Britain’s BAE Systems says it has successfully demonstrated a prototype device that will serve as an effective non-lethal deterrent against pirate attacks on shipping. It is a laser beam capable of providing
The American Petroleum Institute said today that the industry has already taken significant action to further improve safety in offshore operations consistent with the recommendations of the presidential commission on the Deepwater
The National Oil Spill Commission set up by President Obama after the Deepwater Horizon tragedy has now issued its full report. It had already released the key findings in a prerelease of
Tom Crowley Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Crowley Maritime Corporation calls the just-announced acquisition of Jarvis International Freight, Inc. “a unique opportunity to extend our logistics services to new industries and
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The Naval Sea Systems Command is conducting market research to determine the availability of new construction of thirty Fast Patrol Vessels. They would be procured under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case
STX Canada Marine, Vancouver, B.C., reports that Scott Newbury will be joining its team this month. Scott was most recently a a Senior Naval Architect at Art Anderson & Associates near Seattle,
STX France has received an order to build a luxury cruise ship, the EUROPA 2. The new ship will be operated by Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.However, it is being acquired by a third-party
Oman Shipping Company (OSC) today took delivery of a 317,000 dwt VLCC from Hyundai Heavy Industries. According to the shipbuilder, the tanker is the first to be equipped with a new ballast
Carnival Corporation is relocating the headquarters of its Seabourn brand to Seattle, the home of Carnival’s Holland America Line brand. Though the two cruise operations will maintain independent brand management teams at