SeaFox: a quicker, cheaper, safer mine-hunting capability for the Navy when it comes to keeping sea-lanes open.Mine hunting is the mission, identification and neutralization is the method; maintaining open, safe sea lanes is the goal. In the past…
MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) closes the 35% sale of its Terminal Division (Terminal Investment Limited SA) to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).MSC and Global Infrastructure Partners and a group of its LP Co-Investors have closed…
Royal Caribbean Cruises contracts for a third Quantum-class cruise ship to be constructed in the Meyer Werft shipyard.The delivery is for mid-2016 and the price and terms of the new ship are similar to the price and terms of the first two Quantum-class ships…
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) brings to HK its free-attendance workshop on ECDIS regulations and procedures.This free workshop will present the 'Admiralty Guide to policy and procedures for the operational use of ECDIS' and…
The Board of Directors of Italy-based global energy corporation Eni has approved possible one or more bonds issues.The issue of the bonds is to be placed with institutional investors, with a value of up to a maximum amount of 3 billion euro…
The 2013 Ship Repair Tradesmen of the Year were recently honored by the Virginia Ship Repair Association (VSRA).The award citations by VSRA are as follows:The 2013 Junior Tradesman of the Year Steven Pulliam, an Outside Machinist from Oceaneering International…
The company, suppliers of biodegradable cleaners, degreasers & functional fluids, reorganizes its leadership team following its Terresolve acquisition. “With the acquisition of Terresolve Technologies earlier this year, RSC Bio Solutions now possesses an even wider range of proven…
Following on from an earlier announcement of the US$200-million offering, Ultrapetrol now give provide greater detail.The company has priced the offering of $200 million in aggregate principal amount of its 8.875% First Preferred Ship Mortgage Notes due 2021 (the 'Notes')…
10 University of California, & Scripps Institute drifter buoys for meteorology & oceanographic observation released into the Pacific from 'USS Pearl Harbor'The buoys measure ocean currents up to 15 meters in depth, and were launched during…
The Port of Long Beach's Green Flag and Green Ship annual awards honored 20 shipping lines for efforts to improve air quality.Efforts to improve air quality locally were accomplished by slowing ships down or deploying cleaner vessels, or both…
Lloyd's Register North America will hold the “Essential Dry-Docking” Marine training course from June 18-20, 2013 at the Lloyd's Register office in Plantation, Fla. near Ft. Lauderdale.The three-day course will provide the essential information needed to successfully prepare…
Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) engineers conducted preliminary Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) seaworthiness model tests in the David Taylor Model Basin, April 22 - May 17.SSC is the replacement for the Navy's existing fleet of Landing Craft…
Halyard Marine’s Chairman, James Grazebrook has completed a 170-meter abseil down Portsmouth’s 550-foot Spinnaker Tower.James Grazebrook, founder of South Coast based marine exhaust specialists, Halyard, and four other brave RNLI committee members…
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems announce the development of the MaK M 34 DF, a new marine dual fuel engine platform for the commercial marine industry. The M 34 DF dual fuel engine boasts a power rating of 500 kW per cylinder at 720 and 750 rpm in diesel and gas modes…
The new president of BIMCO, John Denholm, has identified environmental pressures facing the shipping industry as some of its most significant current challenges as he embarks upon his two year term. Speaking in Paris, as he took over the presidency…
