Austal lays keel for LCS 8
JUNE 26, 2013 — Austal yesterday held a keel-laying ceremony for the fourth Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Montgomery (LCS 8), at its Mobile, Alabama, shipyard. The ship is the second LCS
Student project generates new Arctic vessel design
JUNE 26, 2013 — Five maritime engineering bachelor students at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands) finished their minor in Arctic Engineering last February. Now, in cooperation with Damen Shipyards
Canada to build 18-21 smaller Coast Guard vessels
JUNE 26, 2013 — Canadian defense minister Peter MacKay has announced that the Canadian government is to provide funding of up to Canadian $488 million to procure 18-21 new vessels for the
Wallenius Lines orders post Panamax car carrier duo
JUNE 26, 2013 — Cars may be getting smaller, but car carriers are not. Wallenius Lines and Tianjin Xingang Shipyard in China have finalized and signed a contract to build two post
Nobu Su welcomes U.S. bankruptcy court ruling
JUNE 26, 2013 — A judge in a U.S. Court has ruled that banks in Taiwan seeking to put pressure on shipowner Nobu Su’s TMT must allow cash to be used to
Horizon Lines says more about LNG repower plans
JUNE 26, 2013 — Jones Act containership operator Horizon Lines, Inc. (OTCQB: HRZL) has issued a statement on its plans to replace the steam turbine plants in two 33 year old containerships,
Carnival splits Chairman and CEO roles
JUNE 25, 2013 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today said it will split the roles of chairman and chief executive officer. Effective July 3, Arnold W.Donald (left) will
New key personnel at WQIS
JUNE 25, 2013—WQIS, the largest U.S.-based underwriter of pollution liability insurance for the marine industry, insuring some 35,000 vessels, across every major waterway in the U.S. As a result, WQIS has earned
Carnival earnings and bookings take a hit
JUNE 25, 2013 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) looks to still be feeling the impact from a series of much publicized incidents such as the Carnival Triumph fire.
Kherson Shipyard launches third ECO-S tanker
JUNE 25, 2013 — Ukraine’s Kherson Shipyard has launched SVL Unity, the third in a series of three tankers being built under a $50 million plus contract with of SVL Companies Group