VLEC Ethane Crystal loads first cargo at Morgan’s Point

DECEMBER 22, 2016 — The ABS-classed Ethane Crystal, the world’s first Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC), has loaded its first shipment of ethane cargo at Enterprise Products Partner’s Morgan’s Point Terminal, Texas.

Fathom adds six calls to Santiago de Cuba

DECEMBER 22, 2016 — Carnival Corporation’s Fathom brand has received approval from Cuba to add stops in Santiago de Cuba, the second largest city in Cuba, on six of its upcoming cruises

Boutique shipping bank open for business in Oslo

DECEMBER 22, 2016 — Back in February 2014 we reported that a niche Norwegian merchant bank providing mortgage based lending to the maritime and offshore industries planned to start operations in April

Alfa Laval sells 100th U-design PureSOx scrubber

DECEMBER 22, 2016—Alfa Laval marked a milestone recently when it sold its 100th U-design scrubber as part of an order of seven hybrid Alfa Laval PureSOX systems with U-design scrubbers for The

Norton to take helm at OSG

DECEMBER 22, 2016—As of December 29, Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE:OSG) announced that Samuel H. Norton will become company President and CEO, succeeding Ian T. Blackley, who will retire from the dual

Green award for largest box ship to transit Panama Canal

DECEMBER 22, 2016 — Hapag-Lloyd’s Valparaiso Express this week became the largest capacity vessel thus far to transit the Panama Canal’s Expanded Locks. The 10,589 TEU Neopanamax containership was specifically built to

Fincantieri adopts IBM hybrid cloud IT solution

DECEMBER 21, 2016 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) reports that one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, Fincantieri, is adopting a hybrid cloud solution from IBM to improve the efficiency of designing, building

Damen delivers fireboat to Amsterdam Fire Department

DECEMBER 20, 2016—The City of Amsterdam Fire Department recently took delivery of the 17.6m firefighting vessel Jan van der Heyde IV from the Dutch shipyard Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld. The detailed design for

China returns U.S. drone

DECEMBER 20, 2016 —A statement posted on China’s Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday that China has “handed over the U.S. underwater drone it captured in its waters to the United States,”

Noonan named CMA Commodore of 2017

DECEMBER 20, 2016— Chembulk Tankers CEO John D. “Jack” Noonan, CEO has been named as the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Commodore for 2017. Selecting annually by CMA, the award is bestowed upon

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