FEBRUARY 5, 2018 — Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) reports that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Higman Marine, Inc. and its affiliated companies for approximately $419 million in cash, subject
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 — Antwerp based tanker giant Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) has signed a deal with North Shields, U.K., based Satcom Global for its Aura Ku band VSAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 — MAN Diesel & Turbo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) covering the development and production of
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 — Stena Line has marked a milestone in the construction of a series of new RoPax ferries, set for deliveries in 2019 and 2020, that will be 50% bigger
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 — Hamburg entrepreneur Erck Rickmers (53) has decided to sell his ship management and ship brokerage activities. Effective January 1, 2018, all shares in E.R. Schiffahrt GmbH & Cie.
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 — A radically new remotely-operated, unmanned fireboat promises to allow first responders to attack dangerous port fires more aggressively and safely than ever before. Developed by Vancouver-based naval architectural
FEBRUARY 2, 2018 — Inland shipbuilder Jeffboat LLC, Jeffersonville, IN, has given the Indiana Department of Workforce Development notice pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) that it intends
FEBRUARY 2, 2018 — The Straits Times reports that several former former key executives of Keppel Corp and its offshore and marine units have been arrested in connection with the Singapore authorities’
FEBRUARY 2, 2018 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on an October 26, 2016, incident in which the 1967-built Gore Marine Transportation Co. towing vessel Atlantic Raider grounded
FEBRUARY 2, 2018 — There was an unusual sight on the Solent (the strait that separates the Isle of Wight from the mainland U.K.) on January 31. The sleek new lounge modules