The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report that says a chemical tanker that hit a containership in the Houston ship channel last month was trying to avoid a fuel
Rotterdam-based Fairplay BV, a company in the Hamburg-based Fairplay Towage Group, has completed the take-over of the Polish towage provider WUZ Shipping and Port Services Gdynia Co. Ltd., previously owned by the
Built by Lyme Boats in the U.K., Santa Ana is a 17.5 m Incat Crowther catamaran specifically designed for the wind farm service industry. Operator P&O Maritime Services saw the potential of
Voith Turbo Inc. has brought Captain David Shirah, Jr. aboard as a representative handling the Gulf Coast region of its Marine Division. Captain Shirah is a 20-plus year veteran of the coastal
The Department of Homeland Security has released some initial details of its FY 2012 budget It seeks. among other things. to push ahead with recapitalization of the Coast Guard and to fund
A new figure will be at the helm of a powerful House Committee that will steer maritime issues in the new Congress. U.S. Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) has been selected as the
