“Captain Phillips” screening rivets Norfolk audience
OCTOBER 10, 2013 — A preview of the movie Captain Phillips was shown at Nauticus in downtown Norfolk, VA, this week to a riveted audience of 350 guests of Maersk Line, Limited
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ITB North builds barge quartet in rapid time
OCTOBER 7, 2013 — Less than 11 months after the original design contract was placed,four shallow draft, double hull, combination bulk oil and deck cargo barges are now in service delivering bulk
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
Knud E. Hansen designs RO/RO reefer
OCTOBER 3, 2013 — Danish naval architecture firm Knud E. Hansen A/S has developed a RO/RO reefer vessel, in close cooperation with Reefer Intel and Stena RO/RO.Reefer Intel is owned by Mr.
Bay Houston takes delivery of new tug from Leevac
OCTOBER 2, 2013 — Bay-Houston Towing Co. has taken delivery of the first Z Tech 2400 tugboat, the Chloe K, from Leevac Shipyards LLC of Jennings, LA. Chloe K The Robert Allan
Jensen to manage Jones Act tanker construction program
OCTOBER 2, 2013 — Jensen Maritime Consultants, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, announced today that the company has been awarded a new construction management contract for four
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
FSG delivers Canada’s largest ConRo to Oceanex
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 — Following a series of successful sea trials, Oceanex Inc. today accepted delivery of the 210 m Oceanex Connaigra, Canada’s largest ConRO ship, from German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG).
Halifax Shipyard wins commercial ship repair contracts
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 — Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding today confirmed two new commercial ship repair contracts for Halifax Shipyard that will require up to approximately 140 hourly employees. MV Oceanex Sanderling, a container/cargo
Rickmers in JV with Apollo Global
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 — Ron Widdows, CEO of Hamburg based Rickmers Group calls a new joint venture with private equity group Apollo Global (NYSE: APO) “a further milestone along the path we