Paint samples show NOCC Oceanic did hit fishing vessel
JUNE 27, 2013 — Paint samples taken by the Japan Coast Guard confirm that the car carrier NOCC Oceanic did collide with the fishing vessel Yujin Maru no. 7 on Sunday, June
Disney tops cruise customer satisfaction list
JUNE 27, 2013 — Disney Cruise Line ranks highest in customer satisfaction in a J.D. Power 2013 Cruise Line Satisfaction Report released today. The report indicates that while overall customer satisfaction with
Aft section of MOL Comfort sinks
JUNE 27, 2013 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. reports the aft part of the containership MOL Comfort sank in the open sea near 14’26″N 66’26″E (water depth about 4,000 m) at 16:48
Ferry’s new owner to convert it to oceangoing barge
JUNE 26, 2013 — A mothballed Delaware River & Bay Authority ferry has finally been sold after being on the market since 2007. Its new owner plans to turn it into an
DNV responds to offshore wind farm trends
JUNE 26, 2013 — Classification society DNV is responding to developments that see offshore wind farms move further offshore and into deeper waters. It has DNV launched a significant revision to its
Austal lays keel for LCS 8
JUNE 26, 2013 — Austal yesterday held a keel-laying ceremony for the fourth Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Montgomery (LCS 8), at its Mobile, Alabama, shipyard. The ship is the second LCS
Student project generates new Arctic vessel design
JUNE 26, 2013 — Five maritime engineering bachelor students at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands) finished their minor in Arctic Engineering last February. Now, in cooperation with Damen Shipyards
Canada to build 18-21 smaller Coast Guard vessels
JUNE 26, 2013 — Canadian defense minister Peter MacKay has announced that the Canadian government is to provide funding of up to Canadian $488 million to procure 18-21 new vessels for the
Wallenius Lines orders post Panamax car carrier duo
JUNE 26, 2013 — Cars may be getting smaller, but car carriers are not. Wallenius Lines and Tianjin Xingang Shipyard in China have finalized and signed a contract to build two post
Nobu Su welcomes U.S. bankruptcy court ruling
JUNE 26, 2013 — A judge in a U.S. Court has ruled that banks in Taiwan seeking to put pressure on shipowner Nobu Su’s TMT must allow cash to be used to