JUNE 20, 2013 — Spay/Rhine, Germany, headquartered Schottel says a new generation of Schottel Rudderpropellers (SRP) and Twin Propellers (STP) is Compact, modular and performance-optimized. Schottel SRP 4000 The thruster housing, e.g.
JUNE 20, 2013 — The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a report on the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry that shows that nation’s shipyards support $36 billion in gross domestic product.
JUNE 20, 2013 — Crowley Maritime Corporation presented U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Midshipman James R. Cameron with the company’s Maritime Security Enhancement Award, during the academy’s 2013 graduation awards convocation in
JUNE 20, 2013 — The International Standards Organization is to establish an expert group to start work on a common industry standard for measurement of changes in hull and propeller performance. The
JUNE 19, 2013 — The drifting separated sections of the containership MOL Comfort are not the only problem facing Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) President Koichi Muto. Allegations of price fixing in
JUNE 19, 2013 — Norway’s Siem Offshore is in discussion with several shipyards for construction of a new dual fueled large-size platform supply vessel (PSV). The vessel is to start operations in
JUNE 19, 2013 — Horizon Lines is proposing to replace the steam turbine plants in two 33 year old containerships, the Horizon Spirit and Horizon Reliance, to geared medium speed diesel dual
JUNE 19, 2013 — The captain and crew of Crowley’s Prevention and Response tug (PRT) Alert have been personally recognized by Representative Eric Feige from the Alaska State Legislature for courage, teamwork
JUNE 19, 2013 — Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania says that its hull 069 is now the world’s fastest ship as well as the world’s first high speed dual-fuel vehicle and passenger ferry.
JUNE 19, 2013—Faced with declining volume growth and overcapacity in the market, some of the biggest container line operators in the world have agreed in principle to create a long-term alliance on