$12.5m Awarded for Drydock Repairs in Hawaii
GSI Pacific Inc.,* Honolulu, Hawaii, is awarded $12,481,550 for a firm-fixed-price task order (N6247818F4183) under a previously awarded multiple award constructionā¦
Baltic Index Rises on Stronger Capesize Rates
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index rose for the second straight session on Friday on higher rates for capesize vessels. The overall index, which tracksā¦
$200m in Funds for Newport News Shipbuilding
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding Inc., Newport News, Virginia, is awarded a not-to-exceed $200,446,196 undefinitized fixed-price, incentiveā¦
BP Long on Millions of Barrels of Crude off China
BP operates largest teapot marketing team among majors; four BP-chartered tankers have trouble unloading off China. Four supertankers chartered by energy major BPā¦
Libyan Coastguard: 100 migrants May Have Drowned Near Tripoli
Around 100 people are thought to have drowned from a migrant boat off Libya's western coast, a coastguard official said on Friday. The coastguard picked up 14 survivorsā¦
Fincantieri's Ancona Lays Keel for Seven Seas Splendor
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has held a keel laying ceremony for Seven Seas Splendor, the second cruise ship being built for Regent Seven Seas Cruises, a brandā¦
Novatek, Sovcomflot Pact for LNG Shipping from Yamal LNG
Leonid Mikhelson, Chairman of the Management Board of PAO Novatek and Sergey Frank, General Director of PAO Sovcomflot have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreementā¦
Customers Not Happy with Service Quality of Ocean Carriers
The service provided by container shipping lines has deteriorated since 2016 and is now seen by exporters, importers and freight forwarders as more problematic,ā¦
Secretary of the Navy Visits Marinette Shipyard
Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Richard V. Spencer, visited the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard, the home of Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship production.
Euroseas Sells Bulk Carrier M/V Monica
Euroseas, an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced the delivery of M/V Monica Pā¦
Star Bulk Carriers Acquires 3 Dry Bulkers from Oceanbulk Container Carriers
Star Bulk Carriers announced that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of three newbuilding Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels in an all-share transactionā¦
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation to Acquire Outstanding Units of Navios Maritime Midstream Partners
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced that it has submitted a proposal to the board of directors of Naviosā¦
Maritime Single Window for Antigua and Barbuda
An exciting new phase in a project to develop a maritime single window for Antigua and Barbuda has begun, with the installation of the first, basic system platformā¦
Shipping Industry Confidence Holds Firm: Moore Stephens
Shipping confidence held steady in the three months to end-May 2018 according to the latest Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.
New Research in Biofilms: Fighting Nature with Nature
Underneath the glistening patchwork of blues and greens lurks an intricate world of unique animal communities, diverse landscapes, and changeable conditions. Theā¦
Rerouting a River
The Old River Control Structure and its future implications for the Mighty MississippiPrior to about 1500, the bodies of water now called the Mississippi River andā¦
BAE Wins $25.7 billion Australian Shipbuilding Deal
Deal covers nine anti-submarine warfare ships; BAE beat Italy's Fincantieri and Spain's Navantia. Britain's BAE Systems PLC has won a A$35 billion ($25.7 billion)ā¦
NOC Tanker Refused Berth in Libya
Officials at Libya's Zueitina oil port have not authorized a tanker contracted by Tripoli-based National Oil Corporation (NOC) to berth, port and industry sources said on Thursday.Zueitina is one of t
Volvo Penta Appoints Stewart & Stevenson as A New Marine Power Center
Volvo Penta of the Americas announced the appointment of Stewart & Stevenson as a new Authorized Power Center for the marine industry.Based in Houston, Stewart & Stevenson is a leading provider of specialized equipment, as well as aftermarket parts and service to the global oil and gas, marine, construction, power generation, transportation, material handling, mining, agricultural and other industries.As a Volvo Penta Authorized Power Centerā¦
Dutch Police Order Six Damen-built Patrol Vessels
The Dutch Police has ordered six patrol vessels from Damen Shipyards for its āZeehavenpolitieā and āLandelijke Eenheidā units. Three of the new vessels are seagoing (the Stan Patrol 2506) and the other three are for the inland waterways (the Stan Patrol 2005). All six will be built at Damenās headquarters in Gorinchem in the Netherlands, and are due to be delivered between 2019-2021. Jeroen van Woerkumā¦
