SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc, Panama City, FL, this month launched the HOS Riverbend (H204) for Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC. Those attending the launching ceremonies at Eastern’s Allanton
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 — “All eyes are on the Arctic sea routes and on the opening up of the Arctic mineral and energy resources,” says Pierre Besse, Director of Innovation, Bureau Veritas.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has submitted detailed comments to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) on proposals to overhaul international accounting rules for leases that could
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 — Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding today confirmed two new commercial ship repair contracts for Halifax Shipyard that will require up to approximately 140 hourly employees. MV Oceanex Sanderling, a container/cargo
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 — Dubai-based tanker operator Gulf Navigation Holdings, which posted a $40.3 million annual loss last year, plans to shed its two VLCCs, Gulf Sheba and Gulf Eyadah. On September
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 — Ron Widdows, CEO of Hamburg based Rickmers Group calls a new joint venture with private equity group Apollo Global (NYSE: APO) “a further milestone along the path we
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 — In another embarrassing incident that the cruise industry does not need, Princess Cruises’ newest ship, Royal Princess, lost power in the Mediterranean yesterday with 3,594 passengers and 1,336
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft today delivered the final newbuild in the series of six X-Bow PX 121 platform supply vessels ordered by Ulstein Group’s Blue Ship Invest. The ship,
SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 — Raceland, LA, based Adriatic Marine LLC has entered into a contract with Harvey Gladiator LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harvey Gulf International Marine LLC, for the purchase of
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 — The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today officially opened the new 62,000 sq.m Baku Shipyard. The new shipbuilding facility has been jointly developed by Singapore’s Keppel Offshore &