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Chinese Shipbuilder's Shares Tumble

Jul 31, 2012

China's Rongsheng Heavy Industries' shares tumbled after US Securities & Exchange Commission accusationShares of China Rongsheng Heavy Industries tumbled 17 percent to a record low yesterday after its chairman Zhang Zhirong was accused of…

MHI Shipbuilding Orders Up in Past Quarter

Jul 31, 2012

MHI announces outline of FY 2012 first 3-month financial results
 ended June 30, 2012 (consolidated).Highlights from the financial report follow:Orders received ⇒ Down ¥128.9 billion: Year on Year (YOY) (¥621.3 bn → ¥492.4 bn)Overall, orders declined from a year ago…

IMCA Advises on Mooring Offshore Vessels

Jul 31, 2012

'Mooring Practice Safety Guidance for Offshore Vessels when Alongside in Ports and Harbours' published by International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA).Ships enter and leave ports regularly. Tying up a ship when alongside a berth or another vessel is potentially a very hazardous operation…

Deiulemar Shipping Prefers Liquidation to Bankruptcy

Jul 31, 2012

Italian dry freight group Deiulemar Shipping  is trying to avoid formal bankruptcy proceedings.Italian dry freight group Deiulemar Shipping Company SpA (Deiulemar Shipping) is seeking liquidation to avoid formal bankruptcy proceedings after…

Arctic Waters Hydrographic Survey by NOAA

Jul 31, 2012

NOAA Ship 'Fairweather' to conduct hydrographic work in the Arctic updating depths measured in the 18th century.NOAA Ship Fairweather begins a 30-day survey mission in the Arctic, scheduled to check a sparsely measured 1,500-nautical mile coastal corridor from Dutch Harbor…

USCG to Celebrate 222nd Anniversary Aboard Historic Destroyer

Jul 31, 2012

The US Coast Guard to celebrate its foundational anniversary aboard 'USS Slater' on the Hudson RiverThe United States Coast Guard, one of the country's five armed services,is a unique agency of the federal government. The service was founded on August 4…

Greek Containership Owners, Danaos, Report Growth

Jul 31, 2012

Danaos Corporation reports (unaudited) Second Quarter and Half Year results for the period ended June 30, 2012.Highlights for the Second Quarter and Half Year Ended June 30, 2012:    •    Operating revenues of $146.7 million for the three months ended June 30…

Lloyds Register Statutory Alert:

Jul 30, 2012

Guidance on ECDIS for ships calling at Australian ports; Applicabilty: All owners and operators of Lloyd’s Register classed vessels trading to Australian waters.Further to Classification News No. 09/2012, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority…

Sonardyne Appoints New Sales Agent in the US

Jul 30, 2012

Sonardyne Inc., Houston, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Chapman, founder of MECCO Inc., to its expanding team of sales agents in the United States. Based in Duvall, Washington, Mike has over 30 years of experience in the marine…

Piracy Pact Supports SKANReg Quality Strides

Jul 30, 2012

St Kitts & Nevis has become the latest of five flag state signatories to the Washington declaration condemning acts of violence against seafarers - joining Bahamas, Liberia, Marshall Islands and Panama.  The move underpins major quality…

500 Safe Days in APM Terminals Mumbai

Jul 30, 2012

Employees at APM Terminals Mumbai achieved 500 Safe Days, without any Lost Time Injury (LTI), setting a record at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) at Nhava Sheva.APM Terminals globally lays a lot of emphasis on Safety at terminals and the…

FMC Technologies Announces Executive Changes

Jul 30, 2012

FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI) said that  Robert L. Potter has been appointed President of the company. Potter assumes this responsibility from John T. Gremp who remains Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).'Bob is an experienced…

34m Boat Delivered to Rhode Island Fast Ferry

Jul 30, 2012

A 34m Catamaran Passenger Ferry, Ava Pearl, designed by Incat Crowther and built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding , was delivered to Rhode Island Fast Ferry, where it will contribute to an expansion of operations.As a long-time operator of Incat Crowther ferries…

British Fleet Auxiliary for Falmouth Refit

Jul 30, 2012

'RFA Lyme Bay', the fifth ship to have a multi-million pound refit as part of the Cluster contract at A&P Falmouth, arrrives in FalmouthLyme Bay returned to Falmouth after three years in the Persian Gulf supporting coalition naval operations and as 'mothership' to the UK Mine Countermeasure Fleet…

Mutiny on the 'Deutschland' Over Re-flagging

Jul 30, 2012

Captain wrote to German president to oppose owner's plans to hoist Maltese flag – ordered to leave his ship  Captain Andreas Jungblut, 59, had captained the luxury cruise ship - made famous as the setting for the long-running Traumschiff television soap opera – for 13 years…

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