DECEMBER 5, 2013 — Maersk Line Ltd., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $14,223,440 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-11-C-5400) to exercise option period two for the worldwide charter of
DECEMBER 4, 2013 — IMO’s 28th Assembly, meeting in London from November 25 to December 24, has adopted a resolution on the application of the International Convention for the Control and Management
DECEMBER 4, 2013 — The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has launched SOS: Save Our Ships, a national campaign to bring attention to the devastating and unintended effects sequestration and budget uncertainty
DECEMBER 4, 2013 — Norwegian fishing company, Nyholmen AS, has chosen MAN main and auxiliary four-stroke engines to power the Kvannøy, an advanced, 77.25 m purse seiner/trawler. The vessel will be constructed
DECEMBER 4, 2013 — Singapore based Swissco Holdings has placed orders for two 80 tonnes bollard pull anchor handling tug supply vessels with dynamic positioning capability and a 36 m fast utility/crew boat
DECEMBER 4, 2013 — Wärtsilä has launched a new two-speed marine gearbox designed for vessels that have multiple operational modes or reduced transit speed, including among others RoPax ferries, offshore support vessels,
DECEMBER 4, 2013 — The U.S. Coast Guard says that salvage, clean-up and environmental protection efforts continue in response to the sunken towboat Stephen L. Colby on the Mississippi River near LeClaire,
DECEMBER 4, 2013 — Classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) reports that at end November its register topped 220 million gross tons for the first time at the end of November 2013.
DECEMBER 3, 2013 — Robert Bugbee led Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) and Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (OSLO-OTC: SALT) are continuing their buying binges, splashing out more than $1 billion on vessel acquisitions
DECEMBER 3, 2013 — Chantier Davie Canada Inc., Lévis, Québec, reports that it has earned ISO 9001:2008 certification for its new integrated management system. The quality-management certification has been awarded to Davie
