FEBRUARY 25, 2014 — “Under the President’s budget plan, the Navy will launch an aggressive and ambitious effort to reduce acquisitions costs and maximize resources available to buy and build new ships,”
FEBRUARY 24, 2014 — Maersk Drilling today took delivery of its first ultra deepwater drillship, Maersk Viking, from the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South Korea, and the ship Maersk
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
JANUARY 22, 2014 — Tidewater Barge Lines, Vancouver, WA, has awarded Vigor Fab, Portland, OR, a contract to construct three new tugboats. Construction of the first tug starts Friday, Jan. 24, with
DECEMBER 20, 2013 — A committee established by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) following the June 17 loss of the containership MOL Comfort has completed its interim report
DECEMBER 18, 2013 — Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose to their highest level for more than three years over the three-month period to November 2013, according to the latest
NOVEMBER 27, 2013 — Henderson, Western Australia, headquartered shipbuilder Strategic Marine is constructing two marine infrastructure fabrication projects in its Vietnam shipyard. Both are for Australian clients. The first consists of three
NOVEMBER 27, 2013 — Henderson, Western Australia, headquartered shipbuilder Strategic Marine is constructing two marine infrastructure fabrication projects in its Vietnam shipyard. Both are for Australian clients. The first consists of three
NOVEMBER 22, 2013 — From February 20, 2014 American Club members will face a 10% general increase in all classes (mutual and fixed-premium) for both P&I and FD&D. Any additional costs of
NOVEMBER 14, 2014 — Moves to make LNG fueling of ships a widespread reality continue to gather pace. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Belgium’s Antwerp Port Authority and
