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Military Sealift Command Atlantic Changes Leadership

May 05, 2011

Military Sealift Command Atlantic, the Norfolk, Va.,-based U.S. Navy command responsible for Military Sealift Command ships transporting equipment, fuel, supplies and ammunition in the Western Atlantic Ocean, changed command during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk today…

BMT Opens in Rio

May 04, 2011

BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT) is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Trading as BMT Scientific Marine Services Ltda, BMT will operate in Rio de Janeiro as an extension of its existing offices in California and Houston…

New Regional Sales Manager for BMT Group

May 03, 2011

In a bid to further strengthen its sales force BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Louise Ledgard.  Louise will take up the position…

ISC ins the Dun & Bradstreet

May 03, 2011

- Rolta Corporate Awards 2010Mumbai,  April 27, 2011: Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), the world’s leading provider of global business information, knowledge and insight, announced the Dun &  Bradstreet - Rolta Corporate Awards 2010. The awards felicitated…

G E Shipping Takes Delivery of Kamsarmax Dry Bulk Carrier

May 02, 2011

The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) took delivery of its new building Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier “Jag Aditi”. The vessel of about 80,700 dwt was built at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co.Ltd, South Korea.With the induction of “Jag Aditi”…

Horizon Lines Reaches Agreement with CSX

May 02, 2011

CHARLOTTE, NC, May 2, 2011 – Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) today announced that it has finalized an agreement with CSX Corporation to reduce charter payments on three vessels leased from CSX.Under the agreement, charter hire expense has been reduced by $3 million annually…

New Contract to Kleven Maritime

May 02, 2011

Kleven Maritime has signed a new contract with Rem Offshore for delivery of one LNG powered offshore vessel. With this new contract, Kleven Maritime’s order reserve increases to 9 vessels at a combined value of 3.3 billion NOK.The vessel…

Strategic Marine Awarded Another Repeat Order

May 02, 2011

Strategic Marine has signed another repeat order with Western Australian company Bhagwan Marine to deliver two new vessels to service the WA's offshore oil and gas industry, including the Gorgon Project.The new contracts for a 49.5 metre…

Dryships Announces Signing to Construct UDW Drillships

Apr 29, 2011

ATHENS, GREECE – April 29, 2011 - DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) (the “Company” or “DryShips”), a global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk and petroleum cargoes and off-shore contract drilling oil services, announced the signing…

Brad L. Berman Joins Holland and Knight as Partner

Apr 29, 2011

New York City – April 29, 2011 – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Brad L. Berman has joined the firm as Partner in the firm's New York City office.  Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Berman served as Executive Director of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR)…

Ship Naming Ceremony is held for Sinopacific's First Fabricated Ship

Apr 29, 2011

Ningbo, April 29, 2011 —— On the morning of 29 April, Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group, China’s leading private shipbuilding enterprise held the ship naming ceremony at its Zhejiang Shipyard for GPA696, the global first fabricated model of Offshore…

More Contracts For Ulstein In Brazil

Apr 29, 2011

Ulstein Design & Solutions has signed two ship design contracts with the Brazilian Shipyard Alianca S.A for the building of two ULSTEIN PX105 platform supply vessels with the X-BOW® hull line design for the Brazilian shipowner CBO.The contracts are worth approximately NOK 150 million…

Court Reduces Horizon Lines' Fine To $15 Million

Apr 29, 2011

REDUCED FINE REMOVES MAY 21ST DEFAULT POTENTIAL RELATED TO CONVERTIBLE NOTES AND IS EXPECTED TO FACILITATE REFINANCING  Company Intends to Proceed with Puerto Rico Class Action Settlement CHARLOTTE, NC (April 28, 2011) - Horizon Lines…

ClassNK Establishes New Standards for FLNG/FLPG Sector

Apr 29, 2011

Society releases new Guidelines for Floating Offshore Facilities for LNG/LPG Production, Storage and OffloadingApril 28 (Tokyo) - Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) is pleased to announce the publication of its new Guidelines for Floating Offshore Facilities for LNG/LPG Production…

Ardmore Expands Fleet, Newbuild And Charters

Apr 28, 2011

Ireland-based specialist tanker company takes over two newbuild contracts and charters in two tankers from Hellespont GroupArdmore Shipping Ltd, the specialist tanker company, today announced that it has taken over the contracts for two newbuild vessels from Hellespont Group and…

Logistics News

Russian Oil Producers Threaten Force Majeure Over Baltic Port Attacks

Russian Oil Producers Threaten Force Majeure Over Baltic Port Attacks

BIMCO: 130 Container Ships Stranded in Persian Gulf

BIMCO: 130 Container Ships Stranded in Persian Gulf

Hapag-Lloyd Earnings Down from Last Year

Hapag-Lloyd Earnings Down from Last Year

Transneft Looks to Redirect Oil From Attacked Baltic Ports

Transneft Looks to Redirect Oil From Attacked Baltic Ports

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