Polarcus X-Bow seismic vessel transits Northern Sea Route

Polarcus Limited (OAX: PLCS) reports that its 12-streamer 3D seismic vessel, Polarcus Alima, has achieved a significant first in the seismic industry, having successfully transited to Asia-Pacific via the Northern Sea Route

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard and SeaRiver ink definitive Alaska tanker contract

At a ceremony at its shipyard today, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), the sole operating subsidiary of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS), signed definitive documentation for the construction of two aframax

IMarEst appoints new CEO

David Loosley has been appointed Chief Executive of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), and will be taking up the role on November 7. 2011. He joins the Institute

Incat Crowther wins contract for cat for Cocos Keeling

Incat Crowther has been awarded a contract to design a 20 m catamaran ferry to be built at Richardson Devine Marine’s Hobart, Tasmania, shipyard. To operate in the Cocos Keeling Islands, it

Tsakos Energy Navigation secures time charters for eight tankers

Athens headquartered Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited  (NYSE: TNP) today announced time charters of four of its Suezmax tankers, three of its Panamaxes and one of its Aframaxes to first class international end

Liberian Registry honors Mission to Seafarers Director of Justice and Welfare

The Liberian Registry has awarded an honorary Master’s License to the Rev. Canon Ken Peters, Director of Justice and Welfare for the London-headquartered Mission to Seafarers, in recognition of the generous and

Pilot fatigue blamed in Eagle Otome collision

The National Transportation Safety Board has determined the probable cause of the January 23, 2010, collision of the 810 ft tanker Eagle Otome with the 597 ft cargo vessel Gulf Arrow and

Rand Logistics raises $16.1 million, acquires vessels

Great Lakes bulker operator Rand Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RLOG) reports that it has successfully closed its public underwritten offering of 2,800,000 shares of common stock at $6.00 per share. Proceeds, net of underwriter’s

Bourbon Front heads for North Sea

Bourbon Front, a latest-generation Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), has left Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group’s Zhejiang shipyard, in China. The vessel is the first PX 105 PSV to be built by Zheijiang (see report

TUI Cruises orders 2,500 passenger cruise ship from STX Finland

STX Finland Oy and TUI Cruises have signed a contract for the design and construction of a 97,000 GT cruise vessel. The sophisticated and highly innovative cruise vessel is scheduled to be

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