Panama Canal marks another expansion milestone

JULY 21, 2014 — The Panama Canal Expansion has reached another important milestone: transfer of the first gates to the new locks complex in the Atlantic side. “This is a very important

Shipowners seek uniform approach to ECA enforcement

JULY 21, 2014 — Shipowners are fearful that enforcement will be spotty when the 0.1% limit on sulfur in fuel takes effect in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) in January 2015. Last week,

Swire Pacific names second L Class OSV at Maizuru

JULY 21, 2014 — Singapore headquartered Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd. (SPO) has celebrated the naming of its second L Class vessel, Pacific Legacy. The naming ceremony was held at Maizuru

Costa Concordia wreck is floating higher

JULY 21, 2014 — Work to refloat the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia have been continuing round the clock. By this morning, local time, about 11 meters of the wreck

J.M. Martinac sold at foreclosure auction

JULY 21, 2014—The Tacoma, WA, shipyard of J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corporation was sold at a foreclosure auction July 18. The auction came after last ditch efforts to rescue the yard failed. It

Sembawang wins Kaombo FPSO conversion contract

JULY 21, 2014 — Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore, has secured a Floating Storage Production Offloading (FPSO) conversion contract worth about S$600 (around US $483 million) from Saipem SA, France. Under

BOEM paves the way for U.S. East Coast seismic

JULY 21, 2014 — The Obama administration has set the stage for companies to start seismic surveys off the U.S. East Coast. After what it terms “a transparent and robust public process,”

Detyens wins $11.6 million MSC contract

JULY 21, 2014 — Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, South Carolina, is being awarded an $11,631,622 firm-fixed-price contract for a 75-calendar day regular overhaul and dry-docking of USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). The

Kirby orders ATBs at Bay Shipbuilding

JULY 18, 2014 — Bay Shipbuilding Company (BSC) of Sturgeon Bay, WI, a subsidiary of Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), has been awarded a contract to build two 155,000-barrel capacity barges and two

Algoma Central christens second Equinox bulker

JULY 18, 2014 — Algoma Central Corporation reports the arrival in Canada and the christening of its second Equinox Class bulk cargo vessel, the Algoma Harvester. Mrs. Kathy Baske, wife of Jim

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