First LNG tanker transits expanded Panama Canal

JULY 26, 2016 — Chartered by Shell and carrying a cargo from the Sabine Pass LNG terminal, the 161,870 cu.m Maran Gas Apollonia yesterday became the first LNG carrier to transit the

DARPA drone ship completes initial performance trials

JULY 25, 2016 — Initial performance trials of DARPA’s sub-hunting super drone technology demonstration vessel were completed June 22, reports Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), which led the team that designed and built the

VIDEO: Tropical storm grounds glass bottom boat

JULY 25, 2016 — As Tropical Storm Darby lashed through Hawaii, the Coast Guard was yesterday responding to the grounding of the 65 ft glass bottom boat Spirit of Kona on the

Aircraft carrier to get post-Fukushima decontamination

JULY 25, 2016 – Earlier this year, defense media reported Navy officials as saying that 16 ships remained contaminated with low levels of radiation five years after taking in part in relief

HHI to build MSC tanker for Royal New Zealand Navy

JULY 25, 2016 – South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, has won an order to build a 23,000 ton class logistics support vessel for New Zealand Defence Force’s

Siemens puts a specialized mobile workshop in a box

JULY 22, 2016 — To facilitate maintenance work on its Siship eSipod drive when ships are in dry dock, Siemens AG has developed what it calls “a unique logistics concept based on

Great Lakes Maritime students awarded Crowley scholarships

JULY 21, 2016 —Crowley Maritime Corp. has awarded Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships to two Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA) students — Matthew C. DuBon from South Carolina and Clayton Riley

OSG’s U.S.-flag business gets new president and CEO

JULY 21, 2016 —Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE:OSG) reports that OSG Director Samuel H. Norton was appointed a senior vice president of the company and president and CEO of its U.S. Flag

C. Raymond Hunt Associates celebrates 50th year

JULY 21, 2016 —New Bedford, MA, based boat design firm C. Raymond Hunt Associates,is now celebrating its 50th year, continuing to expand on the legacy of its founder, C. Raymond Hunt, to

Wartsila optimizes Finnish operator’s engine performance

JULY 21, 2016 — Wärtsilä and Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö have extended their long-term maintenance agreement for Eckerö’s entire fleet of five vessels. Åland, Finland, based Eckerö consists of four companies: Birka Cruises AB,

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