Costa Concordia hearings continue
OCTOBER 18, 2012 — Former Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino spoke in court for the first time today as a hearing continues in Grosseto, Italy, into whether he and a number of
Ezra spins off yard operations into separate listed company
OCTOBER 18, 2012 — Singapore’s Ezra Holdings has spun off its engineering and fabrication operations in Vietnam and Houston, Texas. Triyards Holdings Limited made its debut today on the mainboard of the
Austal books new orders for wind farm service vessels
OCTOBER 18, 2012 — U.K.-based Turbine Transfers has awarded Austal a new contract worth about GBP 10.5 million (about $17 million) for the design and construction of three offshore wind farm support
Pirates kidnap crew of Bourbon offshore vessel
OCTOBER 18, 2012—Pirates off the coast of Nigeria in the Gulf of Guinea kidnapped seven crew members, including six Russians and one Estonian, when they boarded the Anchor Handling Tug Suppy (AHTS)
Norwegian Cruise Line orders new ship at Meyer Werft
OCTOBER 17, 2012 — Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that it has reached an agreement with Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany to build a new cruise vessel, for delivery in October 2015, with
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard lays keel for SeaRiver Aframax
OCTOBER 17, 2012 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. has held a ceremonial keel laying today for the first of two Aframax tankers that are under construction for SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., Exxon Mobil
Evergreen adds another eco-friendly containership
OCTOBER 17, 2012—Ever Libra, the sixth L-type containership of Evergreen Line, was christened by Evergreen Group’s Vice Group Chairman Raymond Lin at Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard. The ceremonial rope cutting for
WL Ross ups stake in Navigator to more than 50 percent
OCTOBER 17, 2012 — Investment management company WL Ross & Co. today reported completion of the purchase of 4.4 million common shares of Navigator Holdings Ltd. that had been owned by Lehman
U.S. destroyer’s radar injured Norwegian Coast Guard crew
OCTOBER 17, 2012 — Norwegian broadcaster NRK reported Tuesday that the U.S. Navy has now confirmed that the guided missile destroyer USS Farragut emitted radiation from its radar that injured crew members
Offshore buoys Wärtsilä order intake
OCTOBER 17, 2012 — “Despite the continuing uncertainty in the global economy and the tough market conditions, both our order intake and net sales developed well,” says Wärtsilä Corporation President and CEO