SGX Mainboard-listed Swissco Holdings Limited announced it has secured three chartering contracts with options worth US$17.3 million. The offshore support vessels, comprising two new workboats and one anchor handling tug supply vessel, will be deployed in the Middle East under the contracts…
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (TR) (CVN 71) successfully completed Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) and the Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) Oct. 8.TSTA/FEP is a three-week training and evaluation period that prepares…
Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services group and Seaboard Marine Ltd. announced today that they have entered a new vessel sharing agreement (VSA) to service customers in the Dominican Republic trade lane, while also changing their current VSA to Panama and Costa Rica…
Office to provide local support to LCS and JHSV programs.On October 8th, Austal celebrated the opening of our San Diego, Cal., Operations Office with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Joining Austal’s representatives at the ceremony were Mayor Cheryl Cox of the City of Chula Vista…
Modest traffic growth trends continued during the first six months of 2014 across U.S. transportation sectors, with generally improving second quarter growth seen at airports, ports and toll roads, according to a new Fitch Ratings report. 'While…
Marine Contracting announced the successful towing of LLOG Exploration’s Delta House Floating Production Semi-Submersible to its’ operating site in the Gulf of Mexico’s Mississippi Canyon 254 field. The Delta House semi-submersible move project…
UK-based maritime intelligence provider, Dryad Maritime has released its Q3 maritime crime figures which show that piracy is continuing across the globe at similar levels to Q2, with incidents of cargo theft in Southeast Asia continuing to rise…
William P. Doyle, CommissionerUnited States Federal Maritime CommissionKeynote Address: Easing Port Congestion14th Annual Port New York/New Jersey Port Industry DayWorld Trade Center, New York, NYOctober 7, 2014My name is William Doyle…
Three Castaways Rescued Safely off Indonesia.Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) has announced that on October 6, 2014, the MOL-operated/managed LNG carrier Senshu Maru founded drifting castaways in the Celebes Sea off Indonesia…
The global shipping industry finds no grace from much stronger economic activity going forward, as the global recovery remains fragile and uneven. Shipping being a derived demand of global economic growth, will see lower demand in coming years…
The Coast Guard rescued four hunters stranded in Blackstone Bay near Whittier Monday.A 45-foot response boat-medium crew from Station Valdez safely transported the men and towed their skiff to Whittier.Watchstanders at the Sector Anchorage…
Samsung Heavy Industries won an order amounting to USD 440 Million for Three Arctic Shuttle Tankers from a European shipper. According to sources the order is from Russia’s state shipping firm Sovcomflot. The shuttle tankers will have a capacity of 42…
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd wholly owned subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) and Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd have secured contracts from repeat customers worth a total of S$153 million.Keppel Shipyard's contract is…
Knightsbridge Shipping Limited and Golden Ocean Group Limited have today entered into an agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which the two companies have agreed to merge, with Knightsbridge as the surviving legal entity. The Combined…
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) releases information on vessel activity and utilisation 4-5 working days after the close of each quarter. The Company defines 'vessel utilisation' as the percentage of the vessel charter period spent on contracted or multi-client data acquisition…