Crowley Liner Services issues statement on plea agreement
AUGUST 2, 2012 — Crowley Liner Services, Inc. (CLSI) has issued a statement regarding an agreement filed earler this week in U.S. District Court in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in which the
NNS school is “Apprenticeship Innovator and Trailblazer”
AUGUST 2, 2012 — U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis was front and center when representatives of the Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School attended a Department of Labor national apprenticeship summit. Huntington
Bisso Towboat takes deliver of ASD tractor tug newbuild
AUGUST 12, 2012 — Bisso Towboat Co., Inc., New Orleans, has taken delivery of its newest ship-assist tug, the 4,000 HP ASD tractor tug William S. Constructed at Main Iron Works, Houma,
Smit Lamnalco orders RAstar ASD tugs
AUGUST 2, 2012 — Smit Lamnalco has placed a $35 million contract with Hong Kong-based shipbuilder, Cheoy Lee, for four 32 m, Robert Allan design, RAstar 3200 class Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD)
Obama nominates Art Sulzer for Seaway advisory board
AUGUST 2, 2012 —Captain Arthur H. Sulzer, USN (ret) is to be nominated by President Barack Obama as a Member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Captain
First of new series of Platform Supply Vessels for Brazil
AUGUST 2, 2012—The 4,500 dwt Starnav Perseus, the first of four GPA 688SC PSVs (Petrobras PSV 4500), was recently launched at Brazilian shipyard Detroit Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Detroit Chile.
Crowley unit fined $1.5 million in price fixing case
AUGUST 1, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Justice says that Jacksonville, Fla.-based Crowley Liner Services Inc. yesterday pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $17 million criminal fine for its
Ferry funded by ONR is yet to enter service
AUGUST 1, 2012 — An $80 million multipurpose ferry designed to operate in three modes has thus had only one role: white elephant. Built at Alaska Ship & Drydock with the aid
European Commission ends P&I Club investigation
AUGUST 1, 2012 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80 percent of the world merchant fleet, has welcomed the decision by the European Commission competition directorate to close
Ugland newbuild PSV to have innovative propulsion system
AUGUST 1, 2012 — A SALT 100 design PSV building at the Kleven Verft shipyard in Ulsteinvik, Norway, is to have a breakthrough propulsion system by Scana Industrier subsidiary Scana Propulsion. As