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They may not look like cruise ships from the outside, but CMA CGM, the world's third largest container shipping group, is offering cruises on board the largest vessels in its fleet, its 13,800 TEU containerships. It says that last year 690 people chose to experience "cruising another way" by traveling on a container ...

GAC Protective Solutions says a maritime security alert has been issued for Somalia following a development in the relationship between pirate syndicates and radical Islamist organization al-Shabaab.The U.S. has designated al-Shabaab as a Foreign Terrorist Organization under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and as a Specially Designated Global Terro ...

The American Salvage Association (ASA) today expressed its recognition for the final implementation of Salvage and Marine Firefighting Regulations (SMFF), 33 Code of Federal Regulations Part 155 Subpart I, for tank vessels that went into effect on February 22, 2011 --  after a nearly 20-year wait since the original issuance of the OPA-90 regulatory package,   ...

ETP Engenharia Ltda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recently delivered the 36m monohull crewboat Siem Piata to Siem Consub for service in Brazil for Petrobras. It will serve as a P2 crewboat in the Siem Consub fleet.The Siem Piata is built from marine grade aluminum, with a beam of 7.5 meters, draft of 1.2 meters and passenger capacity of 60. It has accommodations f ...

Marine Log announced today that Daniel Cohen, founder, principal and president of Fishermen’s Energy, LLC, will be the keynote speaker for Marine Log’s Offshore Alternatives 2011 Conference & Expo, Washington, D.C., March 1-2, 2011.Mr. Cohen’s keynote address is scheduled for March 1 at 9 AM. The conference venue is the Washington Marriott in ...

The four American hostages held aboard the hijacked yacht Quest by Somali pirates have been murdered by their captors. Of the 19 pirates believed involved in the incident, four are dead and 15 are in U.S. custody U.S. Central Command has issued the following statement: TAMPA, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2011) — At approximately 1 a.m. EST today, while negotiations ...

American Maritime Partnership (AMP) is the new name for the Maritime Cabotage Task Force. It says that the new name "better reflects the coalition's focus on the domestic maritime industry's role in promoting national, homeland, and economic security. "The AMP is the largest coalition of maritime interests in the United States and has been in operation since ...

Sand berm building after the Deepwater Horizon spill helped Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) achieve record  financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. Great Lakes is the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S.President & CFO Bruce Biemeck said, "Great Lakes delivered another record year, resulting ...

John Fredriksen controlled tanker giant Frontline Ltd. reported a loss of $11.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, equivalent to a loss per share of $0.15, compared with net income of $12.3 million and earnings per share of $0.16 for the preceding quarter. The fourth quarter loss in the fourth quarter includes non-operating losses of $5.2 million, which mainly relates to ...

The four American hostages held aboard the hijacked yacht Quest by Somali pirates have been murdered by their captors. Of the 19 pirates believed involved in the incident, four are dead and 15 are in U.S. custody U.S. Central Command has issued the following statement: TAMPA, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2011) — At approximately 1 a.m. EST today, while negotiations ...