Monday, October 13, 2008 Maritime News

SCI Floats Tender for Four Tankers

Source-Livemint.com/The Wall Street Journal)

IMO Finalizes Ships Recycling Convention

News Regs to Protect Whales

Carnival Eliminate Fuel Supplement

Navy Charters Kite-Powered Cargo Ship

For the first time, the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) has chartered a kite-assisted, fuel-saving cargo ship to carry military equipment. MV Beluga SkySails departed , , Oct.

Hanwha Raises Cash for Daewoo Bid

Bangladesh Shipyards Bid for Skilled Workers

(Source: The New Nation-Bangladesh)

Marsun Delivers First of Eight Crewboats

In November, Marsun Shipyard of had numbers three and four of an eight vessel crewboat order on the hard, nearing completion. Meanwhile the first two vessels of

SeaArk Delivers Patrol Boat

SeaArk Marine, Inc. recently delivered the Cayman Defender, a 38-foot Dauntless RAM Patrol boat to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Marine Unit. The fast patrol

Sea Cadets Step Aboard Bonhomme Richard

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) welcomed members of Pacific Region 12 United States Sea Cadet Corps Unit, on Oct. 5. The cadets are aboard Bonhomme Richard for hands-on

OceanFreight Expands

Port of New Bedford Awaits Security Equipment

With nearly $2m in federal port security funding awarded to New Bedford, Mass., Port officials are expected to purchase a range of security equipment . The Port

Navios Maritime Takes Delivery of Navios Ulysses

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. took delivery of the Navios Ulysses, a 2007-built, 55,728 dwt Ultra Handymax vessel. The Navios Ulysses commenced a five-year time charter at a net daily rate of $31,281.

DOT to Create New Marine Highways

The federal government will establish a new national network of marine highways to help move cargo across the country in order to cut congestion on some of the nation’s busiest highways, announced U.

Coast Guard Establishes COE in Miami

The Coast Guard established its first Cruise Ship Center of Expertise (COE) in Miami Sept. 30. This is the first in a series of Centers of Expertise that will be located throughout the country.

Agencies Conduct Post-Fire Inspection

The Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology (ECY,) American President Line (APL) shipping company and the Seattle Fire Department along with assistance from U.

EPA to Move Forward with Domestic Emissions Standards

With the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) adoption of new emissions standards for large diesel ships and their fuels, EPA can now move forward with a

STX Gets $129m Order

STX Shipbuilding Co., received a contract to build two bulk carriers worth $129m from a customer in Asia. The vessels, which can each carry 81,000 metric tons of commodities,

POSCO, Hanwha Submit Bid for Daewoo

South Korea's POSCO and Hanwha Group have submitted separate bid proposals to buy a controlling stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the two companies said on Monday.

This Day in Naval History - Oct. 14

From the Navy News Service 1918 - Naval aviators of Marine Day Squadron 9 make the first raid-in-force for the Northern Bombing Group in World War I, when they