Crowley, MSC officers and crew receive AOTOS plaques
NOVEMBER 15, 2012 — Officers and crewmembers of the Crowley Maritime Corp.-managed M/V Ocean Titan and two MSC ships, USNS 1ST LT Baldomero Lopez (T-AK 3010) and USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), were
BAE Systems to acquire Marine Hydraulics International
NOVEMBER 15, 2012—BAE Systems, Norfolk, VA, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with American Maritime Holdings, Inc., to acquire Marine Hydraulics International, Inc., a privately held company that operates
Matson names VP government and community relations
NOVEMBER 15, 2012 — Hawaii-based U.S.-flag ship operator Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) reports that Ku’uhaku Park has joined Matson Navigation Company, Inc. as vice president, government and community relations, at the company’s
UK Club DVD stresses the importance of risk reduction
NOVEMBER 15, 2012 — As part of its commitment to maintaining a vibrant loss prevention program, the UK P&I Club has produced a DVD that places a specific focus on the Bow
Shipham Valves launches new range of wafer check valves
NOVEMBER 15, 2012 — Hull, U.K., based Shipham Valves (a trading division of Wärtsilä Valves Ltd) has completed the development program for a new range of composite single plate wafer check valves,
Upper Lakes responds to criticisms of Davie sale
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 — Upper Lakes Group Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, today expressed its concerns over what it describes as “unsubstantiated allegations regarding the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Chantier Davie Canada
OSG gets a “D” from Standard & Poor’s
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 — Reacting to Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.’s voluntary Chapter 11 filing today (see earlier story) Standard & Poor’s lowered its long-term corporate credit rating on the tanker giant to
Kings Point names new deputy superintendent
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 —The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., has named retired Captain Susan L. Dunlap, U.S.N. (Ret.) as its new deputy superintendent. Captain Dunlap, a 28-year Navy veteran, will
Savannah Harbor Expansion Project gets the go-ahead
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 — Scheduled for completion in 2015, the expansion of the Panama Canal will allow the transit of ships with drafts of as much as 50 ft. With that in
BV classes world’s largest containership
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 — Bureau Veritas has classed the 16,000 TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo, currently the largest containership in the world. Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in South Korea