The spire that will crown the jewel of the Manhattan skyline is making its way over the holiday weekend towards One World Trade Center. A barge carrying eight of the 18 sections of spire for One WTC is en route to New York City on a 1,500…
Smit Lamnalco renewed its marine support services contract with oil major Shell in Gabon, a deal that has triggered investment in three auxiliary vessel newbuildings, according to the company.The five year contract renewal extends a relationship…
Harrold van der Meer has joined the KOTUG group and will succeed Dorus Knegtel, the current COO & Vice President Business Development.Harrold van der Meer has a maritime background and more than 20 years experience in technical and operational management within the P&O Nedlloyd / Maersk Group…
Signet Maritime Corporation, vessel services & logistics providers, promote 31-year veteran as General Manager, Traffic & Business Development.Previously Senior Manager of Traffic and Business Development for Signet’s Pascagoula Division…
Grandweld Shipyards delievered “Zamil 101” the first of three fast aluminum crew boats to Zamil Offshore. The vessel was part of a contract, which was signed in November 2011, to build and deliver three sister crew boats. The 33.5m fast…
The crew aboard Crowley Maritime Corporation’s tugboat Guard recently performed a heroic rescue of a man who was struggling to stay afloat in the waters outside of San Francisco Bay. The rescue took place during the early morning hours of Wednesday…
YKP-FM Global Shipyard Co Ltd to develop a workboat repair & maintenance facility in Kantang, Trang Province, Thailand.Freight Management Holdings Bhd (FMH) is buying a 25% stake in a Thai shipyard for RM2.5 million cash. The logistics group…
On November 1, 2012, Grandweld Shipyards has celebrated the keel laying of the three new 42M Aluminum Crew Boats for the repeat client Global Marine. The contract was signed in August 2012 following the successful delivery of the three sister crew boats in 2011…
JSC Astrakhan Ship Repair Plant have built and delivered a new harbor hug to the Caspian Flotilla.Project 705B harbor tug was deigned specially for the Caspian Sea and the estuary of the Volga River. The ship is equipped with up-to-date navigation aids GLONASS…
Crowley Maritime Corporation christen 'Ocean Wave' & 'Ocean Wind' built at Bollinger Shipyards, based in Amelia, La. USA.The new tugboats were designed by Crowley subsidiary Jensen Maritime located in New Orleans.At 146 and 156 feet in length…
Harley Marine Services orders 4 new Sister-class petroleum barges from Conrad Shipyards of Morgan City, Lousiana.Each double-hulled unit has a carrying capacity of 30,000 barrels and measures 297 feet in length. Once completed the barges…
Steve Demeroutis and Rudy Leming Take on New Roles Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced that Steve Demeroutis will now assume the role of vice president, marine operations, for the company’s petroleum and chemical transportation group…
Capt. Kenneth Graybill and Sal Menoyo, general manager of Crowley’s Port Everglades terminal, presented with Company’s Thomas Crowley Award.Kenneth Graybill, captain of Crowley Maritime Corporatio n’s articulated tug-barge (ATB) Legend/750-2…
USCG's mandatory commercial fishing vessel safety examinations for those operating more than three miles from the territorial sea baseline take effect.This requirement, which affects commercial fishing fleets nationwide, comes as a result…
The “Cape Town Agreement of 2012 agreed by 58 states will be open for signature ratification at IMO HQ early next year.The new Agreement adopted at a recent diplomatic conference held under the auspices of IMO in Cape Town refers to the…
