STX and SCI Sign Contract
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has signed contracts for construction and delivery of four Panamax bulk carriers with STX Shipyard, reports said.These vessels…
Euroseas Reports 2Q Results
Euroseas Ltd. an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced…
Aker Yards to Build Two for MSC
Aker Yards and MSC Cruises have signed a contract for building two cruise ships of Musica-class. The vessels will be built at Aker Yards, and delivered in February 2011 and February 2012…
New Container Service Begins in Hamburg
The handling of the CSCL Long Beach at the HHLA Container TerminalBurchardkai on August 5 marks the start of a new container service that connects Northern Europe with and . In the new joint service of the French-Asia-Line 4 (FAL-4) / Asia--Express-Service 8 (AEX-8), the shipping companies CMA CGM and China Shipping (CSCL) now have a cooperative venture. FAL-4 / AEX-8 are each deploying four ships from the partner shipping companies each with a capacity of approximately 9,600 TEU.
USS Sterett Commissioned in Special Ceremony
The U.S. Navy's commissioned the latest guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) at 's Locust Point Cruise terminals Aug. 9 - the fourth time in naval history that a ship bears this name. The ship can now directly support the Navy's effort to execute the maritime strategy. During the ceremony, Greg Sterett, a descendant of the ship's namesake Lt. Andrew Sterett, was dressed in a colonial naval uniform…
Sealink to Expand Fleet
Sealink plans to expand its fleet size of 29 vessels to more than 40 vessels over the next three years, mostly tugboats and barges for chartering, Sinchew reported.
This Day in Naval History - Aug. 14
1813 - HMS Pelican captures USS Argus. 1886 - Secretary of the Navy establishes Naval Gun Factory at Washington Navy Yard. 1945 - agrees to surrender; last Japanese ships sunk during World War II…
