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
APRIL 19, 2013—Following up on the full scale demonstration of the ME-GI on April 17, Japan’s Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. hosted a group that included ship owners, operators, and naval
APRIL 17, 2013—More than 100 prominent guests, including ship owners and operators from around the world, were on hand at Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Tamano, Japan, for the full scale
APRIL 12, 2013—Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair, Erie, PA, was recently awarded a contract by Sterling Equipment of Quincy, MA, to construct two 225 ft x 42 ft x 12 ft hopper barges,
APRIL 11, 2013—The U.S. Geological Survey, Ann Arbor, MI, recently awarded a contract to build a replacement vessel for the 38-year-old research vessel Grayling. The new Grayling will built by Burger Boat
APRIL 10, 2013—The world’s largest pipelay vessel—more than three American football fields long—will be coming to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and offshore Brazil. Owned by Italy’s Saipem, the M/V Castorone currently
APRIL 5, 2013—Seattle-based ship repairer Vigor Industrial recently announced the promotion of Bryan Nichols as Manager of its Sales and Marketing division, at left, and Grant Fosheim as Sales and Marketing Associate.
APRIL 4, 2013—After a 5,000-mile, two-week-long journey from Osaka, Japan, the heavy lift ship MV Fairpartner has arrived at the Port of Seattle carrying what is believed to be the world’s largest
APRIL 4, 2013—Billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn would like to see some drastic changes at the world’s largest offshore drilling company, beginning with voting in three new board members. Icahn has sent
MARCH 25, 2013—Singapore’s NOL Group is spending $4 billion to renew its fleet with some of the most-efficient, environmentally friendly containerships in the market. It recently took delivery of the APL Temasek,