Costa Concordia to be scrapped in Genoa
JUNE 30, 2014 — Italian media report that the Costa Concordia will be scrapped in Genoa. Though the formal government approval needed has not yet been given, Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said
VT Halter Marine delivers ATB tug to Bouchard
MAY 30, 2014 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. yesterday delivered the ocean-going 112 foot Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) tug Denise A. Bouchard to Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. Measuring 112 feet by 35
Panama to charter post-Panamax to train pilots
MAY 30, 2014 — The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will charter a Post-Panamax vessel before the opening of the expanded Canal to be used for training purposes in the Third Set of
Ice hits Great Lakes coal shipments
MAY 29, 2014 — The Lakes Carriers Association says that ice formation the likes of which had not been seen since 1994 dramatically slowed coal shipments on the Great Lakes in April.
Fatigue, poor communications blamed in bulker grounding
MAY 29, 2014 — In an investigation report (M12L0147) released today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found that fatigue and ineffective communication between the pilot and bridge team contributed to the
SSI releases ShipConstructor 2014 R2.1
MAY 29, 2014 — ShipConstructor Software Inc.(SSI), Victoria, BC, Canada, has released ShipConstructor 2014 R2.1. This latest version of SSI’s AutoCAD based CAD/CAM software suite has been designed to rapidly respond to
ASL Shipyard wins newbuild contracts
MAY 29, 2014 — Singapore’s ASL Marine Holdings Ltd. says that its wholly-owned subsidiary, ASL Shipyard Pte Ltd (“ASLS”), has secured new shipbuilding contracts worth approximately Singapore $91 million. The contracts cover
Island Offshore order worth £35 million to Rolls-Royce
MAY 29, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has secured a contract worth approximately £35 million to design and equip the UT 797 CX design AHTS/deep water installation vessel just ordered at Vard’s Brevik, Norway,
Captain missing after explosion rips through Japanese tanker
MAY 29, 2014 — A massive explosion ripped through the 998-tonne Japanese tanker Shoko Maru at around 09.20 local time today, sending flames leaping into the air. The vessel’s captain is missing.
Liberia concludes investigation of Kerala hijacking
MAY 29, 2014 — Months after being freed by hijackers, the Liberian-registered Dynacom product tanker Kerala remains stuck in Luanda, Angola, with Angolan police preventing embarkation or disembarkation of any person without