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Lock & Dam Fire Quickly Doused

Jan 11, 2015

A construction crew working off a barge inside the auxiliary lock at Melvin Price Locks and Dam 26 extinguished a fire Thursday morning inside the engine of a crane on their vessel.Battalion Chief Rob Franke, of the Alton Fire Department…

USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) Christened

Jan 11, 2015

Austal christened USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) this morning at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. USNS Trenton is the fifth of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) that Austal has under contract with the U.S. Navy as part of an overall 10-ship block-buy contract worth over $1…

SAM Electronics to Retrofit Bridge Systems for Scandlines

Jan 10, 2015

L-3 SAM Electronics announced today that via its Danish subsidiary, L-3 Lyngsø Marine, it was awarded a contract to retrofit navigation facilities aboard four double-ended passenger and freight ferries operated by the German-Danish ferry company…

Optimarin, Goltens Ink WW Deal

Jan 10, 2015

Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin and Goltens, a leading provider of engineering and installation solutions for the shipping industry signed a non-exclusive worldwide agreement for retrofitting Optimarin’s Ballast System (OBS)…

New Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Named

Jan 10, 2015

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that SSN 795, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Hyman G. Rickover. Mabus named the submarine to honor U.S. Navy Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, the man credited for developing USS Nautilus (SSN 571)…

Yachting Plan Boosts SKANReg Growth Potential

Jan 09, 2015

The London-headquartered St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) is set for major expansion of its commercial and pleasure yacht fleet following the launch of a national yachting policy by the government of the twin-island federation…

Holland America Line’s 'Zuiderdam' Rescues 8 in the Caribbean

Jan 09, 2015

At 2:10 a.m. Jan. 3, 2015, while en route to Oranjestad, Aruba, Holland America Line’s ms Zuiderdam answered a distress call from the Bahamian inter-island vessel Excalibur that was sinking with eight crewmembers onboard. Zuiderdam was approximately…

Navy to Christen High Speed Vessel

Jan 09, 2015

The Navy will christen the future USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) Jan. 10 during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony in Mobile, Alabama. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will deliver the ceremony’s principal address. Virginia Kamsky, chair and chief executive of Kamsky Associates…

Triyards Bags Liftboat Orders

Jan 09, 2015

TRIYARDS Holdings Limited an offshore vessel fabrication and engineering solutions provider to the oil, gas (O&G) and marine industry, started the year on a promising note, armed with US$75.4 million in new liftboat orders.The latest liftboat contracts not only add to its orderbook…

PSA Marine Expands into Middle East

Jan 09, 2015

PSA Marine Qalhat SAOC (PSAMQ), a joint venture company formed between PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd (PSA Marine) and Golden Dunes International LLC (GDI), will commence towage operations for Oman LNG LLC (OLNG) in Sur, Oman on 11 January 2015. The contract will be for a period of 10 years…

Blue Water Strengthens portfolio in Lolland-Falster

Jan 08, 2015

In recent years, Blue Water Shipping's port activities have developed rapidly with activities in an increasing number of Danish port. Blue Water now extends its activities within shipbroking and port agency in the ports at Lolland-Falster…

Hapag-Lloyd to Terminate NZB Service

Jan 07, 2015

Hapag-Lloyd will be terminating our NZB service (New Zealand Loop 2) with last sailings being offered as follows:Last Southbound Sailing: MOL DEDICATION voy. 129ETA Port Kelang 19 January; ETA Singapore 20 JanuaryLast Northbound Sailing: MOL DEDICATION voy…

TOTE Inks LNG Supply Deal

Jan 06, 2015

Partnership represents the start of LNG adoption as a marine fuel in the United States. Pivotal LNG, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources Inc., and WesPac Midstream LLC have signed a long-term agreement with TOTE, Inc. to provide…

Dorian LPG Acquires the "Corvette"

Jan 06, 2015

Dorian LPG Ltd. reported that on January 2nd it took delivery of the ECO VLGC 'Corvette' from Hyundai Heavy Industries. 'Corvette', Dorian's third newbuilding delivery, will initially trade in the spot market and is the first of 15 deliveries that the Company expects in 2015.

Temporary Waterside Security Zone at Boston

Jan 06, 2015

The Captain of the Port (COTP) Boston is establishing a temporary waterside security zone at the John Joseph Moakley Court House, Boston MA for the court proceedings of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.The security…

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