One killed, three injured in MSC security team shooting
JULY 16, 2012 — An embarked security team aboard a Military Sealift Command fleet oiler fired on a small motor vessel after it disregarded warnings and rapidly approached the U.S. ship near
USCG investigates Alaska drillship anchor dragging incident
JULY 16, 2012 — The Coast Guard is continuing to investigate an incident in which a drillship on charter to Shell for Alaska drilling operations apparently dragged anchor Saturday, July 14, and
Kleven to build LNG-fueled PSV for Remøy Shipping
JULY 16, 2012 — Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with Remøy Shipping for the construction of an LNG-fueled platform supply vessel. The contract has a value of about NOK 400 million
Gulf of Guinea piracy increases
JULY 16, 2012 — The number of pirate attacks worldwide fell sharply in the first half of 2012 says the latest global piracy report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB). The decline
Detyens Shipyards wins $8 million TAO drydocking contract
JULY 15, 2012 — Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, S.C., is being awarded an $8,000,701 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul and drydocking of Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler
Atlantic Towing purchases new AHTS vessel
JULY 13, 2012—Atlantic Towing, Limited (ATL), St. John’s, New Brunswick, recently purchased a new 16,300 bhp Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessel from Singapore’s Jaya Holdings Limited. The as-yet-to-be-named vessel is a
ICS presses to rescind proposed Panama Canal toll hikes
JULY 13, 2012 —The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has submitted comments to the Panama Canal Authority in response to its public consultation on revised proposals to modify Panama Canal tolls. ICS,
Moody’s gives Teekay a negative ratings outlook
JULY 13, 2012 —Moody’s Investors Service yesterday affirmed its debt ratings of Teekay Corporation: B1 Corporate Family and B2 senior unsecured. Moody’s also lowered the Speculative Grade Liquidity rating to SGL-3 from
Treasury adds NITC to Iran sanctions list
JULY 13, 2012 — The United States is imposing additional sanctions on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile proliferation networks. Yesterday it announced a number of actions described by Treasury Under Secretary for
“Maneuvering error” blamed in ferry impact with dock
JULY 12, 2012 — The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) and the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) have concluded the internal investigation of a May 7, 2012 incident involving