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Aker Philly and Crowley seal JV deal

NOVEMBER 8, 2013 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) reports that its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), and Crowley Maritime Corporation have completed definitive documentation and satisfied

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MARAD funds two LNG-as-fuel projects

NOVEMBER 7, 2013 — A steam turbine powered Horizon Lines containership that is to be converted to LNG propulsion was originally delivered in 1980 to Waterman Line — as a barge carrier.

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Shell plate buckling eyed in box ship break up

NOVEMBER 1, 2013 — The ClassNK Casualty Investigation Team looking for the causes of the mid-June incident that saw the containership MOL Comfort break in two has released preliminary findings and safety

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Super post-Panamax cranes go to work in Savannah

OCTOBER 23, 2013 — In a reminder that new generation containerships ships are going to demand new generation cargo handling equipment, four super post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes that arrived at the Port of

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Becker reports strong orders for rudders, ducts

OCTOBER 17, 2013 — Hamburg, Germany, based Becker Marine Systems says that it has won orders to equip five 18,000-TEU containerships under construction for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) with effective high

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UASC seeks tweaks for box ship designs

OCTOBER 4, 2013 — Setting its sights on competitive slot cost, United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) , one of the world’s fastest growing container carriers, has ordered five 14,000 TEU vessels with