American Club manager adds to team
FEBRUARY 19, 2013 — Shipowners Claims Bureau Inc., manager of the American P&I Club, has made new appointments to its underwriting and survey & technical departments in New York. Colin Snell (left)
Bangladesh shipbuilder delivers ferry to Danish owner
FEBRUARY 19, 2013 — Bangladesh shipbuilder Western Marine Shipyard Ltd. has handed over the RO/RO passenger ferry Isefjord to Danish operator Hundested-Rørvig Færgefart A/S. The ferry, with a capacity of 147 passengers
Fuel oil leak was source of Carnival Triumph fire
FEBRUARY 19, 2013 — In an e-mail to past guests, Carnival Cruise Line President and CEO Gerry Cahill said that “preliminary investigations indicate the cause of the [Carnival Triumph] fire was the
Aker Philadelphia in product tanker agreement
FEBRUARY 18, 2013 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), and an undisclosed potential buyer have signed a non-binding term sheet
Court gives approval to huge Swedish offshore wind farm
FEBRUARY 18, 2013—A Swedish Land and Environment Court has given a positive environmental opinion towards the development of a new wind farm that would be more than six times larger than Anholt,
Emma Maersk towed from Egyptian port
FEBRUARY 18, 2013—Immediate repairs have been completed on the world’s largest container ship, Emma Maersk, after the ship experienced an ingress of water into its engine room on February 1. The ship
Virginia DOT issues RFP for new ferry design
FEBRUARY 16, 2013—The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has issued a Request for Proposals for the design and construction management of a new 70-vehicle capacity, double-ended ferry for the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry service.
Huge semisubmersible starts journey to Gulf of Mexico
FEBRUARY 16, 2013—The world’s largest semisubmersible offshore platform hull, the Jack/St. Malo, was recently loaded onto the Dockwise Vanguard at Samsung Heavy Industries in Geoje, South Korea for transport to Kiewit yard,
Streeter steps down at GulfMark Offshore
FEBRUARY 15, 2013 — GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:GLF) yesterday announced managerial retirements and promotions. Mr. David Butters, Chairman of the Board of GulfMark Offshore, announced that Bruce Streeter has elected to retire
Carnival Triumph towed to BAE Ship Repair
FEBRUARY 15, 2013 — Carnival Triumph finally docked in Mobile, AL, last night, and at 10.49 p.m. Carnival reported all passengers had been disembarked. This morning, the cruise ship was reported under