McAllister Towing orders Tier III tractor tug at Senesco Marine

JUNE 13, 2012 — New York City-headquartered McAllister Towing & Transportation reports that its latest newbuild plans will see it build a Jensen Maritime designed 5,150 hp twin ASD tractor tug powered

Chinese yard completes two Incat Crowther catamaran ferries

JUNE 12, 2012 —Two 35 m Incat Crowther designed catamaran passenger ferries, Hai Ju and Hai Yao, built by Afai Southern Shipyard in China.  have been commissioned by Zhuhai High Speed Ferry

Desgagnés tows unfinished newbuild from Croatian shipyard

JUNE 12, 2012 — Canada’s Groupe Desgagnés has purchased the unfinished 95.1 m passenger-vehicle-container carrier Bella Desgagnés. Its builder, Croatian shipyard Brodogradiliste Kraljevica, started bankruptcy proceedings today Although the vessel was more

STX Turku shipyard names versatile deck cargo vessel

JUNE 12, 2012 — STX Finland’s Turku shipyard has held the naming ceremony for a multipurpose deck cargo vessel set for delivery this summer to the Gaiamare Ltd. subsidiary of the Meriaura

Eurotunnel to acquire SeaFrance ferries

JUNE 12, 2012 — The Paris Commercial Court yesterday accepted an made by Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel for French cross=Channel ferry operator SeaFrance group. The court placed SeaFrance in liquidation on January

GE Marine names Jeremy Barnes Commercial Marine Marketing Manager

JUNE 12, 2012 — GE Marine has appointed Jeremy Barnes as the Commercial Marine Marketing Director. Based at GE Marine’s Evendale, Ohio, headquarters, he is responsible for global commercial market development activities

Maersk Illinois makes historic call at Port of Milwaukee

JUNE 12, 2012 — Maersk Illinois last month became became the first American-flag ship to load cargo in the Port of Milwaukee for an overseas destination in more than 30 years.. The

U.S.-flag ships still on Paris MOU Gray List

JUNE 11, 2012 — Although the Islamic Republic of Iran is now on the Paris MOU “White List” of flags, promotion has eluded the United States, which remains on the “Gray List”

AMPOL demonstrates sunken oil recovery system

JUNE 11, 2012 — Oil spill response and environmental solutions provider American Pollution Control Corp. (AMPOL) recently exhibited and presented new advances in oil spill technology at the Clean Pacific Conference in

Diana Shipping Panamax bulker gets Cargill time charter

JULY 11, 2012 —Athens-headquarterd Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), reports that it has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Panamax dry bulk carriers,

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