The company's business unit will brief on its capabilities in marine navigation & bridge control systems at upcoming SMM 2012, Hamburg.Alan Dix, managing director of Sperry Marine, will speak about the company's new products and future offerings…
Princess Cruises decide to name new cruise ship 'Regal Princess' as Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy lay the keel down.Following a traditional blessing by a priest, the ship's keel – which weighs approximately 500 tons – was moved into position by a huge crane onto the keel blocks…
MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) announce MTN Worldwide TV is now available to commercial shipping, ferry, oil & gas and yacht customers.MTN Worldwide TV is the first fully-digital, multi-channel television service for the maritime industry…
North P&I Club Reports a 'Stable and Positive' Result in a challenging Market.The ‘A’ rated, 170 million GT North of England P&I club has achieved a ‘stable and positive’ result for the 2011/12 financial year despite challenging market conditions…
Economic sanctions, imposed by national and international governments for a variety of political reasons, can be snare traps for unsuspecting maritime enterprises. For the maritime industry, port calls in any nation against which sanctions have been imposed should be undertaken with caution…
Divex, the international diving equipment technology company and a manufacturer and supplyer of both commercial and defense diving solutions, has made two senior appointments to support the company’s ongoing development and growth globally. As…
Nordic American Tankers Limited CEO briefs shareholders on market conditions and invites input.Dear Shareholder, I would like to update you on developments in the company and in our industry. Conditions remain challenging in the tanker business…
Jiangsu New Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has been contracted to build four 82,000 dwt bulk carrier orders for Hong Kong owner Everbright Metal.Each ship will have a length of 229 m (751 ft) breadth of 32.26 m (106 ft) and draft of 14.45 m (47…
America's Bay Shipbuilding Co. vice president and general manager, Gene Caldwell, has left the company for personal reasons.Caldwell’s leave was confirmed by Rachel Krummen, human resources manager for Bay Shipbuilding/Fincantieri in Sturgeon Bay…
Military Sealift Command-chartered High Speed Vessel 'Swift' begins week of Africa Partnership Station (APS) in Port of Douala, Cameroon.Swift's Military Detachment Officer-in-Charge Lt.Cmdr. Brad Fillius met with the various leaders of…
Substantial charter agreement for Solstad's offshore Derrick Lay Barge (DLB) 'Norce Endeavour' by Australia's Leighton Contractors.DLB 'Norce Endeavour' will work at the Gorgon LNG Jetty and Marine Structures on Barrow Island, Western Australia…
In the last week, both of Shell’s drill ships departed Unalaska for the Arctic. The Noble Discoverer drill rig, which made headlines when it dragged anchor and almost came aground on Airport Beach in June, is bound for the Chukchi Sea. The Kulluk drill ship is now halfway to the Beaufort Sea…
The stricken cruise ship will spend another winter partially submerged close off the coast of Giglio, Italy.The consortium hired to re-float and remove the 114,500-ton ship presented this month a new timeline to the Osservatorio, the entity supervising the wreck salvage operations…
The expected record number of vessels using the Northern Sea Route between Europe & Asia this summer seems delayed.In course of the two first months of sailing, only nine vessels of different types have taken the journey, but if the sailing season lasts as long as it did in 2011…
Vinashin Shipbuilding Industry Corp. ex-officials in appeal against sentences for losses to the state budget of VND910 billion (US$43.5-million).Shipbuilding giant Vinashin, a state-owned company founded in 1996, came to the verge of bankruptcy…