Vard inks LOI for expedition cruise ship
JANUARY 16, 2016 — The market for expedition cruise ships continues to develop. Vard Holdings Limited says that it has signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) for the design and construction of
JANUARY 16, 2016 — The market for expedition cruise ships continues to develop. Vard Holdings Limited says that it has signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) for the design and construction of
JANUARY 11, 2017 — Scanship Holdings ASA has entered into a contract with what is described only as “a Norwegian shipyard” to supply Scanship’s Total Clean Ship Systems including advanced wastewater purification,
DECEMBER 22, 2016 — Hapag-Lloyd’s Valparaiso Express this week became the largest capacity vessel thus far to transit the Panama Canal’s Expanded Locks. The 10,589 TEU Neopanamax containership was specifically built to
NOVEMBER 7, 2016 — Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle has issued a follow-up statement on the Ocean Alliance Vessel Sharing Agreement. On October 21, 2016, the Federal Maritime Commission voted to
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 — Leaders from all parts of the global maritime industry will discuss the fundamental shift in the economy and new technological advances at the Danish Maritime Forum in Copenhagen
JULY 20, 2016 — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx yesterday announced the appointment of 29 new members to the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Committee (MTSNAC). Established in 2010, the 40-member
JUNE 9, 2016 — Following a ministerial meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Hwang Woo-yea, the government of South Korea has announced restructuring plans for the shipping and shipbuilding industries and measures
October 13, 2015 — Hapag-Lloyd secures banking facility for boxship series at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (Extended coverage from Marine Log’s October 2015 issue). German container shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd signed a $
APRIL 6, 2015 — Crowley Maritime Corp. has joined the Trident Alliance, a coalition of shipping owners and operators that share a common interest in robust enforcement of existing maritime sulfur regulations.
NOVEMBER 1, 2014—The first two of seven 9,300 TEU containerships for Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores (CSAV) were recently christened at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Geoje, South Korea. The ceremony was attended