McCain doesn’t back down on Jones Act amendment
JANUARY 23, 2015—Despite being called “misguided” by a group of 32 Congressmen, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) did not withdraw his amendment to the Keystone XL pipeline bill that would repeal the
Metcalf to succeed Cox as President of CSA
JANUARY 23, 2015—Long-time President and CEO of the Chamber of Shipping, Joe Cox, will retire on May 31, 2015, succeeded by Kathy J. Metcalf, currently the organization’s Director of Marine Affairs. Cox
MAN PrimeServ marks PMI Auto-tuning retrofit milestone
JANUARY 22, 2015 — MAN PrimeServ, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s service division, reports the 100th sale of its PMI (Pressure Measuring Instrument) Auto-tuning retrofit package. The MSC Filippa, a 2011-built, 13,400 TEU
NASSCO Bremerton gets $33.7 million for Nimitz work
JANUARY 22, 2015 — General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, WA, is being awarded a $33,725,621 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-4321) to accomplish the repair and alterations for the nuclear aircraft carrier USS
OSG names Blackley President and CEO
JANUARY 22, 2015 — Tanker operator Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE MKT:OSGB) has announced the appointment of Captain Ian T. Blackley as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Most recently, Captain
Chesapeake Shipbuilding wins tugboat order
JANUARY 22, 2015 — Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, MD, has signed a contract with Vane Brothers of Baltimore, MD, to build two new tugs. They will be the thirteenth and fourteenth tugs built
Crackdown finds unsatisfactory compliance on rest hour regs
JANUARY 22, 2015 — A Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) by port state control authorities between September 1 and November 1, 2014 found “unsatisfactory” compliance with the hours of rest required by the
Bollinger Shipyards promotes three
JANUARY 22, 2015 — Bollinger Shipyards has announced the promotions of three key leaders. “Here at Bollinger Shipyards, we are excited for the future of our company,” said President and CEO Ben
Höegh Osaka to be towed into Southampton Port
JANUARY 22, 2015 — The U.K. Marine & Coastguard Agency reported that the list of the car carrier Höegh Osaka had been reduced to 5 degrees. Plans were for the vessel to
NTSB reports on OSV allision and sinking
JANUARY 21, 2015 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief on the June 14, 2013 allision and sinking of the offshore supply vessel Celeste Ann in the