Maritime Industry Top News
Telenor Signs Agreement with Neste Oil
Telenor Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Telenor of Norway, today announced that it has signed a three-year communication agreement with Neste Oil Corporation of Helsinki…
Aker Verdal wins North Sea contract
Aker Verdal has been awarded a contract from Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited for fabrication of the flare and bridges for its operated Buzzard field in Blocks 19/5…
Port of Tacoma Selects Wolfe as Deputy Executive Director
The Port of Tacoma has selected John Wolfe as Deputy Executive Director. Wolfe, is currently Executive Director at the Port of Olympia. He is a native of Puyallup…
CBP Launches the Eagle
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Press Release unveiling the Eagle cargo inspection system, which has been deployed to the Port of Baltimore.
Island Boats to Build 65-ft. Catamarans
Island Boats, Inc. of New Iberia, La., has been contracted to build two 65 ft. aluminum catamarans for delivery to a Boston customer. The vessels will be delivered…
$365 Million for Critical Lock and Dam Projects
Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) announced that it is very pleased by the action of the House Appropriations Committee, which overwhelmingly approved spending $365.3…
Bordelon: Growth in the Gulf
September 15, 2005 will see the addition of yet another in Bordelon Marine's growing fleet of offshore supply vessels that make their owner's leaders in the mini…
Keppels Wins $174M FPU Conversion
Keppel Shipyard Ltd has entered into an agreement with Charter Development Limited Liability Company (CDC), a special purpose company of ABN Amro Bank’s Brazilian unit…
EC Approves Spanish Yard Restructure
The European Commission has approved, under the terms of the EC Treaty’s rules allowing Member States to take measures to protect essential security interests linked…
Polish Shipyard Aid Under Scrutiny
The European Commission has decided to open formal inquiries into public support for three shipyards in Gdynia, Gdañsk and Szczecin. The restructuring aid granted…
MARAD: Operation SafePort Planned
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) will conduct a demonstration of its Operation SafePort at Alameda Point, California on June 8. An Auxiliary Crane Ship (T…
Anacortes, Wash. Anchorage Regs
The U.S. Coast Guard is establishing three general anchorages and two tug and barge anchorages in waters of Puget Sound near Anacortes, Washington. These anchorages…
Norwegian Shipowners Seek Tax Breaks
Singapore, according to international maritime law firm Wikborg Rein. countries," says Are Zachariassen, partner at Wikborg Rein. this trend is expected to continue. tax scheme.
Environmental Statement on Response Plans
The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking comments on its Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) for increasing the oil removal capability requirements…
Kursiu Linija Expands
services by shifting its Belgian operations from Oostende to Zeebrugge. States/Russia markets. and Ireland.. high-cube pallet wide units our industrial clients want. through our alliance with C2C.
Moore Stephens Appoints new Shipping Partners
Richard Greiner and Michael Simms, to its growing shipping group. shipping across the globe," says Chris Chasty, head of the shipping group. shipping throughout his career. both Poland and Cyprus.
This Day in Naval History - June 01
1813 - HMS Shannon captures USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence. As the mortally wounded Lawrence was carried below, he ordered, "Tell the men to fire faster! Don't…
Aker Yards to Build a Second Cruise Ship for Color Line
Aker Yards and Color Line have signed a contract to build a sister vessel to MS Color Fantasy, the worlds largest cruise ship with car deck, that was delivered in December 2004.
Suit on Carrier’s Bill of Lading Constitutes Acceptance
In a rehearing, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the forum selection clause in a carrier’s bill of lading is accepted by the non-signing…
Wärtsilä Auxpac Generating Sets to China
Wärtsilä supplied the first of its new Wärtsilä Auxpac 20 generating sets in April. The customer is Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co. Ltd in China and the generating…
