London P&I Club warns against complacency on the bridge
NOVEMBER 5, 2013 —The London P&I Club says that a recent analysis of collision cases has highlighted the effect that complacency on the bridge of the vessel can have on the incidence
RO/RO containership fire extinguished
NOVEMBER 5, 2013 — The Icelandic Coast Guard says that all fire aboard the 1982-built, 1,473 dwt, RO/RO containership Fernanda has now been extinguished. The news marks the end of a saga
Tidewater reports second quarter earnings
NOVEMBER 5, 2013 — Offshore service vessel giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) announced second quarter net earnings for the period ended September 30, 2013, of $54.2 million, or $1.09 per common share, on
KNMR rescue craft passes capsize tests
NOVEMBER 5, 2013 — The latest rescue vessel commissioned by the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij, “KNRM”) has passed one of its most important series of trials. Capsize
$18.19 million contract for Electric Boat
NOVEMBER 4, 2013 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded an $18,195,519 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2100) for reactor plant planning yard services for nuclear-powered submarines
Leadership changes at Carnival Corporation
NOVEMBER 4, 2013 — In a welter of leadership changes at Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) that all become effective December 1, 2013, Howard Frank (left) will be stepping
Nichols Brothers books ferry contract
NOVEMBER 4, 2013 — Wahkiakum County, Washington State, has awarded Nichols Brothers Boatbuilders, Freeland, WA, a contract to build a 115 ft x 47 ft 6 in 23-Car, 100 passenger ferry that
ICS protests French CO2 red tape
NOVEMBER 4, 2013 — Article L. 1431-3 of the French Transport Code came into effect for foreign shipping companies in October. It requires shipowners to provide information to their French customers about
Viking Offshore gets into jack-up rig venture
NOVEMBER 4, 2013 — Singapore based Viking Offshore & Marine Limited is to get into the mainstream offshore rig-building and rig charter market. It is partnering with Singaporean rig building veteran Chan
Ambrey Risk gains LRQA certification
NOVEMBER 4, 2013 — On board armed security teams have proven to be a very effective deterrent to pirate attacks. Now it’s getting somewhat easier for shipowners to distinguish the acceptable private