US Coast Guard cadet training barque ‘Eagle’ completes its first week of the cadet summer training deployment in the Atlantic Ocean.Eagle left its homeport in New London, Conn., and sailed more than 600 miles headed to the Caribbean while under sail power and using celestial navigation…
FMC Technologies receives subsea equipment order for ExxonMobil's Julia Development field.The Julia field is located in the Gulf of Mexico Walker Ridge area in approximately 7,000 feet (2,100 meter) water depth. FMC Technologies' scope of supply includes six subsea trees…
The 3600 TEU container ship, built under the supervision of Navgathi Marine by Hyundai Sambo delivered to Pacific International Lines.Hanjin Argentina is the third of a series of four such vessels ordered by Pacific International Lines of Singapore from the S…
Unmanned aircraft accomplishes first ever ‘touch-and -go’ aboard aircraft carrier CVN 77.The Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) has begun touch-and-go landing operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W…
The 400-tonne keel section for the cruise ship has been laid in the building dock at the Monfalcone shipyard in Italy.The 3,611 passenger vessel, due to be launched in March 2015, will be the flagship of the P&O Cruises fleet, as well as the largest ever constructed for the British market…
NAMJet to provide Traktor Jet propulsion system for the new oyster harvest vessel ‘Pacific Express 1’.Washington ship builder Penn Cove Shellfish (dba Everest Marine) has chosen Arkansas-based NAMJet to provide the propulsion system for its new oyster harvest vessel…
New contracts, significant changes to existing contracts, and changes in estimated planned out-of-service time of 15 or more days since April 18, 2013 are included.Highlights are as follows: Deepwater Millennium - Awarded a two-year…
The company reports its earlier loss significantly reduced in first quarter 2013 financial results.Financial highlights: Freight rate up 4.2% year on year Slight increase in transport volume Revenue growth of 3.1% Loss…
The first Mobile Landing Platform ship, 'USNS Montford Point' (MLP 1), built by General Dynamics-NASSCO, accepted in San Diego, Calif. The Mobile Landing Platform is a new class of ship and highly flexible platform that will provide capability…
PortVision’s Jason Tieman will speak to the International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) Conference on 'New Ways toMaximize Uptime & Utilization with Limited Resources'.PortVision®, a leading provider of business intelligence solutions for the maritime industry…
Guidance circular to be issued for ships calling at ports without reception facilities for Harmful to the Marine Environment (HME) waste, including Hold Washing Water (HWW).Shipowners pleas for greater clarity on what to do when there are…
Maritime oil and gas business segments have exhibited mixed results in the past 12 months. In the United States, offshore business is slowly recovering from the devastating Macondo spill that resulted in an exodus of drilling assets to foreign shores…
U.S.-flagged container ship ‘National Glory’ kicks off the new service when she departs Houston for San Juan May 29, 2013.The new 14-day service, which is being provided by National Shippers of America (NSA), is called 'Isla Verde Express'…
Jiangsu Province’s Economic and Information Technology Commission reviews Q1 2013 province-wide shipyard finances.The review of the shipbuilding industry’s performance showed that 44 privately-owned shipbuilders out of 66 failed to win…
Viking Cruises launch Viking Ocean Cruises, the first new cruise line in nearly a decade.Developed from the ground up to return the focus of cruising to the destination, Viking Ocean Cruises will begin sailing in May 2015 with its first vessel…
