Hammonia containership detained in Tacoma

FEBRUARY 8, 2016 — The Coast Guard reports that Port State Control officers from Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound discovered significant safety violations during an inspection of the 685-foot Liberian-flagged container ship

Rough night sets Anthem passengers tweeting

FEBRUARY 8, 2016 — Royal Caribbean’s 4,180 passenger Anthem of the Seas was expected to arrive in Port Canaveral, FL, today after hitting a patch of rough weather that saw passengers confined

Industrial base urges earlier start of LX(R) construction

FEBRUARY 6, 2016 — Underscoring the point that Navy shipbuilding decisions are made on Capitol Hill as much as in the Pentagon, a coalition representing industrial base suppliers to the Navy’s amphibious

Crowley christens second LNG-ready tanker

FEBRUARY 5, 2016 ­– Crowley Maritime Corp. christened the second of four new, Jones Act product tankers yesterday at the South Florida Petroleum Terminal, in Fort Lauderdale,FL. The 50,000 dwt, 330,000-barrel-capacity Texas

Maersk Supply takes delivery of DP2 cable installer

FEBRUARY 5, 2016— Damen Shipyards Group yesterday handed over the DP2 cable installation vessel Maersk Connector to Maersk Supply Service. Built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, Maersk Connector is the second

Reinforcement to Panama Canal lock sills completed

FEBRUARY 5, 2016— The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) reports that sill reinforcements in the new locks have been completed this week, bringing the Panama Canal Expansion one step closer to inauguration. The

Schottel opens new Quebec office

FEBRUARY 5, 2016—Marine propulsion specialist Schottel has opened a new sales office in the Quebec City, Quebec, area of Canada. Schottel Canada, Inc. will immediately serve the sales needs of current and

FY2017 defense budget will cap LCS program at 40

FEBRUARY 4, 2016— When the Navy’s FY 2017 budget request is unveiled it now seems certain that the FYDP (Future Years Defense Plan) Littoral Combat Ship procurement will be capped at 40

Crystal Cruises plans to return SS United States to service

FEBRUARY 4, 2016 — Crystal Cruises says it plans to save “America’s Flagship,” the SS United States, and “embark on the enormous undertaking of bringing the ship into compliance with the latest

Crowley celebrates Alaska safety milestone

FEBRUARY 4, 2016 – Crowley Maritime Corporation’s tanker escort and docking services group in Valdez, AK, is celebrating over seven million man hours and more than six years since logging its last

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