U.S. Maritime Administrator David Matsuda announced on April 22 a $241 million Title XI shipbuilding loan guarantee that will clear the way for the Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla., to build
Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE:HRZ) today announced that William A. Hamlin has been named Senior Vice President of Operations for the company’s Horizon Lines, LLC operating subsidiary. Mr. Hamlin reports to Brian Taylor,
Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services group is adding 500 new containers to its equipment fleet in order to meet the growing needs of its customers in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and throughout
A semisubmersible platform used to house offshore oil workers in the Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico partially sank Tuesday afternoon. The flotel, named the Flotel Jupiter, is owned by Mexico’s
Damen Shipyards, Gorinchem, Netherlands, is currently finalizing the first “Twin Axe” catamaran designed to provide a wide range of support services tooffshore wind farms in the widest sense. It says that its
The combination of slow steaming and Emissions Control Areas is making the choice of marine lubricants more complex says Total Lubmarine. The North American Emissions Control Area (ECA), which will be effective
The combination of slow steaming and Emissions Control Areas is making the choice of marine lubricants more complex says Total Lubmarine. The North American Emissions Control Area (ECA), which will be effective
Classification society ABS achieved another record performance in fleet size during 2010, reported Chairman Robert D. Somerville at today’s annual meeting. An eight percent increase in gross tonnage from year-end 2009 resulted
ABB Turbocharging reports significant developments with both its latest generation single stage turbochargers and its “Power2” two stage turbocharging systems. The company’s latest generation of high efficiency, high pressure single stage turbochargers
Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd reports that it entered into six effective shipbuilding contracts in the month of March 2011 with an aggregate contract value of US$214.2 million. The new contracts comprise
