USCG issues report on Carnival Splendor fire

JULY 16, 2013 — While Carnival Cruise Lines continues to deal with the impact on bookings of the Carnival Triumph incident and subsequent problems, the U.S. Coast Guard has released the final

Cargotec to acquire Hatlapa

JULY 16, 2013 — Cargotec’s MacGregor unit has entered into an agreement to acquire Germany’s privately owned Hatlapa Group for an enterprise value of EUR 160 million. Hatlapa’s main products are a

Chinese LNG carriers to have fuel sharing MAN DF engines

JULY 16, 2013 — Six 174,000 cu.m LNG carriers being built in Chinese shipyards will each be powered by five MAN 51/60DF dual-fuel engines is a significant development for both Chinese shipyards

Panama finds missile components on North Korean ship

JULY 16, 2013 — Panama is holding a North Korean ship, the 1977-built Chon Chon Gang, after war materials were found hidden in containers carrying a cargo of brown sugar from Cuba.

$1.2 billion patrol boat deal with Saudis is in the works

JULY 15, 2013 — A $1.2 billion Foreign Military sale is in the works. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 9 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia

Carnival names four to technical review board

JULY 15, 2013 — Carnival Cruise Lines has appointed four maritime and transportation industry experts — Rear Admiral Mark H. Buzby, Rear Admiral Joseph F. Campbell, Ray Valeika and Dr. John K.

Albedo crew “still alive”

JULY 15, 2013 — The Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that seven Bangladeshi seafarers held hostage on the MV Albedo are still alive. The Ministry gave the news in a statement

West Africa pirates target more ships

JULY 15, 2013 — Violent piracy and armed robbery off the coast of West Africa is of increasing concern with a wide range of ships being target. Meantime, Somali piracy appears to

Seadrill orders four more newbuild drillships

JULY 15, 2013 — John Fredriksen’s Seadrill Limited has entered into turnkey contracts to build four new ultra-deepwater drillships at Korean shipyards. Two will be built at DSME and two at Samsung.

Keppel FELS adds another jack-up for Mexico to order book

JULY 15, 2013 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard has booked another jack-up rig order from a Mexican customer. It has won a $206 million contract from Grupo R for a KFELS B

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