DSME starts construction of world’s largest floating dock
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has started construction of what will be the world’s largest floating dock. It will be 85.6 m wide, 432 m long and 130,000 DWT
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Resolve refloats Puerto Rico dry dock
Resolve Marine Group, Inc. successfully refloated the Perseverance dry dock in San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 27. The dry dock sank on September 29 during maintenance/refit operations. During the sinking, the
Trailer Bridge files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Trailer Bridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRBR) today announced that it has filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The petition was filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for
Tanker that hit box ship in Houston ship channel was trying to avoid fuel barge
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report that says a chemical tanker that hit a containership in the Houston ship channel last month was trying to avoid a fuel
Maersk newbuild to have MAN Diesel & Turbo EGR system
MAN Diesel & Turbo reports the first order for its second- generation EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) system. It is to be fully integrated within the MAN B&W 6S80ME-C9 main engine of a
Kolbenschmidt brings large bore pistons to Marintec China
KS Kolbenschmidt GmbH will be displaying engine pistons diametered between 160 mm and 320 mm at the upcoming Marintec China event. “Since Asia is an increasingly important market for us, we are
Grand China Shipping suspends trans-pacific service
Grand China Shipping is suspending a weekly trans-pacific containership service– Super Pacific Express (SPX) — that it initiated in March this year. SPX links Long Beach with the Chinese ports of Shanghai,
Officers in Rena grounding face further charges
Further charges have been laid by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) against the Master and Second Officer of the of the Costamare-owned 3,032 TEU containership Rena, following the ship’s grounding on Astrolabe Reef
Wärtsilä to power NCSA RoCon newbuildings
Wärtsilä is to supply the engines and propulsion equipment for the six new RoCon vessels on order for NSCSA, the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, at Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (see
Horizon Lines to discontinue trans-Pacific service
Horizon Lines, Inc. (OTCQB: HRZL) reports that it will discontinue its Five Star Express (FSX) trans-Pacific container shipping service between the U.S. West Coast, Guam and China. The U.S.-flag containership operator says