FEBRUARY 18, 2014—ClassNK will join with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K-Line), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd, (MKK), and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) in a new joint development project
FEBRUARY 3, 2014 — A niche merchant bank providing mortgage based lending to the maritime and offshore industries plans to start operations in April. Maritime & Merchant AS (M&M) (TBR Maritime &
JANUARY 31, 2014—Vigor Industrial, already a regional shipbuilding and repair powerhouse, is in negotiations to expand its business in the Pacific Northwest, with the acquisition of Seward Ship’s Drydock, Seward, Alaska. Vigor
JANUARY 30, 2014 — The Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) and Alaska Maritime Prevention and Response Network has announced a “strategic alliance” to support non-tank vessels (NTV) in meeting new Federal regulations
JANUARY 29, 2014 — Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Guatemala-based liner and logistics teams have moved into a new office space in the heart of Guatemala City, the country’s bustling metropolis and most populous
JANUARY 24, 2014 — Norwalk, CT, headquartered tanker operator Heidmar has appointed Hans van der Zijde as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. van der Zijde graduated from the Nautical Academy of
DECEMBER 31, 2013 — The Marine Response Alliance (MRA), an association of top U.S. emergency responders providing OPA 90 Salvage Marine Firefighting (SMFF) services, has relocated from Pompano, FL, to Houston to
DECEMBER 23, 2013 —Pipeline giant Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire American Petroleum Tankers (APT) and State Class Tankers (SCT)
DECEMBER 17, 2013 — Satcom giant Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), today announced the acquisition of the business and substantially all of the assets of Palm Bay, FL, headquartered Globe Wireless LLC, a leading provider
DECEMBER 16, 2013 — Wärtsilä reports that its Wärtsilä Aquarius EC (Electro-Chlorination) Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has been granted International Maritime Organization (IMO) Type Approval. This is in accordance with the
