New security warning for Gulf of Aden region

JULY 17, 2017 — New advice from Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) issued yesterday says that recent attacks against merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb have highlighted there are still

ABS updates exhaust gas scrubber advisory

JULY 17, 2017 — Classification society ABS has updated the ABS Advisory on Exhaust Gas Scrubber Systems (Scrubber Advisory) to help industry prepare for IMO’s 2020 global sulfur cap. “As I meet

Damen raises bar for yacht support vessel capabilities

JULY 17, 2017 — Planning to buy a super yacht when you hit the Power Ball jackpot? Then you will also, of course, need a yacht support vessel to carry along all

Court accepts Tidewater Chapter 11 reorganization plan

JULY 17, 2017 — Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW), which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection back in May, reports that the U.S Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

DryShips hit with multiple class action lawsuits

JULY 17, 2017 — A number of law firms have now filed class action lawsuits against George Economou’s DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) and certain of its officers. Law firms bringing the suits on

Union votes to accept new Newport News Shipbuilding labor agreement

JULY 17, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that United Steelworkers Local 8888 members at its Newport News Shipbuilding division voted 1,985-131 in favor of a new labor agreement. The

McCain introduces Jones Act repeal legislation, again

JULY 17, 2017 — Here’s another piece of legislation that, mercifully, has no chance whatsoever of passage. U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has yet again introduced legislation that would repeal the Merchant

20,000 TEU box ships to have Van der Velden rudders

JULY 17, 2017 — Five 20,000 TEU containerships ordered by China Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding will sail with high efficiency full spade

20,000 TEU box ships to have Van der Velden rudders

JULY 17, 2017 — Five 20,000 TEU containerships ordered by China Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding will sail with high efficiency full spade

Cummins-powered bunkering tanker nears completion

JULY 17, 2017 — A 150,000-gallon self-propelled bunkering tanker under construction for Maxum Petroleum at Jesse Co Metal Fabrication and Machinery, Tacoma, WA, will be less than 100 gross tons and thus

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