ABB says new service contract will cut Carnival fuel costs by up to $1 million per ship

ABB has won a long-term service contract from Carnival Corporation to maintain and upgrade ABB’s Azipod equipment over the next 15 years for 20 ships in the cruise giant’s fleet, cutting costs

Shipping performance benchmarking project passes 1,000 ship milestone

Captain Kuba Szymanski, Secretary General of Intermanager, says that a shipping performance benchmarking project started by the ship managers’ association is making “excellent progress.” The Shipping Key Performance Indicator Project, initiated by

Horizon Lines reports loss making fourth quarter

Horizon Lines, Inc. (OTCQB: HRZL) reports financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended December 25, 2011 that include a 2010 fourth-quarter net loss from continuing operations of $43.6 million, or $35.49

SEAJON christens first ATB built in Erie since 1972

SEAJON, LLC, a partnership between SEACOR Holdings Inc. and Donjon Marine Co., Inc., held an open house April 10 at the Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair facility in Port Erie, Pa., for news

Horizon Lines converts debt to stock and reaches deal with Ship Finance to terminate charters

Horizon Lines, Inc. (OTCQB: HRZL) says that it has completed transactions with more than 99 percent of its noteholders, and with Ship Finance International Limited, to substantially deleverage the company’s balance sheet

IHC Merwede gets financing in place to start pipelayer construction

IHC Merwede has put together the financing it needs to get started on a major shipbuilding export project. As we reported in March, IHC Offshore & Marine has signed two contracts with

OSG tanker involved in spill of HFO into Mississippi

The U.S. Coast Guard, together with the Louisiana Department of Envrionmental Quality and Plaquemines Parish, is responding to a report of a fuel oil discharge, Tuesday, on the lower Mississippi River near

MacGregor mooring winches chosen for pipelaying OCVs

Cargotec has received an order to supply a total of twenty 150-tonne electric MacGregor winches for two pipe-laying heavy-lift offshore construction vessels (N448 & N449) which are currently being constructed  at Cosco

TEN orders LNG carrier plus option from South Korean shipbuilder

“The LNG sector together with the offshore shuttle tankers market will be playing a growing role in our company’s affairs going forward,” says Mr. Nikolas P. Tsakos, President & Chief Executive Officer

Crowley promotes Julia Shemesh to VP and deputy general counsel

Crowley Maritime Corporation reports that Julia Shemesh has been promoted to vice president and deputy general counsel. Ms. Shemesh will remain in Seattle, Wash., and will continue reporting to Michael Roberts, senior

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