Friday, February 03, 2012 Maritime News

STX to Design Canadian Icebreaker

Feb 03, 2012

STX Canada Marine Awarded Contract to Design the Canadian Coast Guard’s New Polar Icebreaker.   STX Canada Marine is pleased to announce that they have been

Severe Weather Disrupts Black Sea Shipping

Feb 03, 2012

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) advises that thickening sea ice, resulting from particularly low temperatures across Eastern Europe, is causing disruption to shipping across the Black Sea.

Containership Rescues 116 Shipwreck Survivors

Feb 03, 2012

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. reports that the MOL-operated containership MOL Summer rescued 116 survivors from the ferry Rabaul Queen, which sank about 17 km east of Papua New Guinea.

Liquidyne Shaft Seal Shell Global-approved

Feb 03, 2012

IHC Lagersmit’s LIQUIDYNE pump shaft seal listed as best practice by Shell Global Solutions. Shell Global Solutions has listed the LIQUIDYNE pump shaft seal

CrystalCoat Extends Cylinder Head Life

Feb 03, 2012

CrystalCoat - good news for engines running on heavy fuel and gas. Simplex-Turbulo, agents for Märkisches Werk (MWH), are now able to actively promote a very interesting

Damen Delivers 3 Dredges

Feb 03, 2012

Damen Shipyards delivers three Cutter Suction Dredgers to Azerbaijan.   On 24 January 2012 Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards delivered three Cutter Suction Dredgers

Kirby Announces 2011 4Q & FY Numbers

Feb 03, 2012

Kirby Corporation Announces Record 2011 Fourth Quarter and Year Results.   2011 fourth quarter earnings per share were $1.00 compared with $.59 earned in

Braemar Asks: Is Another Demolition Spike Due?

Feb 03, 2012

As the Baltic Dry Index plumbs all-time depths, those with long memories are recalling the dark days of the 1980s for the shipping markets.  However, steel traders

Atlas Copco Adds to Sales Team

Feb 03, 2012

Roush appointed sales specialist for Atlas Copco Construction Equipment.   Jamie Roush has been promoted to the position of parts and service sales specialist

LA Gets USCG Nod for Electric Boat

Feb 03, 2012

Port of Los Angeles gets final Coast Guard approval to create first harbor tour vessel retrofitted with Hybrid-Electric propulsion system.     The Port of Los

Ojibwa Set to Arrive on September 8

Feb 03, 2012

Saturday, September 8 should be a day to remember in Port Burwell, Ontario. That is the day the decommissioned submarine Ojibwa, Canada’s first Oberon Class submarine

Weldcraft Expands Tungsten Electrode Offering

Feb 03, 2012

Weldcraft has expanded its premium tungsten electrode offering to include 2 percent lanthanated and zirconiated tungsten electrodes. Like its existing tungsten electrode offering – pure,

Signal Wins USACE Dredge Repair Contract

Feb 03, 2012

Signal Ship Repair Wins Bid to Repair U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hopper Dredge WHEELER.   Signal Ship Repair (SSR), a division of Signal International, Inc.

Turner to Leave Braemar Seascope

Feb 03, 2012

Braemar Seascope would like to advise that Debbie Turner from its LNG division will be leaving the Company in the near future. Debbie has been involved with

ClassNK Certifies ECDIS Course

Feb 03, 2012

ClassNK Issues Certification for ECDIS Training Course Provided by TOKYO KEIKI INC. ClassNK announced today that it had issued type specific training course

Back-to-Back Cruise Dockings for Gibdock

Feb 03, 2012

Back-to-back cruise ship projects at Gibdock’s No. 1 dock have seen the return of the 37,584gt, 1,575-passenger capacity Thomson Destiny for its fourth visit since a first refit in Gibraltar in 2006.

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