AUGUST 21, 2012—Hoping to avoid a reenactment of last year’s fiasco by the Administration, U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Senior Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, sent a letter
AUGUST 20, 2012 — The Navy has awarded Edison Chouest Offshore’s Offshore Service Vessels, L.L.C., Galliano, LA, $47,420,000 to exercise an option under a previously awarded Navy contract (N00033-05-C-3300) to purchase the
AUGUST 20, 2012 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) has found a buyer for the two Jones Act product tankers that it has been building for its own account since last
AUGUST 20, 2012 – Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Philip H. Greene, Jr., has been named vice president of TOTE, Inc. He will join TOTE, Inc. in early September 2012, leading efforts
AUGUST 20, 2012 — Princess Cruises’ newest ship, Royal Princess, reached a significant construction milestone last week when the vessel was “floated out” at its building dock at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard in
AUGUST 20, 2012 — The ILO Maritime Labor Convention (MLC, 2006) will enter into force in 12 months’ time, in August 2013. It has been ratified by 30 ILO Member States, the
AUGUST 20, 2012 — MHI Ship Repair & Services (Marine Hydraulics International), Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $6,619,820 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4405) to exercise options for the accomplishment of
AUGUST 20, 2012 — The Coast Guard, National Park Service, and the Holland America Line cruise ship Volendam assisted 76 people from a sightseeing catamaran that was taking on water in Glacier
AUGUST 20, 2012 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS shipyard is on track to deliver an advanced multi-purpose offshore wind turbine installation ship to the Seafox Group, ahead of time and with an impressive
AUGUST 17, 2012 — Law firm LeBlanc Bland says an August 14 decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has significant implications for employers in the maritime industry, confirming the test
