Tanker hijacking “part of pattern” warns Dryad
JUNE 4, 2014 — Poole, U.K., headquartered Dryad Maritime Intelligence has issued an advisory following the latest report of a tanker hijacking in Southeast Asia. It says that the crime follows a
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Liberia concludes investigation of Kerala hijacking
MAY 29, 2014 — Months after being freed by hijackers, the Liberian-registered Dynacom product tanker Kerala remains stuck in Luanda, Angola, with Angolan police preventing embarkation or disembarkation of any person without
Damen wins first order for smaller wind farm support cat
APRIL 30, 2014 — Windwave Workboats, Penzance, Cornwall, U.K., has placed the first order for a Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2008. It is the first Damen Shipyards vessel ordered by
NTSB issues final reports on three marine accidents
APRIL 21, 2014 — The September 2012 sinking of a wooden fishing vessel that was originally built as a World War II U.S. Navy submarine chaser is one of three marine accident
NTSB issues Seastreak Wall Street incident findings
APRIL 9, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the ferry Seastreak Wall Street struck Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan in January 2013, because the captain lost control of
Damen delivers “Twin Axe” workboat to Njord Offshore
MARCH 18, 2014 — U.K. offshore wind farm support vessel operator Njord Offshore has taken delivery of its first 26 m Twin Axe catamaran work boat from Damen Shipyards Group — just
Baleària to install ABB energy management package
MARCH 14, 2014 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària is to install ABB energy management systems on one of its largest vessels, the 1,200 passenger, 105 vehicle Martin i Soler. It has an
Odfjell cops plea in pollution case
MARCH 5, 2014 — The U.S.Department of Justice reports that Singapore-based Odfjell Asia II Pte Ltd (Odfjell) and one of its senior crew members pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Hartford,
Kerala incident confirmed as hijacking
FEBRUARY 7, 2013 — The hijacking of Dynacom’s Liberian-flagged product tanker, Kerala, (IMO No.: 9390927), at Luanda, Angola on January 18, 2014 marked a significant extension south by gangs involved in refined
Metal Shark to expand into shipbuilding
JANUARY 24, 2014—Metal Shark Aluminum Boats, Jeanerette, LA, plans to expand into shipbuilding, following the acquisition of a 25-acre waterfront property in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Morgan City, the largest city in