JULY 20, 2015 — The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led industry team launched the nation’s ninth littoral combat ship (LCS), Little Rock, into the Menominee River at the Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) shipyard,
JULY 20, 2015 — A leading P&I insurer is warning that concerns continue to be raised by the increasing demands for ships to use low sulfur fuels. “There are increasing demands on
JULY 20, 2015 — When Genting Hong Kong (GHK) acquired Crystal Cruises back in March (see earlier story), Genting HK Chairman and CEO Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay said that Genting would
JULY 17, 2015 — A pair of 43 m Incat Crowther design monohull dive support vessels currently under construction at Brazil’s Arpoadar Engenharia shipyard have been ordered by Oceanica Offshore for service
JULY 17, 2015 — Crowley Maritime Corp.’s 2015-2016 Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships have helped to further educational opportunities for four students of Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA). The four recipients, Bryan
JULY 17, 2015 — Cargotec’s MacGregor unit has secured new MacGregor Onboard Care (MOC) service and support agreements with shipping fleet operators, ship management companies and port terminal link spans. They include
JULY 17, 2015 — Germany’s largest tug operator, Bugsier Reederei, has placed its first order with Damen Shipyards. It is for a Damen ASD 2411 that will be delivered by Damen’s Sharjah,
JULY 17, 2015 — Wärtsilä is to cut some 600 jobs, about 160 of them in Finland, at its Ship Power business, which it has now renamed Marine Solutions. The job cuts
JULY 17, 2015 — The take away from this one: if your vessel has a hole in the hull, it’s not such a good idea to just keep going. The National Transportation
JULY 16, 2015 — Carnival Corporation’s Cunard brand reports that its flag ship cruise liner Queen Mary 2 will undergo an extensive 25 day dry dock refurbishment at the Blohm+Voss shipyard in