A ceremony at the CSSC-MES Diesel Co., Ltd. (CMD), Shangai, saw the signing of the contract to construct the first Chinese-built MAN B&W design Green Series 7G80ME-C9.2 engine. Due for delivery in
The Cruise Lines International Association has appointed a panel of experts to assess the recommendations made in an operational safety review launched by the industry following the Costa Concordia tragedy. The panel
Ingram Barge Company has reached an agreement to acquire U.S. United Barge Line, LLC (“UBL”), a barge transportation company headquartered in Tampa, Florida with a major operating office in Metropolis, Illinois. “The
ABS Vice President and current Chief Engineer Dr. Kirsi Tikka is transferring to London to assume the role of President and COO of the ABS Europe Division. The division is responsible for
A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) subsidiary has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Korean shipbuilding giant Hanjin Heavy Industries. Under the agreement, Huntington Ingalls subsidiary AMSEC and Hanjin Heavy Industries and
Viking Ocean Cruises, sister company of Viking River Cruises, and Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the construction of two new luxury ocean cruise ships. The memorandum also includes an
A former chief engineer from the purse seine tuna fishing vessel San Nikunau pleaded guilty today in federal court in Washington, D.C., to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS),
Oceanwide Expeditions says that 74 passengers and 21 crew members from the Antarcic expedition cruise ship MV Plancius have been transferred to a rescue ship. On April 9, the Plancius experienced mechanical
Rear Admiral Mary E. Landry, USCG retired,will be back at work at the Coast Guard, April 22, though she won’t be wearing quite as much gold braid as in this file photograph.
LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings, LLC, Jennings, La., reports that it has signed contracts with Bay Houston Towing Co. and Suderman & Young Towing Company, both of Houston, to build two 80 ft x