JULY 3, 2012 — Raisio, Finland, based Deltamarin has entered into a contract with China’s Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co. Ltd. for the design of B.Delta25 bulk carriers. This is the first contract
JULY 3, 2012 — Saudi Aramco has awarded Theodore, Alabama, based Silver Ships, Inc. a contract for the construction of two oil spill service boats to operate at its facilities in Saudi
JULY 3, 2012 — A 1958-built National Parks Service ferry has become the first dedicated Great Lakes vessel to be supplied with a ballast water treatment system (BWT), according to Hyde Marine,
JULY 3, 2012 — South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries has won a $1.2 billion order from an undisclosed Greek shipowner [reportedly Lemos] to build ten 13,800 TEU containerships. Evergreen Marine
JULY 2, 2012 — SEATTLE, July 2, 2012 — America’s largest coastal tug and barge operator, Saltchuk Resources’ Marine Resources Group is taking a new – but widely recognized – name: Foss
JULY 2, 2012 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $19,843,028 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4308) for USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) fiscal 2012 drydocking selected
JULY 2, 2012 — U.S. Transportation Command has awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity fixed-price contracts for international ocean and intermodal distribution services to eleven U.S.-flag shipping operations. Under each contract, work will be performed worldwide
JULY 2, 2012 — French container shipping giant CMA CGM Group has agreed to sell its boutique cruise shipping operation, La Compagnie du Ponant, to European private equity investor Bridgepoint. Bridgepoint focuses
JULY 2, 2012 — Citing “severe cash flow problems,” Japan’s Sanko Steamship Line has filed for bankruptcy in the Tokyo District Court. A statement from the company says it has filed for
JULY 2, 2012 — Concordia Maritime has taken delivery of the Suezmax crude oil tanker Stena Supreme from the Geoje, South Korea, shipyard of Samsung Heavy Industries in Geoje, South Korea. With