The German Federal Police is warning that strong rooms or “citadels” may not provide absolute protection for crews against Somali pirates, reports North German broadcaster NDR. The warning comes as more facts
Resolve Marine Group and T&T Bisso have announced their coalition for Marine Firefighting services in U.S. waters. This agreement combines both companies’ extensive firefighting infrastructure to produce overlapping coverage and higher volume
With 90 percent of pirates captured by navies being released because nobody will put them on trial, Jack Lang, the United Nations special envoy on maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia
Northrop Grumman is moving ahead with plans to spin off its shipbuilding activities as Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.The new enterprise will enter operations carrying a considerable burden of debt.That led the three
The Metal Trades Department of the AFL-CIO and Louisiana legislators are continuing efforts to keep Avondale Shipyards alive. Northrop Grumman is preparing to spin off its shipbuilding business and closing Avondale by
A Congressional Research Service specialist in transportation policy looks to be less than enthusiastic about marine highways. He’s John Fritelli and is the author of a recent CRS report entitled “Can Marine
Austal’s largest vessel yet – the 112.6 m catamaran ferry Leonora Christina – is on track for sea trials in March and delivery to Denmark’s Bornholmer Færgen in May. The vessel was
Rolls-Royce has won an order from Singapore-based PaxOcean, to provide the ship design, propulsion systems and deck machinery for two UT 755 CD platform supply vessels. The PSV’s will be built at
Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc., Seattle, has completed sea trials for M/V Defender V, a new design all-aluminum foil assisted catamaran of the shpbuilder’s own design that it recently launched. The vessel can
In a conference call with investors today, Royal Caribbean Chariman and CEO Richard Fain said that the company may be ready to look to building a new cruise ship. “We feel time
