Cracked containership to be repaired at anchorage

JANUARY 6, 2013 — Repairs to a crack on the main deck and outer hull of the the 4,860 TEU containership MSC Monterey will now be carried out on board the ship

Euronav buys Maersk VLCCs for $980 million

JANUARY 5, 2013 — Antwerp, Belgium, headquartered tanker giant Euronav reports it has entered into a contract to acquire fifteen Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) from Maersk Tankers Singapore Pte Ltd for

Great Lakes Shipyard starts winter layup season work

JANUARY 5, 2014 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, has started its winter layup season work with the arrival of Interlake Steamship Company’s articulated tug-barge Dorothy Ann and Pathfinder. The ATB will

Polar Star joins Arctic rescue saga

JANUARY 4, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is the latest icebreaker to get drawn into the saga that began Christmas Eve when the members of the Australasian Antarctic

Viking retrofits NGSCO gas carrier lifeboat hooks

JANUARY 3, 2014 — The National Gas Shipping Company (NGSCO) of Abu Dhabi has retrofitted the lifeboat hooks on four of its vessels well ahead of IMO regulations that would have allowed

MRA has an app for OPA 90 SMFF

JANUARY 3, 2014 — The Marine Response Alliance (MRA), an association of the top U.S. emergency responders providing OPA 90 Salvage Marine Firefighting (SMFF), has launched an exclusive mobile app. It provides

HII looks to grow NNS nuclear business

JANUARY 3, 2014 — Newport News Shipbuilding has long used its nuclear power expertise to provide services outside the shipbuiling sector. Today its parent, Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII), reported that it has

Triyards drops plan to acquire Australian yard

JANUARY 3, 2014 — Singapore based shipbuilder and fabricator Triyards Holdings Limited won’t be going ahead with plans to acquire a property from Henderson Supply Base Pty Ltd  known as Lot 5

Kirby succession plan moves ahead

JANUARY 3, 2014 — Kirby Corporation’s Joe Pyne (left) is handing over some of the reins at the nation’s largest tank barge operator and diesel engine services as the company moves ahead

Chinese helicopter rescues ice ship passengers

JANUARY 2, 2014 — Although the 22 crew of the ice bound Russian expedition ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy remain on board, 52 scientists and passengers from the vessel are now aboard the

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