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Free Gas from Ribcraft 5/15/2008 10:02:52 AM Ribcraft announced a unique solution to raising fuel costs - free gas for the season. "Consumers have been shaken by the spike in fuel prices. There's been a lot of talk about boaters staying ashore this coming season because of sky rocketing fuel prices" said Brian Gray, President of Ribcraft... Marchen Maersk Named at Odense Steel Shipyard 5/15/2008 10:00:27 AM  On May 10, Odense Steel Shipyard presented its latest newbuilding, a 7,000 TEU container ship, for the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. Ingrid Steenstrøm Nielsen, wife of Finn Buus Nielsen, Managing Director, Odense Steel Shipyard, honored A.P. Moller – Maersk and the Yard by naming the newbuilding Marchen Maersk... Braemar to Undergo Lengthening at Blohm + Voss Repair 5/13/2008 10:28:57 AM The cruise ship Braemar entered the Elbe 17 Dock at Blohm + Voss Repair on May 13 for lengthening and other conversion work. The ship, which belongs to the Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be lengthened by 31.20 metres amidships at the Hamburg shipyard, which is part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Braemar is the second cruise ship from Fred... Incat Natchan Rera Receives Award 5/13/2008 10:16:39 AM The Natchan Rera, the first of Incat’s 112 metre Wave Piercing Catamarans, has been recognized at Europe’s annual ferry industry event, the Shippax Ferry Shipping Onboard Conference, attended by some 300 ferry shipping executives. Japan’s Higashi Nihon Ferry won the coveted ShipPax... Shortage of Project Cargo Ships 5/13/2008 9:48:07 AM According to CNA, exporters of industrial products are being advised by international buyers they are missing opportunities in selling their goods abroad because of a shortage of suitable vessels to make deliveries on time. This is the sober assessment of a project cargo manager at Dependable Global... All American Marine Delivers the R/V Manta 5/12/2008 3:53:45 PM All American Marine has delivered an 82-ft.Teknicraft research catamaran built under contract for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  The R/V Manta will operate in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, located 100 miles offshore, directly south of the Louisiana-Texas boarder... General Maritime to Acquire Aframax Vessels 5/12/2008 10:25:40 AM General Maritime Corporation has agreed to acquire two 2002-built double hull Aframax vessels from Euronav NV or its affiliates for an aggregate purchase price of $137 million. The Company expects to take delivery of the two double hull vessels, subject to customary closing conditions, between July and October 2008... Genco to Acquire Three Drybulk Vessels 5/12/2008 10:22:49 AM Limited announced that it has agreed to acquire three 2007-built drybulk vessels from Bocimar International N.V. and Delphis N.V., for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $257.0 million. The acquisition is subject to the completion of customary additional documentation and closing conditions... Austal Secures Order for Police Boats 5/12/2008 9:27:28 AM Austal confirms an unconditional contract has been signed with a value of approximately $11.3m with the Queensland Police Force for the construction of three72-ft. catamaran police boats.  The vessels will be constructed at Austal’s Tasmanian shipyard and are scheduled for delivery by mid 2009.... First of Five ATBs Nearing Completion at Penn Maritime 5/9/2008 9:36:59 AM With delays in getting parts for the assembly there was a hold up in the delivery of the first of Penn Maritime’s new tugs from Thoma-Sea Boatbuilders. Now the first of five, M/V Skipjack, is nearing completion and will deliver in May. In a near assembly-line production process the second vessel,... Keppel Clinches Contracts 5/9/2008 7:50:50 AM Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine), has secured two contracts worth $153.4m. The first contract was awarded by a repeat customer, Global Offshore International Ltd (Global Offshore), for a derrick pipelay vessel... FAST Program Achieves Successful Critical Design Review 5/9/2008 7:29:34 AM Atlas Elektronik UK, with its Atlas-QED consortium partners ITT Corporation (formerly EDO Corporation) and QinetiQ, has achieved a successful Critical Design Review of a mine counter measures (MCM) flexible agile sweeping technology (FAST) technology readiness demonstrator (TRD), in line with the main program schedule... MSC Ships Complete at-Sea Offload 5/8/2008 4:56:47 PM Two Military Sealift Command ships completed the at-sea offload of more than 350 pieces of equipment and supplies belonging to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force today in Thailand. The cargo, including wheeled and tracked vehicles, ammunition and supplies, will be used in Cobra Gold – an annual... USNS Kanawha Helps Rescue Crew 5/8/2008 4:54:58 PM Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha assisted the crew of a ship in distress in the Gulf of Aden, May 4. Dunia, a 15-meter dhow with a crew of 10, experienced a serious engine problem, leaving it unable to operate at sea. Kanawha, which was nearby, responded. Kanawha... HMS Bounty Travels Through Panama Canal 5/8/2008 4:53:19 PM The H.M.S Bounty transited the Panama Canal through the Pedro Miguel and Miraflores Locks as part of a world wind promotional tour celebrating the ship’s historic significance. Crossing Canal waters for the first time since the 1990’s, the Bounty left St. Petersburg, FL on April 6, and is scheduled to visit the U... Coral Sea: A Good Engineer Knows His Ship 5/8/2008 10:41:23 AM There is an old account of a Chief Engineer, frustrated with his captain’s gold braid and superior attitude, exclaimed, “Look, with out me and my engine this ship won’t go from port to port. I keep the engine running and the propeller turning, all you have to do is make sure that it... Coast Guard to Hold In-Commission Special for National Security Cutter 5/8/2008 9:58:03 AM The Coast Guard will hold a ceremony on May 8, 2008 at 1:00 pm in Pascagoula, Miss., to acknowledge preliminary acceptance (delivery) and "In-Commission Special" status of its first National Security Cutter, BERTHOLF (WMSL 750).  Not to be confused with a Commissioning, Thursday's event... Star Bulk Agrees to Sell Panamax 5/6/2008 10:31:51 AM Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has entered into an agreement to sell the Star Iota a Panamax vessel of 78,585 dwt built in 1983 for $18.35 million with the expected delivery to its buyers for June/July 2008. The vessel has been sold with her existing one-year time charter attached, at a net daily rate of $18,000.... Blessy: Building Bigger and Better 5/6/2008 10:20:45 AM With nearly 50 towboats in their ever-growing fleet, the green and white Blessy colours have become a familiar sight pushing petro-barges in the US inland waterways. On Friday, May third, they Christened their latest vessel, the 116x34-foot M/V Charlie Melanson. Designed by Corning Towsent's CT Marine... Chembulk Announces New Leadership 5/5/2008 10:48:06 AM It has been about fours months since the deal was sealed for PT Berlian Laju Tanker to acquire  Chembulk Tankers—the 21st Century Chemical Tanker Company, and the vision of the acquisition is being realized.  The addition of 19 new chemical tankers, coupled with the strong Chembulk management... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8