TBS International reaches agreement with lenders
Joseph E. Royce, Chairman, CEO and President of shipowner TBS International plc (NASDAQ: TBSI) says continued weakness in the Baltic Dry Index has led to an agreement with lenders under which the
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BAE San Diego Ship Repair gets $12 million more for LPD PMA
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $12,124,464 modification to previously awarded U.S. Navy contract (N00024-10-C-4407) for the USS Green Bay (LPD 20) fiscal 2011 non
Marad video honors Merchant Marine response to 9/11
A new video released by the U.S. Maritime Administration commemorates the heroism of merchant mariners who evacuated hundreds of thousands of people from Lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks,using
CSL exercises option for two more self-unloaders from Chengxi Shipyard
Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) says that it is exercising its option for the building of two new self-unloading vessels, bringing to four the number of ships on order in its major fleet-renewal
Shell to make LNG available as marine fuel, starting in U.S. Gulf market
Shell has revealed plans to make Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) available as a transportation fuel in a number of key markets. It is actively developing new business opportunities with Original Equipment Manufacturers
New Brunswick ferry to be drydocked for bow thruster repairs
New Brunswick, Canada, Department of Transportation officials are working with Coastal Transport Ltd. to make preparations to take the new ferry, Grand Manan Adventure, temporarily out of service after the high-traffic summer
Ghana to take full ownership of Tema Shipyard and Drydock
The Ghana government plans to take full control of the Tema Shipyard and Drydock. Ghana’s Minister of Transport, Alhaji Collins Dauda, announced earlier this week that negotiations are underway between the governments
DOF Subsea takes delivery of DSV Skandi Singapore
DOF Subsea has taken delivery of Skandi Singapore, hull no 621, from shipbuilder Singapore Technology Marine. Skandi Singapore is an STX DSV06 design Diving Support Vessel and has the following main particulars:
Corvus lithium battery meets Lloyd’s Register certification
Corvus Energy, Richmond, B.C., Canada, recently announced that its 6.5 kWh lithium-polymer batteries have passed the requirements of Lloyd’s Register Type Approval certification tests. Lloyd’s Register North America, Inc., Houston, Tex., reported
Rolls-Royce to design and equip Simek PSV newbuild
Rolls-Royce reports that it has won an order from Norwegian shipbuilder Simek AS to design and equip a UT755 LC platform supply vessel. Simek recently announced that it had booked an order