American Maritime Partnership (AMP) is the new name for the Maritime Cabotage Task Force. It says that the new name “better reflects the coalition’s focus on the domestic maritime industry’s role in
Sand berm building after the Deepwater Horizon spill helped Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) achieve record financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. Great Lakes is
John Fredriksen controlled tanker giant Frontline Ltd. reported a loss of $11.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, equivalent to a loss per share of $0.15, compared with net income of
The four American hostages held aboard the hijacked yacht Quest by Somali pirates have been murdered by their captors. Of the 19 pirates believed involved in the incident, four are dead and
A report from DNV says that using LNG as fuel is the most efficient and economical way for ships to meet air emissions requirements in the U.S. and Canada that take effect
It’s official Maersk Line has signed a contract with Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. to build ten 18,000 TEU containerships, with an an option for an additional 20 vessels.
The Swire Blue Ocean parent company, Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd., recently placed an order with Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to construct for a 161m, jackup type windfarm installation vessel.
Want to help Greenpeace fund the construction of the new Rainbow Warrior? Buy a fork for EURO 1 or a washing machine for EURO 750 or a GPS for EURO 4,000. Greenpeace
Indonesia’s PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk , whose subsidiaries include Southport, Conn., headquartered Chembulk Tankers, says it has secured commitments from six leading commercial banks to provide $685 million in a new
Edison Chouest Offshore’s LaShip shipyard project in the Port of Terrebonne, Louisiana, is moving forward.The port commission has now posted an RFP for the yard’s 320 ft dry dock on the Central
