Vessel operating costs predicted to rise
OCTOBER 31, 2013 — Vessel operating costs are expected to rise by more than three percent in both 2013 and 2014 according to a new survey by international accountant and shipping consultant
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Bridge team in grounding lost situational awareness
OCTOBER 24, 2013 — The U.K.’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch has issued its report on a November 15 incident in which, at 0559 the 143.5 m, Maltese flag bulk carrier Amber made
CBO: Shipbuilding plan will cost more than Navy says
OCTOBER 22, 2013 — No surprise here: The Congressional Budget Office estimate of the cost of new-ship construction in the Navy’s 2014 shipbuilding plan is higher than the Navy’s. The CBO’s number
Ship operating costs dip as owners slam on controls
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 — Ship operating costs look to have taken a slight dip last year. International accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens says total annual operating costs in the shipping industry
Damen offers fuel saving drydocking package
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 — Damen Shiprepair Brest in France has docked the first ship to take advantage of a new “Quick Docking/Fuel Saving” now offered by Damen Shiprepair & Conversion. The package
Austal USA wins shipyard safety award
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 — American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU) this week presented Austal USA, a member of the American Longshore Mutual Association (ALMA), with its 2012 Safety and Health Award for a
Petters: Avondale could yet build Jones Act tankers
AUGUST 8, 2013 — The current healthy market for Jones Act tankers might, just possibly, mean that Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Avondale unit could once again operate as a builder of commercial vessels.
Admiral says more about decision not to repair USS Miami
AUGUST 7, 2013 — A few more details have emerged about the Navy’s decision to inactivate, rather than repair, the arson-damaged nuclear submarine USS Miami (see earlier story). One of these is
UANI turns its attention to Italy’s Ignazio Messina
JULY 31, 2013 — The latest prominent shipowner to attract the attention of United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is Italy’s Ignazio Messina & Co. SpA. According to UANI, Ignazio Messina operates container
Stena Oil protests São Tomé “show trial,” ship grabs
JULY 9, 2013 — Sweden’s Stena Oil says that the West African republic of São Tomé e Príncipe has wrongfully confiscated two ships it had chartered including the cargo. The captains have