Horizon Lines to install scrubbers on three Alaska ships
JANUARY 12, 2015 — Horizon Lines, Inc. (OTCQB: HRZL) says it has entered into a supply agreement with Alfa Laval Aalborg Nijmegen BV for design and procurement of PureSox 2.0 exhaust gas
Micky Arison takes FCCA Executive Committee Chair
JANUARY 12, 2015 — The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) reports that Carnival Corporation & plc Chairman Micky Arison is now its Executive Committee Chairman, succeeding Kevin Sheehan, past president and CEO of
Ezra wins $110 million FPSO turret mooring contract
JANUARY 12, 2015 — Singapore’s Ezra Holdings Limited reports that wholly owned subsidiary London Marine Consultants (LMC) has been awarded a $110 million contract by Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard to supply an
Weather slows Höegh Osaka salvage efforts
JANUARY 12, 2015 — Weather continues to hamper the salvage of the car carrier Höegh Osaka. The vessel remains held in position near Southampton at anchor on the Alpha Anchorage, between East
Austal christens JHSV 5
JANUARY 12, 2015 — Austal christened USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) Saturday at its Mobile, AL, shipyard. USNS Trenton is the fifth of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) that Austal is building
Small tanker to be built by Blount Boats
JANUARY 11, 2015—Blount Boats, Warren, RI, recently signed a contract with American Petroleum & Transport, Inc., Miller Place, NY, to construct a 79 ft by 23 ft, double-hull bunkering tanker for service
American Cruise Lines to add modern riverboats to fleet
JANUARY 9, 2014 — Guilford, CT, headquartered American Cruise Lines is planning to construct a new fleet of modern riverboats that will add a new dimension to river cruising in the United
Odfjell cuts jobs, to use fewer Northwest European officers
JANUARY 9, 2014 — The Board of chemical tanker operator Odfjell SE has approved a restructuring plan which, when fully implemented, is estimated will improve the company’s net result by in excess
VPS names Managing Director for the Americas
JANUARY 9, 2014 — Fuel management specialist Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) has appointed Michael McNamara its Managing Director for the Americas. Mr. McNamara, who holds an MBA in international business and finance
World’s largest ship arrives in Rotterdam
JANUARY 9, 2014 — The world’s largest ship, the 328 m x 124 m Pieter Schelte, arrived in Rotterdam yesterday. It will spend the next four months in in the inner lake