Costa Concordia will be scrapped in Genoa
JUNE 30, 2014 — The Italian Government has endorsed Costa Crociere’s decision that the wreck of the cruise liner Costa Concordia be scrapped in Genoa. Carnival Corporation subsidiary Costa says that in
Ingalls awarded $76.5 million for NSC 8 long lead materials
JUNE 30, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division today received a $76.5 million fixed-price contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to purchase long-lead materials for the
Otto Marine sells interest in Malaysian JV
JUNE 30, 2014 — Singapore listed Otto Marine Limited’s interest in Malaysian JV Go Marine has gone. The offshore services provider says that its 90%-held subsidiary Go Marine Ship Management (S) Pte
Wärtsilä gensets picked for well intervention vessels
JUNE 30, 2014 — Wärtsilä is to deliver generating sets for the two new well intervention vessels that German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) is building for Norway’s Siem Offshore. Flensburg, Germany. Siem
Shipping confidence dips a little
JUNE 30, 2014 — Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell slightly during the three-month period to May 2014 but remain at their second-highest level for the past six years. The
Philippe Donche-Gay is new IACS Chairman
JUNE 30, 2014 — Philippe Donche-Gay, Executive Vice-President and Head of the Marine & Offshore Division, Bureau Veritas, has been elected as Chairman of IACS, the International Association of Classification Society with
HOS Platform Supply Vessel launched at Eastern Shipbuilding
JUNE 29, 2014—Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, recently launched the M/V HOS Black Watch, the fourth of six HOSMAX 310 design Platform Supply Vessels for Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS), Covington, LA. Launched
Saab buying Kockums for SEK340 million
JUNE 29, 2014 — Saab announced on Friday that it has entered into an agreement with ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG regarding the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AB (TKMS AB, formerly Kockums).
NewLead faces NASDAQ delisting
JUNE 27, 2014 — Piraeus, Greece, headquartered NewLead Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: NEWL) says that on June 25, 2014 it received a letter from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Staff of the NASDAQ Stock
Laney Chouest sworn in as New Orleans Port Commissioner
JUNE 27, 2014 — Lousiana Governor Bobby Jindal has appointed Laney J. Chouest to the Board of the Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. Chouest, who was sworn in during yesterday’s