Charles G. “Chuck” Raymond is stepping down as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S.-flag containership operator Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE:HRZ), while Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John V.
It’s official Maersk Line has signed a contract with Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. to build ten 18,000 TEU containerships, with an an option for an additional 20 vessels.
Maxum Marine recently hosted a christening ceremony at Pier 66, in the Port of Seattle, Washington, for its new barge, Global Seattle. Maxum Marine, a division of Maxum Petroleum, provides marine gas
SPI/Mobile Pulley Works, Inc. (SPI), Mobile, Ala., has signed a contract to provide a portable cutter head suction dredge for an overseas mining operation. The dredge platform is 248 ft long x
The U.S. Maritime Coalition has announced plans for its second annual Congressional “Sail-In,” an effort to educate members of Congress on the importance of the American maritime industry. The event is scheduled
The payment of ransom to pirates is not illegal under U.K. law. Bryant’s Marine Consulting reports that the U.K. Court of Appeal has ruled that the owner of cargo on a vessel
Building on its success with a proven tug design,Washburn & Doughty Associcates, Inc., East Boothbay, Maine, has begun construction of a 93 ft, 6,000 hp Z-drive tug for the Moran Towing Corporation,
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has lost none of his enthusiasm for alternative fuels, despite publication of a Rand Corporation study that sees no military benefits in switching to new fuels.
Two flap-type rudders installed on the 30,000 cu.m trailing suction hopper dredge Congo River are the largest in-house designed BARKE rudders thus far delivered by Van der Velden Marine Systems. Built for
Here’s a new take on alternative offshore energy: a submerged nuclear power plant. With nuclear power an increasingly attractive alternative to CO2-producing energy sources, France is seeking to be a leading player
