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Seabourn in discussions with shipyards on newbuild

FEBRUARY 19, 2013 — Carnival Corporation’s Seabourn Cruise Line is planning a newbuild cruise ship of similar design to its three Seabourn Odyssey class, 450 passenger, 225 suite ships delivered by Italian

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Bahri takes delivery of first of six RoCon vessels

FEBRUARY 19, 2013 — Bahri (The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia) has taken delivery of the first of six Roll-on/Roll-off Container (RoCon) vessels from Korean shipbuilder Hyundai MIPO. The 220 m

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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)

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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 

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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,