Maersk Illinois makes historic call at Port of Milwaukee
JUNE 12, 2012 — Maersk Illinois last month became became the first American-flag ship to load cargo in the Port of Milwaukee for an overseas destination in more than 30 years.. The
U.S.-flag ships still on Paris MOU Gray List
JUNE 11, 2012 — Although the Islamic Republic of Iran is now on the Paris MOU “White List” of flags, promotion has eluded the United States, which remains on the “Gray List”
AMPOL demonstrates sunken oil recovery system
JUNE 11, 2012 — Oil spill response and environmental solutions provider American Pollution Control Corp. (AMPOL) recently exhibited and presented new advances in oil spill technology at the Clean Pacific Conference in
Diana Shipping Panamax bulker gets Cargill time charter
JULY 11, 2012 —Athens-headquarterd Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), reports that it has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Panamax dry bulk carriers,
Fairmount Marine support vessel assists drillship
JUNE 11, 2012 — Fairmount Marine reports that when the drillship Stena Max made a stop-over in Cape Town, its multipurpose support vessel Fairmount Fuji assisted the drillship by carrying out several
NOAA commissions SWATH that it towed from shipbuilder
JUNE 11, 2012 — NOAA last week commissioned the coastal mapping vessel, NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, during a ceremony at its Marine Operations Center-Atlantic in Norfolk, Va. The vessel was ordered
Rickmers opts for ABB trim optimization and fleet management solutions
JUNE 11, 2012 — ABB reports that it has won an order from Rickmers Group, Germany, to supply advisory systems for dynamic trim optimization and fleet management solutions for five multi-purpose vessels
Kvichak delivers pilot vessel to Crescent River Port Pilots
JUNE 8, 2012 — Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, recently delivered the M/V Samuel A. Church, a 50 ft x 15.5 ft pilot vessel to the Crescent River Port Pilots (CRPPA) of Louisiana.
Austal lays keel for first Cape Class patrol boat
JUNE 8, 2012 — Austal has hosted a keel-laying ceremony at its Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard for the first of eight high performance 57.8 m Cape Class patrol boats it is building
Damen Shipyards Cape Town wins order for pilot cutter and tug
JUNE 8, 2012 — South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has ordered a Pilot Cutter 2706 and its fifth Stan Tug 2006 from Damen Shipyards Cape Town. Both vessels have been