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ZF Marine LLC takes delivery of ZF POD 4000 demonstration vessel

Sep 15, 2011

ZF Marine has taken delivery of a new 50 foot Viking Sportfishing yacht. The purpose of this vessel will be to demonstrate the ZF POD 4000 propulsion system. The vessel is equipped with two Caterpillar C18 engines each producing 1150 bhp. These engines are mated to ZF 500 series transmissions…

Horizon Lines Closes on Bridge Loan

Sep 14, 2011

Company Makes $7.0 Million Semi-Annual Interest Payment on 4.25% Convertible Notes within Grace Period. Refinancing of Company's Capital Structure on Schedule.Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) today announced that it has closed on a bridge loan facility of up to $25…

Bryan Nichols Joins Growing Vigor Shipyard Sales Team

Sep 14, 2011

Bryan Nichols, one of the leading maritime business development professionals in the Pacific Northwest, is joining forces with VIGOR Industrial, which owns and operates the premier shipyards in the region.Nichols joins VIGOR as a sales representative for the company…

Florida Inland Port Forges Alliance with JaxPort

Sep 14, 2011

This and recent agreements with Port of Miami and Port of Palm Beach solidify Florida Inland Port’s position as the premier inland port / integrated logistics center serving the southeastern U.S.  Florida Inland Port today announced the…

VT Halter Marine Delivers Second Tug for OSG

Sep 14, 2011

VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a subsidiary of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today announced the delivery of Endurance, the second 8,000 hp Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) tug to Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.This is part of a…

Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator Media Statement

Sep 14, 2011

The Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator issued the following media statement in response to the United States Coast Guard Report of Investigation into the Circumstances Surrounding the Explosion, Fire, Sinking and Loss of…

Philippine, British Governments Announce Support for SaveOurSeafarers

Sep 14, 2011

Seafarers’ organisations, shipping companies together with business leaders and the biggest ever grouping of shipping industry associations, which have joined forces to campaign against Somali piracy, have received a welcome boost from the British…

Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation Team Releases Final Report

Sep 14, 2011

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)/U.S. Coast Guard Joint Investigation Team (JIT) today released its final investigative report on the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon explosion, loss of life, and resulting oil spill…

UNCTAD Convening Expert Meeting on "Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation"

Sep 14, 2011

The UNCTAD secretariat is convening an Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on 'Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: A Challenge for Global Ports', to be held in Geneva on 29-30 September 2011. Following earlier related activities (see www.unctad.org/ttl/legal…

DRYSHIPS INC. Announces Results of Annual General Meeting

Sep 14, 2011

DryShips Inc. (the “Company” or “DryShips”), a global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk and petroleum cargoes and off-shore contract drilling oil services, today announced the results of its 2011 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”)…

Lloyd's Register Educational Trust-funded Collegium

Sep 14, 2011

Lloyd's Register Educational Trust-funded collegium provides innovative forum to find solutions for the carbon capture and storage industry. University of Southampton-based initiative combined students, faculty and the private sector. A…

ICS Urges Shipowners to Get EEDI

Sep 14, 2011

The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), whose member national shipowners’ associations represent all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world merchant fleet, met in London on 13 September. CO2 RegulationICS…

MJP Waterjets: Double Control for Water Jets

Sep 14, 2011

Swedish-based MJP Waterjets has succeeded in combining steering and reversing of two jets simultaneously into a central column operating both jets in parallel by means of a single hydraulic control. This new design of the steering and reversing…

GAC Appoints Constantin Draghici to Head HSSE Drive

Sep 14, 2011

GAC appoints Constantin Draghici to head HSSE drive Hands-on experience to guide Group-wide safety culture.GAC has appointed Constantin Draghici as its Group HSSE (Health Safety Security Environment) Manager to drive awareness and consistent implementation of the best health…

French Woman Captured by Somali Pirates Released by EUNAVFOR

Sep 14, 2011

On 10 September EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA assets intercepted and forcibly stopped a suspected Somali Pirate skiff which was involved in the abduction of a crew member from the French Sailing Yacht (SY) TRIBAL KAT. The successful operation resulted in the safe release of Mrs Colombo…

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