AUGUST 10, 2016 — Port Hueneme, California, has received its first Neo-Panamax ship, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics’ High Efficiency Ro/Ro (HERO) vessel, Thalatta. Almost 200 m long and 36.5 m wide, the ship
AUGUST 9, 2016 —Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports the successful completion of builder’s sea trials for the company’s sixth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC), Munro (WMSL 755). The ship, built
AUGUST 9 — The UK P&I Club is warning of the risks associated with mooring deck snap-back zones “Industry advice with respect to identifying and marking snap-back zones came under review last
AUGUST 9 — The voyage data recorder (VDR) from El Faro, the TOTE cargo ship that sank during Hurricane Joaquin in October 2015, was successfully recovered from the ocean floor late Monday
AUGUST 9, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has announced two communications and public relations appointments. Yesterday, HII reported that Jim McIngvale has been named director of communications and public affairs at
AUGUST 9, 2016 — Damen Shipyards reports that its Antalya, Turkey, shipyard has gained ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification. The achievement comes a time of rapid expansion that has
AUGUST 9, 2016 — Jork, Germany, headquartered shipowner Reederei H.-P. Wegener is reporting major fuel cost savings using Alfa Laval PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning systems. The company’s four container feeder vessels, include
AUGUST 9, 2016 — The 15,000 dwt LNG-fueled chemical tanker Ternsund is racking up a couple of more firsts. It is currently bunkering with LNG in Rotterdam, making it the first sea-going
AUGUST 8, 2016 — Sadly, but hardly surprisingly, Genting Hong Kong subsidiary Crystal Cruises won’t be going forward with its plans, announced in February (see earlier story), to save “America’s Flagship,” the
AUGUST 8, 2016 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch has launched an investigation into the grounding of the semi-submersible Transocean Winner on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in