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Thursday, November 13, 2014
IMB Uncovers Unusual Container Weight Fraud
Ports

IMB Uncovers Unusual Container Weight Fraud

The International Maritime Bureau has been alerted to a fraud involving a shipping container's weight and size that is atypical of what one might out of a

November 13, 2014
Total Views: 48

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Steel Cut On Jones Act Product Tankers at NASSCO
News

Steel Cut On Jones Act Product Tankers at NASSCO

General Dynamics NASSCO has started construction on the first of three 330,000 barrel capacity product tankers for SEA-Vista LLC, a joint venture between

November 11, 2014
Total Views: 26

Houston Ship Channel Celebrates 100 Years
News

Houston Ship Channel Celebrates 100 Years

The Houston Ship Channel celebrated 100 years of service this week with a rededication ceremony of the opening of Houston's deep-water

November 11, 2014
Total Views: 51

antonio carvalho wss brasil
News

New General Manager for WSS Brazil

Press Release – Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has appointed Antonio Carvalho Junior as its new General Manager for Brazil. A former mariner, Carvalho

November 11, 2014
Total Views: 68

Monday, November 10, 2014
Ariel Photo of Port Fourchon
News

Port Fourchon’s Economic Impact Shows Astounding Growth

Industry at Louisiana’s Port Fourchon accounted for over $2.8 billion in sales revenue and over $650 million in household earnings in 2013 in the state

November 10, 2014
Total Views: 112

Kongsberg Unveils Next Generation Bridge Simulator
Shipping News

Kongsberg Unveils Next Generation Bridge Simulator

Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled its next generation ship bridge simulator, called K-Sim Navigation, designed with the latest technology for the most realistic

November 10, 2014
Total Views: 253

Vigor, Jensen to Unveil New Factory Trawler
News

Vigor, Jensen to Unveil New Factory Trawler

Jensen Maritime and Vigor are getting ready to unveil the design for a new 352-foot catcher processor/factory trawler. The design is the product of

November 10, 2014
Total Views: 80

Cat ‘Twin Fin’ System Wins Innovation Award
News

Cat ‘Twin Fin’ System Wins Innovation Award

The Caterpillar Propulsion twin fin system has been awarded with the Technical Innovation prize at the Seatrade Maritime Awards for Middle East, Indian

November 10, 2014
Total Views: 113

Sunday, November 9, 2014
Watch: Teekay’s Petrojarl Knarr Sailaway
News

Watch: Teekay’s Petrojarl Knarr Sailaway

Earlier this month, Teekay Corporation’s new floating production, storage and offloading unit, Petrojarl Knar, departed the Aibel Shipyard in Haugesund,

November 9, 2014
Total Views: 168

Friday, November 7, 2014
OW Bunker Files for Bankruptcy
Interesting

OW Bunker Files for Bankruptcy

Danish marine fuel supplier OW Bunker A/S has filed for bankruptcy less than 48 hours after its world was rocked by an alleged $125 million bunker fraud

November 7, 2014
Total Views: 47

Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Hercules Offshore to Cut 324 Offshore Jobs in Gulf of Mexico
Offshore

Hercules Offshore to Cut 324 Offshore Jobs in Gulf of Mexico

Houston-based jackup rig and liftboat contractor Hercules Offshore Inc. will cut 324 jobs related to the shut down of four rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico,

November 5, 2014
Total Views: 75

aker philadelphia shipyard
News

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Appoints New CEO

Jones Act shipbuilder Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Steinar Nerbovik as President and CEO

November 5, 2014
Total Views: 104

GMS Challenges European Commission on Ship Breaking
Shipping News

GMS Challenges European Commission on Ship Breaking

Global Marketing Systems, Inc (GMS), the world’s largest cash buyer of ships for recycling, has challenged the European Commission’s intention to

November 5, 2014
Total Views: 79

Tuesday, November 4, 2014
U.S. Navy Lands First F-35 Fighter Jet Aboard Aircraft Carrier – Video
Navy

U.S. Navy Lands First F-35 Fighter Jet Aboard Aircraft Carrier – Video

The U.S. Navy made aviation history Monday when an F-35C fighter jet made its first-ever arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier at sea off the coast of

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 214

Sunday, November 2, 2014
bahamas celebration cruise ship
News

Halloween Cruise to the Bahamas has Frightful Ending

The Bahamas Celebration cruise ship gave passengers a bit more than the expected spookiness of cruising over Halloween.  Reports indicate that the ship

November 2, 2014
Total Views: 139

Friday, October 31, 2014
Watch: Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches 10th Amphibious Transport Dock – John P. Murtha (LPD 26)
Navy

Watch: Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches 10th Amphibious Transport Dock – John P. Murtha (LPD 26)

Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the company’s 10th amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD

October 31, 2014
Total Views: 80

Thursday, October 30, 2014
Carnival Cruise Lines’ Cahill to Retire
News

Carnival Cruise Lines’ Cahill to Retire

Carnival Cruise Lines’ president and CEO Gerry Cahill announced Thursday that he will be retiring effective November 30 after 20 years with the company.

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 49

hms argyll royal navy
Defense

Royal Navy Makes Major Drug Bust Off Bermuda

The British Royal Navy reports that HMS Argyll, a Type 23 frigate, has seized $15M (10M Pounds) worth of cocaine from a drug smuggling yacht off the coast of

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 99

Fleet Diving Unit 3 imcmex
Navy

World’s Largest Naval Exercise Kicks Off in Persian Gulf

Being called the world’s largest naval exercise, this year’s International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) has just kicked off in the Persian Gulf.

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 86

jan rindbo norden ceo
News

NORDEN Recruits Jan Rindbo for Top Role

40-year-0ld Jan Rindbo has resigned from his post today as Chief Operating Officer at Pacific Basin Shipping, one of the world’s largest dry cargo

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 129