DECEMBER 9, 2016 — Bodø, Norway, headquartered Rapp Marine A/S has secured two new contracts for delivery of complete all-electric deck machinery packages to two trawler newbuilds: Clipperton, owned by Sweden based
DECEMBER 9, 2016 — Trying to protect Midshipmen against potential sexual assault and sexual harassment, the U.S. Department of Transportation has suspended the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Sea Year, described on
DECEMBER 9, 2016 — A 1985-built North Sea trawler has been given a new lease of life, thanks to a turbocharger retrofit carried out by MAN Diesel & Turbo in just five
DECEMBER 8, 2016 — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH) says that its 1,250 passenger Oceania Cruises brand ship Marina will sail from Port Miami, March 7, 2017, with select Caribbean itineraries
DECEMBER 8, 2016 — Spain’s Gondan shipyard yesterday delivered its first live fish carrier, the Martin Sæle. With a length of 50 m length and beam of 12.6 m, the vessel has
DECEMBER 8, 2016 — Vroon BV reports that the 37,412 dwt, 2007-built chemical/oil products tanker Iver Progress, from its Iver Ships fleet, recently completed a drydock period in Gibraltar. In addition to
DECEMBER 7, 2016 — The Department of Justice reports that Cassius Samson, 52, and Rustico Ignacio, 66, both of the Philippines, were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Malcolm Howard for the
DECEMBER 7, 2016 — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today reported that the Cuban government has granted approval for the company to begin cruises to Cuba and that it will announce
DECEMBER 7, 2016 — The Australian federal government is turning to Denmark’s Odense Maritime Technologies A/S (OMT) to help it get its naval shipbuilding program on track. OMT was established in 2010
DECEMBER 7, 2016 — Dr. Frank Lawrence Wiswall Junior, former Chair of the IMO Legal Committee and Vice President (Honoris Causa) of the Comité Maritime International (CMI), has received the prestigious International