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Jaenichen confirmed as Maritime Administrator

JULY 16, 2014—No more Acting for Paul “Chip” Jaenichen. The Senate yesterday confirmed him as U.S. Maritime Administrator. Administrator Jaenichen, who joined MARAD in July 2012 when he was appointed Deputy Maritime

Crane ship nears end of Concordia salvage role

JULY 15, 2014 — The wreck of the Costa Concordia today remained stable and securely moored following yesterday’s refloating operation. After operations continued overnight, technicians worked to connect the last four chains

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ClassNK acquires workboat software provider

JULY 15, 2014 — ClassNK has acquired Victoria, B.C., Canada-based maritime software company Helm Operations, a leading provider of manning, maintenance, dispatch, and HSQE software to the workboat and offshore industries. Helm

E.R. Offshore adds two Vard newbuilds

JULY 15, 2014 — Vard Holdings Limited has secured a contract for the design and construction of a VARD 1 08 design platform supply vessel for E.R. Offshore, Hamburg, Germany, which has

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Norwegian orders two more Breakaway plus ships

JULY 14, 2014 — Norwegian Cruise Line (NASDAQ: NCLH) announced today that it has reached an agreement with shipbuilder Meyer Werft GmbH of Germany to build two new Breakaway-Plus class cruise ships

Costa Concordia is afloat again

JULY 14, 2014 — It may be low in the water and supported by sponsons, but the Costa Concordia is afloat again. The first day of the refloating project was successfully concluded

Port Calcite relaunches fuel barge

JULY 14, 2014 —The Greenstone II, a U.S. Department of Interior fuel barge, was recently relaunched at Port Calcite, Rogers City, MI, on completion of drydocking, repair work, and inspections. The barge