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NYK To Expand LNG Fleet
Nippon Yusen K.K., the largest Japanese shipping line, reportedly plans to order 20 new liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers by 2010 and use five or six tankers for spot contracts…
New Ferry Delayed
The new vessel Maria Dolores for Virtu Ferries, due for delivery in the middle of this year, will be delivered by Austal Ship in January, according to a report by the Malta Independent Online.
Aker Kvaerner to Deliver Drilling Systems to Jurong
Aker Kvaerner signed a contract with Jurong Shipyard in Singapore for delivery of advanced deepwater drilling systems for two semi-submersible drilling rigs to Seatankers Management Co. Ltd.
Shipbuilding Subsidy Talks Paused
Senior government officials meeting in Paris agreed to a pause in their work on an agreement to tackle market-distorting measures in the shipbuilding industry. The…
Grand Alliance Announces New Cooperation
The member lines of the Grand Alliance (GA) and The New World Alliance (TNWA) announced their agreement to cooperate on key trades from early 2006. This cooperation…
Crowley Donates $100K to Hurricane Relief Fund
Tom Crowley Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Crowley Maritime Corporation, presented a check for $100,000 to the Northeast Florida chapter of the American Red…
Ferry Captain Pleads Guilty to Illegal Dumping
Kevin J. O’Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARK EASTER, age 54, of 152 Gager Road, Bozrah, Connecticut, waived indictment…
Sub Threats Top Priority
In November, a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force plane noticed a suspicious object in Japanese waters off Okinawa. News reports at the time said it was a Chinese…
Aker Yards Signs $100M Contract
Aker Yards has signed a contract worth approximately NOK 650 million to build a Well Intervention Vessel for Island Offshore. The vessel will be delivered in January 2008.
Temp Housing for Gulf Coast Employees
Northrop Grumman Corporation is making final arrangements to provide on-site temporary housing for more than 1,000 returning employees at its shipyards in New Orleans and Pascagoula.
OSG Sells Seven Tankers
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE:OSG) announced today that it agreed to sell seven tankers to Double Hull Tankers, Inc. (DHT) in connection with DHT's initial…
Chief Engineer Indicted for Obstruction of Justice
An Indian national working as the Chief Engineer on the container ship M/V MSC Elena was indicted late yesterday by a federal Grand Jury and charged with conspiracy…
CCAT Awards Grants To New Security Technologies
The Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) in San Diego, Calif. announced that the Center has awarded business development grants and business…
Jeppesen Marine Launches Marine Business Unit
Jeppesen has launched a marine business unit and announced leadership appointments, both for the recreational and commercial marine market segments. Michael Neal has assumed the position of director…
ACR Forms Bridge Information Group
Expanding its position in the commercial marine sector, U.S.-based ACR Electronics, Inc. announced a new suite of ACR-branded bridge information technologies that…
Navy Mulls Two Large Amphibious Assault Ships
The Canadian navy is drafting a plan to acquire two large amphibious assault ships capable of transporting thousands of troops and dozens of tanks and trucks across the seas…
Evergreen, Cosco and Hapag-Lloyd Integrate Red Sea Services
Evergreen, together with its joint service partners Hapag-Lloyd and Cosco Container Line, is to merge its two Red Sea services, the Far East - Red Sea (FRS) service…
The Search For John Paul Jones' Ship
Official U.S. Navy file photo of father of the U.S. Navy, John Paul Jones' tomb at the U.S. Naval Academy. Jones is forever immortalized by uttering the words, "I have not yet begun to fight"…
ACL IPO Closes
American Commercial Lines Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLI) announced the closing of the initial public offering of 9,487,500 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $21.00 per share.
Bollinger Promoted
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., has named Chris Bollinger as Executive Vice President of New Construction Division, according to Donald “Boysie” Bollinger, Chairman and CEO of the Lockport, La.
Video: CMA CGM's New 20,600 TEU Containership
Baltic Workboats Delivers New Launch for the Laurentian Pilotage Authority
Cyber Security to the Fore as New Coast Guard Rules Loom
SAFE Boats Debuts 41-ft. Offshore Interceptor in New Orleans
MJP Debuts New WaterJet
Brunswick Introduces New RHIB
IMO 2020: New Rules Demand New Solutions
Sterling PBES Launches a New Maritime Cartridge Battery Solution
LR - Fit for 55: Managing compliance and optimising operations
New BAE Jacksonville Shiplift is on Track to Start Ops in ’25
