Piraeus, Greece, headquartered Ilios Shipping Company S.A., pleaded guilty in federal court in New Orleans for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstruction of justice, announced Assistant Attorney
Detyens Shipyards, Inc., North Charleston, S.C., is being awarded a $9,503,299 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul/dry-docking of Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea. This shipyard availability is
Classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and Japanese shipbuilder IHI Marine United Inc. (IHIMU) have signed an agreement for a joint development project to complete a concept study for a 13,000 TEU container
The Lake Carriers Association says that more than 1,200 boilermakers, welders, electricians and other craftsmen will have jobs this winter maintaining and modernizing U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters. The major U.S.-flag operators will
Not that long after a December 5 statement from Singapore’s NOL saying that it “currently, is not making another bid for a stake in Hapag-Lloyd,” Germany’s TUI Group today announced “another major
Germany’s ThyssenKrupp AG reports that it signed a purchase and sale agreement with U.K.-based Star Capital Partners on December 11, 2011. The sale concerns the companies Blohm + Voss Shipyards, Blohm +
Exports of U.S. LNG could be headed for India. Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE Amex: CQP) announced today that its subsidiary, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC has entered into an agreement that will
Renee Marazon, CEO of the Maritime Academy of Toledo Foundation, has announced that Daniel Kleiboemer has been named the Director of the foundation and is expected to oversee course development and curriculum
Rolls-Royce has secured an order to design and equip two offshore supply vessels for Aberdeen, Scotland, based Gulf Offshore North Sea Ltd. The value of the contract to Rolls-Royce is approximately GBP
Singapore-based Otto Marine Ltd. is making its first foray into the Indian market. Last month it set up a 50:50 joint venture partnership with strategic partner Limin Marine Private Limited. Today, Otto