June 11, 2013—Ardmore Shipping Limited, Cork, Ireland, has taken delivery of the 49,999 dwt Ardmore Seaventure, the second in a series of four product and chemical tankers from Korea’s SPP Shipbuilding. The
JUNE 8, 2013—Spanky would have been proud. Over the past dozen years or so, privately held marine transportation company Hughes Brothers, Edison, NJ, has taken over former New York City garbage barges
MAY 17, 2013—Twenty-five years ago a group of employees from Nickum and Spaulding Associates (N&SA) decided to buy the company’s assets and launch what would become one of the most well known
MAY 16, 2013 — Chantier Davie Canada Inc., Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, says it has finalized a two-ship contract with La Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ), which is owned by the
MAY 16, 2013—Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. recently signed a 12-year contract to transport Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) for Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Ltd. As MOL has
MAY 15, 2013—Preparations are well underway for what promises to be the marine salvage event of the year. The 2013 National Maritime Salvage Conference & Expo, sponsored by the American Salvage Association
MAY 13, 2013—U.S. Maritime Administrator David Matsuda will be stepping down later this month. Deputy Administrator Chip Jaenichen will be taking over as Acting Administrator. Over his three years as Administrator, Matsuda
MAY 13, 2013—China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding is starting the construction of two jackup drilling rigs based on a new design from Zentech, Inc., Houston, TX. The new R-550D jack
MAY 9, 2013—Crowley Maritime Corp. took delivery of the 10,880-bhp Ocean Sun, the third of four Ocean Class tugs from Bollinger Marine Fabricators, Amelia, LA. The steel-hulled Ocean Sun is the first
APRIL 23, 2013—Safety Management Systems LLC, Portland, ME, recently inked an agreement with American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) to to establish a Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) for the company in accordance