Leaky lock could delay opening of extended Panama Canal

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 — The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is awaiting a formal report from contractor GUPC before assessing whether opening of the expanded Canal will be delayed by water seepage discovered

Royal treatment for London International Shipping Week

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015—London International Shipping Week 2015 received the royal treatment when Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, Patron of London International Shipping Week 2015, addressed guests at the Welcome Reception at Lancaster

Carnival Liberty guests to be flown home from St Thomas

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 — Carnival Cruise is to fly more than 3,300 passengers home from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, after an engine room fire incident involving the cruise ship Carnival Liberty

KVH introduces mini-VSAT Broadband 2.0

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 — With data demand at sea sky rocketing, KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI), today used London International Shipping Week to introduce the second generation of its mini-VSAT Broadband solution. The

Japanese yards to build four more Cameron LNG ships

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 — Joint-venture companies established by Japan’s Chubu Electric Power Co. and operators Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) have ordered a total of

USCG icebreaker Healey reaches North Pole

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 — Within days of President Barack Obama announcing plans to accelerate and expand the U.S. Coast Guard’s polar icebreaker acquisition program, the U.S. made its point about being an

Engine room fire curtails Carnival Liberty cruise

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 — Guests aboard the 10 year old cruise ship Carnival Liberty remained aboard the ship in St. Thomas this evening following an engine room fire Monday that was extinguished

Inmarsat joins autonomous ship project

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 — Inmarsat is participating in the Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWA) recently launched by Rolls-Royce (see earlier story). The project, funded by Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology

Spinning sponge could boost exhaust scrubber efficiency

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 — Though marine exhaust gas scrubbers do the job, shipowners and shipyards would be lot happier if they were smaller, lighter and cost less.  A pilot project developed by

MSC extends two Sealift, Inc. time charters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 — The Navy’s Military Sealift Command has exercised one year time charter options worth a total $24.5 million with Sealift Inc., Oyster Bay, NY, for two U.S. flagged, self-sustaining

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