First VLCC order for ultra long stroke MAN Diesel & Turbo G-type
First VLCC Order with the New G-Type Engine Greek ship management company Almi Tankers S.A. is set to establish itself as a market front runner with the new ultra long stroke G-type
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California Maritime students receive Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial scholarships
Crowley Maritime Corporation this week awarded three California Maritime Academy (CMA) students with Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial scholarships during the Containerization and Intermodal Institute’s Connie Awards presentation in Long Beach, Calif.
Cosco Busan owners and operators to pay $44.4 million civil settlement
Federal, state and Bay-area officials yesterday announced a comprehensive civil settlement with the owners and operators of M/V Cosco Busan, resolving all natural resource damages, penalties and response costs that resulted from
Navy christens first Joint High Speed Vessel
USNS Spearhead, the first of the U.S. Navy’s joint high-speed vessels designed for rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment, was christened September 17, 2011 during a ceremony at shipbuilder Austal
NCSA exercises options for two RoCons for U.S. East Coast service
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has exercised its option to build a further two Roll-On/Roll-Off-Container (Ro-Con) ships with shipbbuilder Hyundai MIPO of South Korea. NSCSA signed a shipbuilding agreement
GL classified fleet now exceeds 100 million GT
With the delivery of Hamburg Süd’s 85,676 GT, 7,100 TEU containership Santa Rosa, the fleet classified with Germanischer Lloyd (GL) exceeds 100 million GT. The Hamburg headquartered classification society currently has more
Revenues and profits soar at China Rongsheng Heavy Industries
Hong Kong listed shipbuilding giant China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited reports soaring revenues and profits for the six months ended June 30, 2011 – a period that saw the company
High-capacity BWTS commissioned on 318,000 dwt VLCC
Los Angeles headquartered N.E.I. Treatment Systems reports a major ballast water treatment milestone: the successful commissioning during sea trial of the world’s highest capacity BWTS installed and operating anywhere in the world.
Horizon Lines appoints VP International Services
U.S.-flag containership operator Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) reports that that Alherd Kazura has been appointed to the new position of Vice President of International Services. Mr. Kazura will report to Brian
Red ink at NOL
Container shipping and logistics giant Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) today reported a net loss of US$67 million for the first half of 2011 compared to a US$1 million net profit in the