Matson’s Kevin O’Rourke to retire
MARCH 3, 2014 — Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), reports that Kevin O’Rourke, senior vice president and chief legal officer, is retiring after 21 years with Matson. He will be succeeded by Peter
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NJ rock salt saga: Poor planning, not the Jones Act to blame
FEBRUARY 26, 2014—The great New Jersey rock salt shortage has apparently come to an end, and so, too, perhaps the Garden State’s assaults on the Jones Act. A U.S.-flagged barge carrying the
BAE Systems launches first Jackson Offshore PSV
JANUARY 30, 2014 — BAE Systems today launched the first of four platform supply vessels it is building for Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC. The launch ceremony at BAE Systems’ Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville,
Top Ten Maritime Stories of 2013
JANUARY 20, 2014—What were the top maritime stories of 2013? As ranked by the activity of Marine Log viewers, the Top Ten stories of last year were tales of Triumph, tragedy and
Pipeline giant buys Blackstone’s Jones Act tanker biz
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)
Blackstone-controlled APT files for IPO
OCTOBER 23, 2013 — Blackstone-controlled American Petroleum Tankers Partners LP has filed with the SEC to raise up to $173 million in an initial public offering. It plans to list on the
OT&BE to design LNG-fueled Jones Act container AT/B
OCTOBER 7, 2013 — Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp. (OT&BE), of Milford, MA, reports that it has been selected to design a new high speed, LNG-fueled AT/B container carrier for Minyan
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
NASSCO to build two LNG-ready tankers for Seabulk
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (GD), has entered into a contract with Seabulk Tankers, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc.
Jones market health helps American Shipping Company
AUGUST 14, 2012 — American Shipping Company ASA (Oslo: AMSC) had a net profit for Q2 of 2013 of $13.1 million versus $11.8 million in Q2 of 2012. The company was set