Undersea miner to charter newbuild from MAC
NOVEMBER 6, 2014—Undersea miner Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS, OTCQX: NUSMF) will charter a vessel to be first deployed for use at the Solwara 1 Project in the territorial waters of Papua New
Contamination is leading cause of tank container claims
NOVEMBER 6, 2014 — Leading freight transport insurer TT Club says that contamination accounts for nearly half of all claims relating to tank container incidents, with damage to tanks adding another third
Becker Marine Systems opens U.S. office
NOVEMBER 6, 2014 — Hamburg, Germany, headquartered Becker Marine Systems has its opened a U.S. office in Houston to better serve the North American market and has appointed Mike Pevey as Director
OW Bunker files for restructuring after fraud discovery
NOVEMBER 6, 2014 — Copenhagen, Denmark, headquartered OW Bunker, which raised around $980 million in an IPO back in April, said today “that it must be assumed the group’s equity is lost.”
Cummins launches QSK50 optimized for VSDE applications
NOVEMBER 5, 2014 — Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has announce the availability of its QSK50 marine engine with a 2,183 hp at 1800 RPM QSK50 rating optimized specifically for variable speed diesel
Kinder Morgan buys two Crowley Jones Act tankers
NOVEMBER 5, 2014 — Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) continues to grow its Jones Act tanker fleet. The pipeline giant first got into this market at the end of last
Newport News undocks USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
NOVEMBER 5, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was moved Monday from one of dry docks at its Newport News Shipbuilding division
Howard Fireman awarded David W. Taylor Medal
NOVEMBER 5, 2014 — The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) has awarded its highest technical honor, the David W. Taylor Medal for notable achievement in naval architecture or marine
Sinopacific shipyard completes Deep Sea Supply PSV series
NOVEMBER 5, 2014 — Zhejiang Shipbuilding, Ningbo, China, recently delivered Sea Swift, completing a series of twelve 88.9 m Ulstein PX 105 design platform supply vessels ordered by ship owner Deep Sea
Nerbovik now Aker Philly President and CEO
NOVEMBER 5, 2014 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) today released third quarter results (read them here) and reported that its Board of Directors has appointed Steinar Nerbovik as President and