Seafarers on returning U.S. aid ships face quarantine
NOVEMBER 4, 2014 — Ships returning to the U.S. after taking aid cargos to Ebola affected areas, may find themselves having to fly the black and yellow L Lima flag, signifying that
Machinery space fire prompts Marine Safety Alert
NOVEMBER 4, 2014 — A recent passenger vessel machinery space fire has prompted the U.S. Coast Guard to issue a Marine Safety Alert on the importance of using proper replacement parts and
Carnival launches high speed hybrid WiFi network
NOVEMBER 4, 2014 — So much for getting away from the worries of the world on a cruise. Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, has
Fire forces Australian shipyard into administration
NOVEMBER 4, 2014 — Brisbane-based shipbuilder Aluminium Boats Australia Pty Ltd today announced that it had been placed into voluntary administration. John Park and Kelly Trenfield from global business advisory firm FTI
Tidewater results beat the Street
NOVEMBER 4, 2014 — Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) reported second quarter net earnings for the period ended September 30, 2014, of $60.9 million, or $1.22 per common share, on revenues
NSC 4 sails away from Ingalls
NOVEMBER 3, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division’s fourth National Security Cutter, Hamilton (WMSL 753), sailed away from the shipyard on Saturday afternoon. The ship will be commissioned on
Hawaii ocean energy project makes progress
NOVEMBER 3, 2014 — Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc. reports that its Ocean Energy Research Center (OERC) in Kona, Hawaii, has received two new heat exchangers (2-megawatt thermal duty each), and a 100
CIT finances LR1 product tanker acquisitions
NOVEMBER 3, 2014 — CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) reports that CIT Maritime Finance has provided $64 million in senior secured credit facilities to Tanker Solutions III, LLC, a joint venture between
ME-GI engines for new LNG-fueled PCTCs
NOVEMBER 3, 2014 — MAN Diesel & Turbo says that a single MAN B&W 8S50ME-GI dual-fuel engine will power each of the two LNG fueled PCTC (Pure Car Truck Carriers) ordered earlier
Bridge hits ship
NOVEMBER 3, 2014 — Usually it’s the other way round. But the National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on an accident in which a bridge hit a ship — and