Matson again talks about fleet renewal
FEBRUARY 7, 2012 — Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), has again been showing signs that it is paying serious attention to fleet renewal. Last November, the company said that it has a strategic
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Kirby to acquire Penn Maritime for $295 million
NOVEMBER 28, 2012 — Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) is to acquire Penn Maritime Inc. and Maritime Investments LLC, which operates a 1.9 million barrel fleet of 18 heated, double-hulled tank bargesand
Kirby to acquire Penn Maritime for $295 million
NOVEMBER 28, 2012 — Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) is to acquire Penn Maritime Inc. and Maritime Investments LLC, which operates a 1.9 million barrel fleet of 18 heated, double-hulled tank bargesand
Matson plans new Jones Act ships, but not soon
NOVEMBER 27, 2012 — Matson, Inc. (MATX), Honolulu, HI, has a strategic re-fleeting plan that calls for the building of two new Jones Act containerships in the next 3 – 5 years
MarAd guidance on Sandy Jones Act waiver requirements
NOVEMBER 16, 2012 — Vessels operating under the temporary Hurricane Sandy related Jones Act waiver have to meet various U.S. Maritime Administration reporting requirements. The agency yesterday issued a guidance on what
OSG files for Chapter 11
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 — Tanker giant Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) today filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions for itself and certain operating subsidiaries in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District
Napolitano expands scope of Jones Act waiver
NOVEMBER 4, 2012 — Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano yesterday announced the expansion of the temporary, blanket waiver of the Jones Act, issued Friday, to also facilitate the transportation of feedstocks,
Jones Act waivers issued to aid in gas flow
NOVEMBER 2, 2012—In a move to ease the flow of gasoline to the U.S. Northeast in the wake of the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet
U.S.-flag interests not opposed to Jones Act waivers
NOVEMBER 2, 2012 — The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) has written President Obama saying that the U.S. Maritime Industry will not oppose Jones Act waivers that are necessary to facilitate the delivery of petroleum
Rand Logistics puts Jones Act ATB into service
NOVEMBER 1, 20012 — Rand Logistics, Inc. has christened and placed in service the Jones Act compliant tug Defiance and the self-unloading barge Ashtabula. The Ashtabula loaded sand in Brevort, Michigan for