JUNE 18, 2013 — The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, NY, held its Class of 2013 commencement ceremony yesterday. The 201 congressionally-nominated graduates received a Bachelor of Science Degree and
JUNE 17, 2013—Old Navy ships don’t die, they are reborn as girders, washing machines or razor blades. That could be the future for the decommissioned Cimarron Class fleet oiler USS Merrimack, which
JUNE 17, 2013 — The final section of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first of two new aircraft carriers being built for the U.K. Royal Navy, has left BAE Systems’ shipyard at Scotstoun,
JUNE 17, 2013 — “Market equilibrium remains out of balance, and risks remain for the maritime sector,” says Christopher Frampton, Partner and Global Head of the Asset Finance Practice of law firm
JUNE 17, 2013 — Wicklow, Ireland, headquartered Arklow Shipping has chosen Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit to upgrade 12 container vessels with VisionMaster FT Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS)
JUNE 17, 2013 — Penguin Shipyard International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based Penguin International Limited, has completed its fiftieth Flex crewboat. The 38 m, 4,050 bhp Kirrie is to be delivered
JUNE 17, 2013 — Coast Guard Sector Mobile has released preliminary findings from its continuing investigation into the cause of the April 24, 2013 explosions and fire on board two Kirby tank
JUNE 17, 2013 — Japan’s IHI Corporation is making an equity investment in Brazil’s Estaleiro Atlantico Sul S.A (EAS). IHI, together with JGC Corporation and Japan Marine United will acquire the stake
JUNE 15, 2013—Privately held Florida Marine Transporters, Inc., Mandeville, LA, recently exercised an option for the construction of four additional 90 ft x 32 ft x10 ft Canal Class Inland Towboats at
JUNE 14, 2013 — Maersk Line’s newest containership, the first of the Triple-E series, was named this morning in a ceremony at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo,
