Spill Commission full report seeks big changes
The National Oil Spill Commission set up by President Obama after the Deepwater Horizon tragedy has now issued its full report. It had already released the key findings in a prerelease of
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Crowley Maritime acquires Houston freight firm
Tom Crowley Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Crowley Maritime Corporation calls the just-announced acquisition of Jarvis International Freight, Inc. “a unique opportunity to extend our logistics services to new industries and
Yacht builders eye Navsea FMS patrol craft solicitation
The Naval Sea Systems Command is conducting market research to determine the availability of new construction of thirty Fast Patrol Vessels. They would be procured under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case
STX Canada Marine expands team
STX Canada Marine, Vancouver, B.C., reports that Scott Newbury will be joining its team this month. Scott was most recently a a Senior Naval Architect at Art Anderson & Associates near Seattle,
STX France to build new cruise liner for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
STX France has received an order to build a luxury cruise ship, the EUROPA 2. The new ship will be operated by Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.However, it is being acquired by a third-party
317,000 dwt VLCC has 100,000 ton BWT
Oman Shipping Company (OSC) today took delivery of a 317,000 dwt VLCC from Hyundai Heavy Industries. According to the shipbuilder, the tanker is the first to be equipped with a new ballast
Carnival moves Seabourn headquarters to Seattle
Carnival Corporation is relocating the headquarters of its Seabourn brand to Seattle, the home of Carnival’s Holland America Line brand. Though the two cruise operations will maintain independent brand management teams at
Washington State may transfer WSF to new ferry district
Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire is proposing handing over the state ferry system from the Washington State Department of Transportation to a newly created regional ferry district. As we reported in November,,
Layoffs at BIW as DDG 1000 design work drops
Effective January 21, 2011, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me., will be laying off around 130 workers. Local media quote BIW President Jeff Geiger as saying that the layoffs at the
Allure of the Seas adds solar panels
Electricity for the shopping district of mega cruise ship Allure of the Seas is now being provided by photovoltaic panels. The United Solar Uni-Solar brand photovoltaics were installed by BAM Solar of