Seaspan Signs Contract for New 2500 TEU Vessels
Seaspan Corporation has signed a contract to build four 2500 TEU vessels from Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding in China. These new orders are incremental to Seaspan's…
TEN Delivers Tanker
South Korea. existing fleet. the Atlantic by a European state oil company at an accretive rate. of current firm rates. operating on time charters and profit sharing arrangements.
Africa Mercy to be Launched
A global charity operating a growing fleet of hospital ships will soon launch its newest Africa Mercy ship, which is expected to double the number of medical beneficiaries…
Royal Navy Gets Sub Detection System
The Royal Navy has taken delivery of a new naval sonar system five months ahead of schedule. The Sonar 2087 is a defense capability needed by the Royal Navy in order…
Daewoo Shipbuilding Wins $530M in Orders
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd has won orders from Norway and Greece worth $530 million. The shipbuilder secured an order from Norway's Odfjell…
Scientists to Use Cruise Ships for Research
Hoping to collect decades of data, ocean scientist are enlisting cargo and cruise ships to measure water temperatures, ocean currents and even the height of clouds…
African Countries To Supply 30% Of World’s LNG by 2010
Nigeria, Libya and other African countries will supply 30 per cent of the world’s of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by 2010, as against the present level of 12 percent…
Deadline to Oppose LNG Project Set
New Brunswick opponents of liquefied natural gas developments in Maine have given Prime Minister Stephen Harper a deadline to step in and stop the U.S. projects.
PRESCO to Build Tankers
Primorje Sea Shipping Company OJSC (PRESCO) signed to build five product carrying tankers with the STX Shipbuilding. The new tankers will be used for the transportation of crude oil…
Bourbon Sets Course for Massive Expansion
Bourbon plans to invest more than $1.7 billion in new vessel construction through 2010, according to the company’s CEO Jacques de Chateauvieux, who held a conference…
Coast Guard Statement on Port Transaction Analysis
"What is being quoted is an excerpt of a broader Coast Guard intelligence analysis that was performed early on as part of its due diligence process. The excerpts made public earlier today…
Wärtsilä Automation in Norway
The Norwegian automation company AKPAS, acquired by Wärtsilä in February, has been renamed Wärtsilä Automation Norway AS. The company becomes part of Wärtsilä from March 1.
NTSB to Meet on Water Taxi Capsizing
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting Tuesday, March 7 in Washington, D.C. There are two items on the agenda. a pontoon water…
SSNPRM on Alaska Passenger Vessels Security Zones
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Second Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SSNPRM) regarding security zones around escorted high capacity passenger vessels…
Briefing on DPW acquisition of P&O
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs received a Briefing from Administration personnel on the Dubai Ports World (DPW) acquisition of…
Emory S. Land Heads South for Deployment
As part of a larger U.S. interagency effort towards greater stability in Africa, approximately 1,400 Sailors and Marines aboard USS Emory S. Land (ESL) (AS 39) are…
BP Marine Hosts Enviro Conference
As debate runs high around how best to prepare for impending environmental legislation, industry thought-leaders and shipping engineers are preparing to gather in…
V.Ships MSI, CSCL form new Shipmanagement Company
V.Ships (Asia) MSI Pte Ltd and China Shipping Container Lines announced the formation of a new ship management company, set up to manage four 9600 TEUS container ships.
APL’s Extends Vietnam Service
March 2006. Kong on Saturday and Chiwan on Sunday, before returning to Haiphong on Wednesday. America. needs for enhanced service reliability and more capacity as trade rapidly increases.
Keppel Delivers FPSO
Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard), a unit of Keppel Corporation Limited through Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has delivered FPSO Capixaba, with…
