Three rescued in China tugboat capsize
JANUARY 16, 2015 — Xinhua reports that rescuers saved three people yesterday after a tugboat capsized at about 3 pm local time while on trials in the Fubei Channel, near Jingjiang city,
shipbuilding
McCain tries to tack Jones Act repeal onto pipeline bill
JANUARY 15, 2015 — Making the already controversial Keystone Pipeline Bill yet more so, Senator John McCain offered an amendment January 13 that would repeal the Jones Act. The Senator said: “I
Jensen to support fireboat build at Vigor Fab
JANUARY 14, 2015 — The San Francisco Fire Department has selected Crowley Maritime subsidiary Jensen Maritime to provide detail production engineering and construction management on an 88 ft x 25 ft Super
BAE Systems names Joseph Campbell VP and GM Ship Repair
JANUARY 13, 2015 — BAE Systems, Inc, has named Joseph Campbell as vice president and general manager of the company’s Ship Repair business, effective Jan. 14. He succeeds Bill Clifford, who will
Ulstein books first X-Stern order
JANUARY 13, 2015 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft has signed a shipbuilding contract with Hamburg, Germany, based Bernhard Schulte for two vessels that will be the first to be built at the shipyard
Austal christens JHSV 5
JANUARY 12, 2015 — Austal christened USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) Saturday at its Mobile, AL, shipyard. USNS Trenton is the fifth of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) that Austal is building
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding delivers 200th Kamsarmax bulker
JANUARY 8, 2015 — Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. yesterday delivered its 200th Kamsarmax bulk carrier, the 82,000 dwt Ultra Lion. Developed by Tsuneishi and now an industry standard, Kamsarmax bulkers have
Pearl Seas considering Cuba cruises
JANUARY 7, 2015 — One of the first cruise lines to offer cruises to Cuba may be Guilford, CT, based Pearl Seas Cruises, a sister company of American Cruise Line. The company
Keppel Singmarine books new contracts
JANUARY 6, 2014 — Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine says its specialized shipbuilding subsidiary Keppel Singmarine has secured two contracts worth a total of about S$65 million (about $49 million). The first,
Car carrier was deliberately grounded
JANUARY 5, 2015 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch has started an investigation into the grounding of the car carrier Höegh Osaka on the Bramble Bank in the Solent on the