New boxship takes title of world’s largest
JANUARY 16, 2015—It is said that fame is fleeting and perhaps there is no better case than the 19,100-TEU CSCL Globe, which held the title of the world’s largest containership for about
JANUARY 16, 2015—It is said that fame is fleeting and perhaps there is no better case than the 19,100-TEU CSCL Globe, which held the title of the world’s largest containership for about
JANUARY 11, 2015—Blount Boats, Warren, RI, recently signed a contract with American Petroleum & Transport, Inc., Miller Place, NY, to construct a 79 ft by 23 ft, double-hull bunkering tanker for service
DECEMBER 30, 2014—United Shipbuilding Corporation, St. Petersburg, Russia, has taken full control of Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, Inc. Helsinki, Finland, after acquiring the remaining 50% share in the company from STX Finland, a
DECEMBER 28, 2014—At least one person is reported dead and another three injured during a fire aboard a RoPax ferry adrift in the Adriatic Sea, according to reports from the Italian Coast
DECEMBER 23, 2014—General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, CA, will build its fourth Mobile Landing Platform and second configured as an Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) for mine countermeasure (MCM) helicopters and special operations
DECEMBER 22, 2014—Ship operators are bracing for the new sulfur emission regulations that will require ships to burn 0.1% sulfur diesel starting January 1, 2015 in the Emission Control Areas (ECA) of
DECEMBER 22, 2014—Under a recently announced deal, China’s Wison Offshore & Marine will build a second Floating LNG Liquefaction Unit (FLNG) for EXMAR NV at its Nantong shipyard. The contract calls for
DECEMBER 21, 2014—The Panama Can Authority reports that the first steel rolling gate has been installed on the new locks on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal Expansion Program, marking another
DECEMBER 21, 2014—Dutch shipyard Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, was recently awarded an EPC contract by Petrojarl I LLC to upgrade the FPSO Petrojarl I for redeployment to
DECEMBER 16, 2014—The Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, recently awarded a $36.4 million contract to Conrad Shipyard, LLC, Morgan City, LA, to construct a new 235