore Torvund, and executive vice president for Projects, Morten Ruud, are resigning from their…
IBF Declares High Risk Area in Gulf of Aden
Following an emergency ad hoc meeting of the IBF Warlike Operations Areas Committee in on October 7, the International Bargaining Forum agreed to establish a 'high…
Cap Preston Makes Maiden Call in Seattle
Hamburg Süd provides 104 departures annually between the and Australia/New Zealand. Hamburg Süd offers with its new service between the North American West Coast and / a variety of fast and direct connections between both continents. The smart rotations deliver the trade's best transit times. For example the time between and could be shortened by two days. The new service will offer three slings…
Lack of Icebreakers Could Disrupt Winter Deliveries
Hundreds of millions of dollars in commerce, including shipments of road salt, could be disrupted this winter because of an inadequate fleet of U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers…
Ocean Tankers Receives New Tanker
Tankers has received the new double-hull tanker M/T Stavrodromi of 15,500 tons. With the receipt of M/T Stavrodromi, the fleet increased from 14 to 15 tankers. The…
This Day in Naval History - Oct. 07
1864 - USS Washusett captures Confederate raider CSS Florida in of , . 1924 - Rigid airship Shenandoah commences transcontinental flight. 1975 - President Gerald…
Financial Crisis and Shipbuilding
Anyone who was in Hamburg late last month the the SMM 2008 exhibition would contend that the shipbuilding market is stronger than ever, as the expo drew a record of nearly 2…
Donjon Marine Dredges for Intrepid Return
Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., was contracted by the U.S. Navy, Office of the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), as requested by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide dredging and related support services for the return of the Ex-USS Intrepid to its permanent berth located at Pier 86, Manhattan, New York. The WWII vintage U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier has been in services as a museum and educational center by the Intrepid Association in .
ASA and SCAA Establish Affiliate Relationship
The American Salvage Association (ASA) and the Spill Control Association of America (SCAA) have established an Affiliate Membership relationship. The Spill Control…
Coast Guard Accepts New Response Boat-Medium, Rescue 21
The U.S. Coast Guard formally accepted and introduced its new Response Boat-Medium and Rescue 21 advanced communications system during a ceremony held Monday at Coast Guard Sector Key West, here.
ConocoPhillips Announces Senior Management Changes
John Carrig, currently executive vice president, Finance, and chief financial officer, will become president and chief operating officer. He will continue to report to Jim Mulva…
Navy Charters Kite-Powered Cargo Ship
For the first time, the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command has chartered a kite-assisted, fuel-saving cargo ship to carry military equipment.MV Beluga SkySails departed , , Oct. 5 after the first of three European port calls to load U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force cargo before the ship's month-long voyage to the . The 400-ft. Beluga SkySails is the world's first cargo ship to use a sky sail - a giant…
Exxon to Take Bids for Tankers
Exxon Mobil Corp., said it will invite shipyards and vessel owners to take part in a tender for the supply of tankers to transport the fuel. Pre-qualification for…
Sealink to Expand Shipyard
Sealink International will expand its shipyard for ship repair services The Malyasia Star reported. A company executive said the company would spend RM50mil for the expansion…
SOCP Meeting Slated for Florida
A SOCP Meeting will be held on Nov 5-6 in It will be hosted jointly by and Faststream Recruitment Inc. Due to the effects of the recent hurricane in , the venue…
Newbuilding Named at Odense Steel Shipyard
On October 4, Odense Steel Shipyard named its latest newbuilding, a 7,000 TEU container ship, for the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. Yumiko Arakawa, wife of Shoshi Arakawa, Chairman of the Board, CEO and President, Bridgestone Corporation, honored A.P. Moller – Maersk and the Yard by naming the newbuilding Mette Maersk. Mette Maersk is the fourth ship in a series of six container ships. The ship is designed and built to meet the highest demands for safe…
MAIB Issues Report on Fire
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued a summary of its preliminary examination of a fire that occurred on a ro-ro passenger ferry in Pembroke on July 30, 2008.
Coast Guard Investigates Cause of Oil Spill
The Coast Guard and the U.S. Environmental Service are coordinating efforts to investigate and clean up an oil spill found 30 miles west of New Orleans on the Mississippi…
