Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE:HRZ) today announced that William A. Hamlin has been named Senior Vice President of Operations for the company’s Horizon Lines, LLC operating subsidiary. Mr. Hamlin reports to Brian Taylor,
Waller Marine, Inc., Houston, Tex., recently announced the successful installation of two floating power generation barges into a prepared basin at Tacoa, Venezuela. The two 171 MW barges, each supporting a GE
Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply a total propulsion package for the T-0, the 270 m long next generation semisubmersible heavy lift vessel ordered at Hyundai Heavy Industries by Dockwise
R. Andrew Riester has been named Executive Vice President of the International Propeller Club of the United States. After a period of transition alongside interim Executive Vice President John W. Angus, III,
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) reported today that its Continental Maritime (CMSD) division in San Diego has won a contract to provide pump and motor overhaul services aboard Navy ships within a
Somali pirates have released a merchant ship on payment of a ransom, but have kept seven crew members hostage. The International Chamber of Shipping, ITF, Indian National Shipowners’ Association, NUSI, MUI, IMEC,
Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services group is adding 500 new containers to its equipment fleet in order to meet the growing needs of its customers in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and throughout
Mexico’s first cruise line venture has gotten off to a less than trouble-free start. Only days after the inauguration of Ocean Star Cruises, a generator fire caused a power loss that forced
Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) reports that a contract, worth in excess of EUR 35 million, has been secured for SEAFOX 5, the KFELS Multi-Purpose Self-Elevating Platform (MPSEP) wind turbine installation
The Office of Naval Research has successfully demonstrated a weapon that could one day prove an effective means of disabling pirate attack skiffs. On April 6, the Office of Naval Research and
