Ecologists from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) have found that U.S. ports on the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico are significantly less protected from invasive species than ports on
Grand China Shipping is suspending a weekly trans-pacific containership service– Super Pacific Express (SPX) — that it initiated in March this year. SPX links Long Beach with the Chinese ports of Shanghai,
The National Shipbuilding Research Program Executive Control Board has selected 15 new research and development projects to receive awards totaling approximately $1.4 million. A brief description of each newly awarded project follows:
Alabama Congressman Jo Bonner (R-AL) commemorated the official start of fabrication for the third Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV 3) last month at Austal USA, Mobile, AL. It is, one of seven
The transit of Princess Cruises’ Island Princess marks the beginning of the the Panama Canal cruise-line season, which officially starts today and runs through the middle of next year. According to Jaime
The National Transportation Safety Board has determined the probable cause of the January 23, 2010, collision of the 810 ft tanker Eagle Otome with the 597 ft cargo vessel Gulf Arrow and
Hyde Marine, Inc. reports that its Hyde Guardian ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has received Type Approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Hyde Guardian was the first BWTS to receive
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) reports that Chad N. Boudreaux has joined the company as corporate vice president for litigation, investigations and compliance. He will report to Bruce N. Hawthorne, corporate
Imtech N.V. reports that it has acquired Canada’s Groupe Techsol Marine. It says that this means that Imtech has now a high-tech marine production site available in Canada and also strengthens Imtech’s
Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Gibbs & Cox reports that Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, USN (Retired) has been unanimously elected to its Board of Directors. The Board believes his extensive naval
