Video released on new Cuba ferry service
In a recently released video, CubaKat CEO Pedro Baez talks about the company’s plans to begin operating high-speed ferry service between Marathon, FL, to Havana, Cuba, in 13 months. As we reported
Rolls-Royce and Great Lakes Shipyard to upgrade Interlake Steamship tug
Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has been contracted to upgrade Interlake Steamship Company’s tug Dorothy Ann. The 124-foot, 7,200-horsepower Z-drive tug is the largest Z-drive ATB tug built to date in North America and
Harvey Gulf picks ABS to class LNG-powered offshore supply vessels
Harvey Gulf International Marine has selected ABS as the classification society for its two new dual fueled LNG-powered offshore supply vessels (OSVs) being constructed at Trinity Offshore LLC. The vessels will be
MSC realigns its shoreside operations
Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, commander of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command says the command is “proactively streamlining and improving our organization so that we will be ready for anything that
Donjon salvages barge sunk under Newport Pell Bridge
Hillside, N.J., headquartered Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., a provider of multi-faceted marine services including marine salvage, heavy lift, dredging and related emergency response services was contracted in early November 2011 to raise
Meyer Werft floats out Disney Fantasy
Meyer Werft has undocked the latest addition to the Disney Cruise Line fleet. The 128,000 grt, 1,115 ft x 125 ft Disney Fantasy was slowly floated out of the shipyard’s covered building
Keppel AmFELS to build and upgrade Diamond Offshore semi
Keppel AmFELS LLC, Brownsville, Texas, has secured a contract from Diamond Offshore to construct and upgrade a moored semisubmersible offshore drilling rig with delivery scheduled for third quarter 2013. The estimated shipyard
Grounded containership breaks in two
Severe weather overnight has separated the MV Rena into two pieces, which are now about 20-30m apart on the Astrolabe Reef, Maritime New Zealand said in a statement issued 9.30 am local
MOL orders eco-friendly bulk carrier
Over the years, Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has invested in research and development to reduce the environmental footprint of its shipping activities. Now, MOL recently announced that it has ordered a
OPINION: Shipping’s tin ear
In two months, the great, the good and the not-so-great-or-good will gather at the annual three-day jamboree of the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA). One of the hardy perennial topics is sure to