AUGUST 14, 2015—Following on its acquisition of Horizon Lines’ non-Hawaiian business, Jones Act shipping company Matson, Inc. has begun upgrading its Alaska operations with a new 65-ton gantry crane at the company’s Kodiak
AUGUST 14, 2015—Finnish naval architectural and marine engineering firm Deltamarin Ltd. has unveiled the A.Delta2300, the first in a series of container feeder vessel designs that offer “best-in-class” cargo capacity, flexibility and
August 13, 2015—Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Boksa Marine Design, Lithia, FL, has been awarded a contract for the design and engineering of a new coastal class research vessel. The contract,
AUGUST 13, 2015—In a surprising announcement, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) said that Thomas P. Ostebo, who just took the reins of President and CEO of the association on July 6, has stepped
AUGUST 12, 2015—China’s Maritime Safety Administration announced that a key research project to develop unmanned ships won unanimous approval from Acceptance Expert Group on July 31. The MSA says that the
AUGUST 12, 2015—Carisbrooke Shipping’s commercially managed fleet has now grown to more than 60 vessels, following the addition of eight modern, high quality 8,000-dwt general cargo vessels. Thirty one of the ships
AUGUST 12, 2015—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit turned away a challenge to the Jones Act on July 30, 2015, reports Charlie Papavizas, Esq., Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
AUGUST 11, 2015—Wärtsilä’s Board of Directors has appointed Jaakko Eskola, MSc (Eng.), as the new President and CEO of Wärtsilä Corporation. He will assume the position on November 1, 2015, succeeding Mr Björn
AUGUST 11, 2015—Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Global Ship Management Group has secured a new technical management contract for six Military Sealift Command (MSC) Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS). Services provided by Crowley will be
AUGUST 10, 2015—The specialized reefer fleet is shrinking and shows no signs of reversing in the future. However, the reefer containership fleet has increased by 6% year-on-year and is set to grow