Arison upbeat on Carnival Corporation 2011 outlook
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) is looking forward to a strong wave season — its heaviest booking period — starting in early January. “Given the recent cold weather and
Incat Crowther utility cat nears delivery
Recently launched by Australian shipbuilder Richardson Devine Marine at its Hobart, Tasmania, shipyard, Strait Shooter is a 28 m Incat Crowther design utility catamaran built for Carpentaria Contracting. The vessel will be
Wilhelmsen Ships Service appoints Head of Environment
Underscoring its commitment to the environment, Wilhelmsen Ships Service is appointing a new Head of Environment, Thea Corwin. Ms. Corwin, who starts in her new job January 1, 2011, will be dedicated
Transpetro to rebid eight product tanker contracts
Petrobras transportation subsidiary Transpetro is to rebid eight 30,000 dwt product tankers. A new solicitation will go out by the end of this month after Transpetro could not conclude contracts awarded to
Somali pirates seize bulker
EU Navfor reports that at midday on December 20, the MV ORNA was pirated in the Indian Ocean, approximately 400 nautical miles northeast of the Seychelles. The attack was launched from two
P&I clubs warn of risks posed by Venezuela narco law
The International Group of P&I Clubs says it is concerned by the “indiscriminate and disproportionate application of criminal law in Venezuela in cases where vessels have been targeted by drug smugglers for
Drydocks World books FPSO conversion order
Drydocks World Dubai has been awarded a $13 million FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) conversion contract by BW Offshore. The vessel involved, the BW Carmen, which has been renamed BW Athena,
ST Marine books upgrade and repair orders
Singapore’s ST Marine (Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd.) has secured its first contract from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). It is to to double-hull the 157.2 m long combat logistics vesse HMAS Success,
Pirates permit medical evacuation of sick hostage
A member of the crew of MV Hannibal II is the first hostage to be released by Somali pirates without the extortion of a ransom. In the early morning of December 17,
Ulstein to build two PSV’s on spec
Norway’s Ulstein Verft has been contracted to build two Ulstein PX121 medium size platform supply vessels for a newly established company within the Ulstein Group. They will be delivered in first and