EU states must act on Mediterranean humanitarian crisis
MARCH 3, 2015 — The humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean Sea is spiralling out of control. EU Member States must act urgently to prevent the loss of thousands more lives, as hundreds
Wärtsilä gets first contract for EX-proof BWMS
MARCH 3, 2015 — Eight new 33,000 DWT chemical tankers under construction by an Asian shipbuilder will be fitted with Wärtsilä Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) that have each been
Genting buys Crystal Cruises, will add newbuild to fleet
MARCH 3, 2015 — Genting Hong Kong (GHK), the owner of Star Cruises and a major shareholder in Norwegian Cruise Lines, is buying two ship luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises, Inc. and
NNS Apprentice School graduates 157
MARCH 2, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that it hosted commencement exercises Saturday to graduate 157 apprentices from the company’s Apprentice School located at Newport News Shipbuilding. The graduation, held
Owners of floating strip joint indicted
MARCH 2, 2015 — A federal grand jury in Anchorage, AK, has returned a three-count indictment against Kimberly Christina Reidel-Byler, 46, and Darren K. Byler, 54, both residing near Kodiak, AK, charging
Faulty space heater led to processing vessel fire
MARCH 2, 2015 — The National Transportation Security Board has issued a report on an incident in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 28, 2013, when the 138-foot-long fish processing vessel
Strategic Marine makes executive appointments
MARCH 2, 2015 — Specialist shipbuilder Strategic Marine has appointed two senior executives to boost its presence in key international maritime markets. Jim Fraser and Rob Boersma have both been appointed as
Royal Caribbean to sell Splendour of the Seas
MARCH 2, 2015 — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell its cruise ship Splendour of the Seas to TUI Cruises
MOL to add six 20,000 TEU box ships
MARCH 2, 2015 — The move to giant containerships continues — and so does the trend to LNG fueling. Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) is to add six 20,000 TEU box ships
Damen delivers hybrid ASD tug
FEBRUARY 27, 2015 — Netherlands-based towage and salvage specialist Multraship recently took delivery of a Damen ASD 2810 Hybrid tug built at Damen Shipyards Galaţi, in Romania, as part of a fleet