Matson Navigation is again to become a separate company. Although the phrase “spin off” was never used, Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved
Paris-headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon has just installed an innovative offshore wind structure in the Atlantic, off the coast of Portugal at Aguçadoura. The installation involved a semi-submersible wind turbine with a
Seaspan Marine Corporation (SMC) reports that Brian Carter is to become President – Seaspan Shipyards. He will assume the role full-time beginning January 9, 2012. Mr. Carter will be responsible for delivering
The world’s second and third-largest container shipping companies have announced the signature of a major agreement. The two family-owned companies, the Swiss-Italian MSC and France’s CMA CGM, today agreed to form a
A wide range of resolutions was adopted by the 27th Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which met at IMO’s London Headquarters November 21 to 30. Besides resolutions urging Governments to
The U.S. Maritime Administration says that it has released a report detailing new designs for shipping vessels specifically engineered for America’s Marine Highways. Unfortunately a link provided to the report by Marad
Estonian shipyard BLRT Marketex is to build four wind farm service catamarans for Sure Wind Marine of Hexham, Northumberland, U.K. Designed by Incat Crowther, the catamarans will be available for projects throughout
Those still hoping that Avondale Shipyards can have some sort of a future building ships may derive some comfort from a joint study conducted by researchers at Loyola University New Orleans and
Siemens Industry, Inc. says that it has improved upon its popular Siship Blue Drive with the launch of its Blue(TM) Drive Plus C system, a new diesel electric propulsion system now available
STX OSV Holdings Limited reports that it has secured a new contract for the construction of one research vessel for the Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization (“NDLO”). The contract value is approximately NOK
