FEBRUARY 13, 2014 — MacGregor has secured an order for lashing bridges for three 18,000 TEU containerships to be built at Waigaoqiao Shipyard in China. The contract includes the design and fabrication
FEBRUARY 13, 2014 — Netherlands based dredging and offshore project contractor Van Oord has signed a new three-year framework service agreement with Wärtsilä for all field service and parts supply. The agreement
FEBRUARY 12, 2014 — A U.S.-flag ship, Maersk Line, Limited’s 4,388 TEU Maersk Wisconsin, has become the 200th vessel to be drydocked by Oman Drydock Company’s Duqm, Oman, shipyard. The occasion was
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,