Jumbo orders heavy lift ship at Brodosplit
Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit says it has been awarded a contract to build a heavy lift ship by Jumbo Shipping Jumbo is one of the world’s leading shipping company for transportation of heavy
Large jump by containership fleet in 2012
Next year could see the largest influx ever of TEU in the containership fleet, according to U.K-based charter and ship broker Braemar Seascope. In Braemar Seascope’s latest Containership Fleet Statistics, it expects
Bergen Group Hanøytangen gets LOI for rig work
Norway’s Bergen Group Hanøytangen has been awarded a letter of intent from Odfjell Drilling & Technology related to a yard stay for the rig Deepsea Atlantic scheduled to be carried out in
Weeks Marine buys Canada’s McNally Construction
Cranford, N.J., based Weeks Marine, Inc. (WMI), a major construction contractor with deep roots in the New York maritime community, has purchased leading Canadian heavy civil marine contractor and tunneling company McNally
OSG gets Title XI Loan Guarantee
The Maritime Administration (MarAd) has announced the approval of a $210.9 million Title XI loan guarantee supporting the recent construction of two articulated tug-barge units that are currently in performing opertions on
Omega Navigation files for Chapter 11 protection
Products tanker operator Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ:ONAV) says that it and certain of its subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code with the U.S. Bankruptcy
Venezuela: Armed robberies at isolated anchorages
Armed robbers are climbing on board ships anchored in the vicinity of Barcelona City, Venezuela, under cover of darkness. There have been cases in which the crew has been gagged, threatened with
Containership deliveries set for new TEU capacity record
According to Braemar Seascope’s latest Containership Fleet Statistics, 2012 looks set to be the biggest year for containership newbuilding deliveries in history, in terms of TEU capacity entering the cellular fleet. Boxship
Concordia Maritime offers smartphone app
International tanker shipping company Concordia Maritime has developed a smartphone app that it says is “a shortcut to information about our share price, financial performance, our fleet and much more.” “We always
STX Europe cuts STX OSV stake to 50.7%
STX Europe Holding AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of STX Europe AS, has agreed to sell part of its equity interests in STX OSV Holdings Limited (STX OSV) to investment funds affiliated