Oceanwide Expeditions' cruise ship 'Plancius' anchored off South Georgia, after repeated propulsion failures, awaits relief shipTrouble started 12 days into a 31-day journey from Ushuaia, Argentina, one of the southernmost cities in the world…
Growing In Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. GOM SITREPAs the feds issue more drilling permits for the Gulf, demand for offshore support vessels in the GOM deepwater sector has accelerated, industry members say. Anger about the government's spill-related…
World’s largest online database for cargo transportation goes live. BMT De Beer, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has launched CargoHandbook.com (www.cargohandbook.com), the world’s largest online database for cargo transportation in the marine industry…
Crowley Awards Scholarships to Two Pennsylvania Students in the Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program.Crowley recently awarded Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships to Ariel Zhou and Caiti Campbell, who are taking part in the Maritime…
Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE:SFL) has agreed to terminate chartering agreements with Horizon Lines, LLC relating to five of its vessels. Ship Finance will receive as termination compensation $40 million in second lien notes issued…
Group Will Develop Recommendations to Increase Trade Opportunities and Business Investment in Illinois.Governor Pat Quinn today convened the first meeting of the Illinois Export Advisory Council. As part of Governor Quinn’s commitment to strengthen the Illinois economy and create jobs…
International classification society Bureau Veritas has joined forces with French maritime security consultants Securymind to provide an auditing and verification service for companies providing armed guards to protect ships against piracy. Security…
One ship hi-jacked (freed) one attack & one suspicious approach reports NATO in latest weekly report During the reporting period of 05 to 11 April 2012 there was one hijacking (which was subsequently freed), one attack and one suspicious approach in the high risk area (HRA)…
New international regulations for flag states well underway says Denmark after latest meeting of the IMO's FSI sub-committeeTogether with a number of other countries, Denmark is striving to make it mandatory for member states to undergo the so-called 'IMO sudit'…
IEEE experts comment on a century of technical heritage & innovation since loss of the TitanicA hundred years after the loss of the RMS Titanic, members of IEEE – the world's largest technical professional organization – share their perspectives…
Statement from BSEE, April 16, 2012 as of 2:30 p.m. CDT The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has confirmed that a modest amount of oil is being released from a natural seafloor seep previously suspected as the source of an oil sheen reported last week in the Gulf of Mexico…
Lloyd Werft will in the future be represented in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, the Bahamas and Costa Rica by Vogler Marine Agencies LLC.Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven will have a stronger presence from now on in one of its most important core markets…
Boston Whaler announced that its manufacturing facility has reached three million hours without a lost-time accident or illness. The facility has a long history of emphasizing and practicing worker safety in the production of its high-quality…
Houston - Kirby Corporation will announce its 2012 first quarter results at 5:00 p.m. central time on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. A conference call to discuss the results will be held at 10:00 a.m. central time on Thursday, April 26, 2012.The…
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has signed its first fleet Safety Service Agreement with a Japanese principal. The two-year agreement, valued at $300,000 includes 25 panamax and cape-size bulk carriers and 18 product carriers on behalf of Tokyo-based Victoria Ship Management…