USCG and NTSB probe OSG tanker allision with Bay Bridge
JANUARY 9, 2013 — An allision Monday between the 752-foot Marshall Islands registered tanker Overseas Reymar and tower six of the Bay Bridge in the San Francisco Bay is being investigated by
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Crowley makes VP appointment
JANUARY 3, 2013 — Crowley Maritime Corporation reports that Matt Yacavone has joined the company as vice president of sales and chartering for Crowley’s petroleum services team. He will be based in
Aker Philly starts production of second SeaRiver Aframax
DECEMBER 19, 2012 — A small ceremony in the Fabrication Shop of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. marked the start of production activities today on the second of two Aframax tankers that the
Washed up tanker lifted from Staten Island street
DECEMBER 12, 2012 — A 1941-built, 184 ft tanker that washed up on Staten Island as a result of high winds and floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy has been lifted from Front Street,
Plight of tanker sector threatens world economy
NOVEMBER 27, 2012 — “The issue of tanker industry sustainability should be a topic of public conversation,” says INTERTANKO Managing Director Katharina Stanzel. Tanker owners continue to be deeply concerned that the
OSG gets a “D” from Standard & Poor’s
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 — Reacting to Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.’s voluntary Chapter 11 filing today (see earlier story) Standard & Poor’s lowered its long-term corporate credit rating on the tanker giant to
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
Maersk profits soar in third quarter
NOVEMBER 9, 2012 — Despite taking a $267 million impairment hit on its tanker unit, A.P. Moller – Maersk has turned in what Group CEO Nils S. Andersen (left) terms “a good
Tanker propeller jobs keep Hydrex teams busy
NOVEMBER 7, 2012 — Hydrex diver/technician teams have recently carried out a wide range of underwater propeller operations on tankers around the world. Jobs have included a spinner cone (Propeller Boss Cap
Milestone order for Wärtsilä RT-flex engine
NOVEMBER 1, 2012—This past August, Wärtsilä achieved a milestone with its 1000th order for its two-stroke, low-speed diesel, electronically controlled, common-rail RT-flex engines. The milestone order was for a seven-cylinder Wärtsilä RT-flex82T