Carnival Exercises Option for New Ship
option for a new 130,000-ton ship for its Carnival Cruise Lines brand. The new vessel, which will have 3,652 lower passenger berths, will be built by Italian shipbuilder…
Diana Shipping Announces Charter Contract for MV Triton
Diana Shipping Inc. announced that it has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill International S.A. for its Panamax dry bulk carrier, the Triton, for…
LISCR Appoints Managing Director in Japan
The Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the US-based manager of the Liberian Registry, has appointed Shigeki Fukuda to head up its dedicated…
Keel Laying For NZ Patrol Vessel
The keel was formally laid for the second Inshore Patrol Vessel, HAWEA, in Whangerei, New Zealond on Wednesday 13 December. HAWEA is affiliated to the Greymouth/Westport…
CARB Releases New Regulations for California Air Emissions
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its new regulations imposing emission limits and requirements for auxiliary diesel engines and diesel-electric…
MTC to Inspect Maritime Training Centers
Maritime training centers and schools offering maritime safety courses will be inspected by the Philippines Maritime Training Council of the Department of Labor…
NJ Governor and Port Authority Chairman to Discuss Port Security
New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine will join Port Authority Chairman Anthony R. Coscia and private sector leaders on Monday, December 18, to announce and discuss…
Aker Yards to Build Construction Vessel
Aker Yards has signed a contract with DOF ASA, through its subsidiary DOFCON ASA, for the building of a Construction Vessel. The value of the contract is approximately $80.4m.
Bulgaria Maritime Fleet to Borrow $70m for New Ships
NMB, Bulgaria's national maritime fleet, will take out a $70 mln loan from HSH Nordbank AG for the purchase of 3 new vessels, said executive director Hristo Donev.
RBC Bearings Sells Nice Bearings Facility
RBC Bearings Incorporated, an international manufacturer of highly-engineered precision plain, roller and ball bearings for the industrial, defense and aerospace industries…
Genco to Sign Time Charters for Drybulk Vessels
Handymax vessel, with Pacific Basin Chartering Ltd. Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. of $25,750 per day, equivalent to a gross rate of approximately $27,105. pool of approximately 45 vessels. respectively.
GAO – Challenges Facing US-VISIT Program
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on strategic, operational, and technological challenges facing the US-VISIT program. It states that federal officials have concluded that…
Royal Caribbean International Names Shaiken VP
as vice president of Onboard Revenue. streams. Shaiken will join the team on December 18. for Smithsonian Business Ventures for the Smithsonian Institution. Corporation.
Vehicles From Cougar Ace to Be Scrapped
said that all of the U.S.- and Canada-bound Mazda vehicles from the car-carrying vessel, Cougar Ace, which nearly capsized off the Aleutian Islands in late July, would be scrapped.
Shipping Company Contributes to Wildlife Foundation
The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey said that a foreign shipping company contributed $100,000 to the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation. The money…
DOI Signs Agreement on 1998/1999 Lease
ssistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management, C. Stephen Allred signed agreements with BP, ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil Company, Shell, and Walter Oil and Gas Corporation…
Offshore LNG Gets OK for Project
Mass. environmental regulators have given a tentative ok to another proposed offshore LNG unloading buoy off of Gloucester, after getting about $23.5m in concessions…
Port Authority to Vote on $5m for Intrepid
According to reports, the Port Authority plans a vote to approve $5m to repair the dock and hull of the Intrepid. The agency's chairman has championed spending that…
Panama Canal Board Convenes
Panamanian President Martín Torrijos joined the Panama Canal Authority Advisory Board meeting and underscored the Advisory Board’s critical role in ensuring the overall governance…
GL: New shareholder Structure to Safeguard Independence
At a shareholders' meeting, Germanischer Lloyd's Executive Board announced the successful defense against the hostile takeover bid by a French competitor. The binding…
