Panama Canal Authority takes delivery of hopper barges
The first two of five split hopper barges built by Peru’s Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA) PERU S.A., to support the Panama Canal expansion were recently delivered to the Panama Canal
Kirby buys Seaboats Inc. tank barge fleet
Houston-based tank barge giant Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) today announced the purchase of the coastwise tank barge fleet of Seaboats, Inc. and affiliated companies consisting of three 80,000 barrel coastwise tank barge
Kings Point training ship being transferred to Texas A&M
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s training vessel, TV Kings Pointer, is being transferred from the Academy’s Kings Point, N.Y. campus to Texas A&M University in Galveston. Those who are concerned about how
Bourbon opens Saint Petersburg based affiliate
Paris-headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon has opened Bourbon Baltic, an affiliate based in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to optimize crew recruitment and to continue offering oil and gas clients around the world top
Haifa adds Voith Water Tractor with 70 tons bollard pull
Israel’s Port of Haifa has added another Voith Water Tractor to the tug fleet that ensures the safe berthing of containerships at the port. Delivered by Spain’s Boluda Shipyards, the 31.5 m
UK Club checklist addresses tanker cargo shortage claims
A new publication from the UK P&I Club focuses on one of the major sources of cargo-related claims in the tanker sector. It is entitled “How to prevent tanker cargo shortage claims”
Maersk Supply orders offshore vessels from Chilean shipbuilder
Maersk Supply Service has signed a contract with Chilean shipyard Asenav for two innovative new offshore vessels with an option for up to four additional vessels. The project value for the two
Vigor announces “build in Washington” team for ferry
Vigor Industrial today released details of the “build in Washington team” that will build a 144 car ferry for the State of Washington under an agreement signed November 1 by Washington State
Lease sale attracts $337.6 million in high bids
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that its Western Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 218, held today in New Orleans, attracted $337,688,341in high bids.
Peter Noble elected President of SNAME
Peter G. Noble has been elected to be the next President of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) for a three-year term, the first year to be served as