Jones Act tied to crude oil exports

MARCH 25, 2015—In maritime attorneys Winston & Strawn LLP’s MaritimeFedWatch blog, Charlie Papavizas writes that the U.S. Congress is considering whether to reverse the 1975 ban on crude oil exports prompted by

Relief fund set up for Vanuatu, after devastating cyclone

MARCH 25, 2015—Thousands are homeless and at least 17 people are dead in Vanuatu, in the wake of the deadly Cyclone Pam that struck the tiny nation on March 13. Relief efforts

Marine industry veteran Socha joins Baker Marine Solutions

MARCH 19, 2015—Marine assurance provider and consulting services company Baker Marine Solutions, Covington, LA, has appointed Robert Socha as Vice President Business Development for the U.S. and international operations of the company.

Twelve cruise passengers killed in terror attack

MARCH 19, 2015—Tourists from two cruise lines visiting Tunisia, were caught in the middle of an apparent terrorist attack yesterday at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis that has left at least

MSC Cruises releases details on its fleet expansion

MARCH 19, 2015—The 5,300-passenger MSC Seaside will be the name of the first of two new 154,000-gross ton ships set to sail year-round from the Port of Miami starting in 2017 for MSC

Cat power for diesel-electric Edison Chouest MPSVs

MARCH 6, 2015—Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) has selected Cat’s EPA Tier 4 Final-compliant C280-16 generator sets for two new ice class, diesel-electric-powered Multi-Purpose Supply Vessels (MPSVs) under construction at ECO’s La Ship

Cruise ship Norwegian Star enters dry dock at Vigor

MARCH 4, 2015—It’s been a historic 24 hours for Vigor Industrial. As we reported yesterday, the Portland, OR-headquartered shipbuilding and fabrication firm announced that it had struck a merger deal under which

VT Halter Marine launches ATB tug for Bouchard

MARCH 4, 2015—VT Halter Marine, Inc., Pascagoula, MS, recently launched the Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) tug Kim M. Bouchard, the first of two ATB tugs under a major expansion program for Bouchard

Conrad Shipyard to build first LNG bunker barge in U.S.

FEBRUARY 25, 2015—It was an historic day for the U.S. maritime industry as Conrad Orange Shipyard, Inc., Orange, TX, a division of Conrad Shipyard, LLC, Morgan City, LA, signed a contract with

GulfMark Offshore stock under pressure

FEBRUARY 18, 2015—In what is expected to be a challenging year for offshore support vessel operators, investment banker Cowen and Company has put out a “Market Perform” rating on the shares of

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