Swiber expands its Singapore shipyard

FEBRUARY 12, 2014 — Singapore’s Swiber Holdings Limited is to expand its Singapore shipyard. Its wholly owned Newcruz Shipbuilding & Engineering Pte subsidiary has acquired a second shipyard lease from Jurong Town

Seabulk Tankers orders ATB

FEBRUARY 12, 2014 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL, headquartered Seabulk Tankers, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH), reports that it has entered into a contract to construct one

Gibdock drydocks a cruise industry veteran

FEBRUARY 11, 2014 — Highlighting Gibraltar’s attractions for cruise ship owners, one of the “grand old ladies” of the cruise industry, the 24,492grt, 670-passenger capacity Saga Ruby, has recently completed repair and

Star Cruises places EUR 697.2 million order at Meyer Werft

FEBRUARY 11, 2014 – Star Cruises has placed another contract with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft for a new cruise ship. The 150,000 gt vessel, set for fall 2017 delivery, will be a

Captain’s recklessness blamed in ship sinking

FEBRUARY 11, 2014 — A captain’s “reckless decision to sail into the well-forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy” was the probable cause of the sinking of the 108-ft tall ship the Bounty off

Thrustmaster of Texas adds waterjets to product line

FEBRUARY 10, 2014 — Houston -based Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. is adding waterjets to its product line-up. It has acquired technology from Australia’s DOEN Pacific, one of five marine waterjet manufacturers in

Panama Canal: dispute parties exchange proposals

FEBRUARY 7, 2013 — Efforts to get work restarted on the Panama Canal extension may be slightly less stalled than they were. The parties in the dispute have now traded proposals. Meantime,

Kerala incident confirmed as hijacking

FEBRUARY 7, 2013 — The hijacking of Dynacom’s Liberian-flagged product tanker, Kerala, (IMO No.: 9390927), at Luanda, Angola on January 18, 2014 marked a significant extension south by gangs involved in refined

TOTE lines up LNG supplier for dual fuel box ships

FEBRUARY 6, 2013 — Pivotal LNG, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS), and WesPac Midstream LLC say they have been selected by TOTE, Inc. to provide liquefied natural

International Shipholding heads home to New Orleans

FEBRUARY 6, 2014 — Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Louisiana Economic Development (LED) have persuaded International Shipholding Corporation (NYSE:ISC). to relocate its corporate headquarters from Mobile, Ala., to New Orleans, where the

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