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Posted 06/30/09 at 08:05 AM
Although GPS units are becoming the standard, they can still fail due to power loss, down satellites, dead batteries or flooding, leaving boaters and sailors without navigation instruments. A practical navigational backup tool, the Mark 15 and Deluxe Mark 25 Sextants from Davis Instruments deliver accurate readings to 2/10...
Posted 06/30/09 at 08:04 AM
The Yachts of Seabourn launched Seabourn Odyssey from Venice as the first ultra-luxury vessel to debut in six years. The 32,000-ton vessel built by T. Mariotti of Genoa, Italy, accommodates 450 guests in 225 luxury suites, ninety percent with verandas, offering one of the highest space-per-guest ratios in the industry with highly personalized service....
Posted 06/30/09 at 08:03 AM
Grandunion, Inc., a company controlled by Michael Zolotas and Nicholas Fistes, announced that it has entered into a letter of intent with Aries Maritime Transport Limited (NASDAQ:RAMS) that contemplates, among other things, the acquisition of three Capesize drybulk carriers with an approximate net asset value of $36m in exchange for 15,977,778...
Posted 06/30/09 at 08:03 AM
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE:CQB) announced that it does not expect the bankruptcy filing by Eastwind Maritime Inc. and certain of its affiliates to adversely affect service to Chiquita's customers and the delivery of its bananas and other fresh fruit products...
Posted 06/30/09 at 08:02 AM
Satellite communications provider Marlink has signed a new contract with Italian Shipping Company the Grimaldi Group. The new agreement, secured during this year's Nor-Shipping, includes delivery and installation of Marlink's Sealink Ku-band services onboard six Grimaldi passenger vessels operating throughout the Mediterranean...
Posted 06/30/09 at 08:01 AM
Stolt Tankers B.V., a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen S.A. (OsloBrs: SNI), announced that it cancelled a contract with SLS Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. of South Korea for the construction of hull #474, a 44,000 dwt coated parcel tanker, the second in a series of four ships, citing extended delivery delays...
Posted 06/30/09 at 08:01 AM
Four shipping industry companies and organisations have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to maritime safety. The third annual Safety at Sea International Awards were presented June 10 at a banquet in Oslo in recognition of excellence in programmes, products and services that encourage and promote safety in the maritime environment...
Posted 06/30/09 at 08:01 AM
According to a report from the Offshore Magazine, Gulf of Mexico oil production is forecast to increase substantially over the next few years, possibly reaching 1.9 MMb/d in 2013 which would be a record high. This is MMS best-case scenario, which factors in industry-announced discoveries and undiscovered resources.(Source: Offshore Magazine)
Posted 06/30/09 at 08:00 AM
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry have shown a slight improvement over the past three months, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens...
Posted 06/30/09 at 08:00 AM
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has accepted high bids valued at $690,163,194 and awarded 328 leases to the successful high bidders who participated in Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 208...
Posted 06/30/09 at 07:59 AM
Donjon Marine, Co., Inc., a provider marine services including marine salvage, heavy lift, dredging and related emergency response services, continues work on a contract awarded on March 24, 2009 for the wreck removal and disposal of the remnants of the M/V Fedra which, in October 2008, grounded and partially sank during a storm...
Posted 06/30/09 at 07:58 AM
Two Florida brothers, Ralph and Robert Brown, will take to the high seas on the world's longest trans-Atlantic voyage in a 21-ft flats boat on June 27 to raise $3m for military charities in the name of fallen Marines...
Posted 06/30/09 at 07:57 AM
The Navy's Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) certified a significant milestone in the submarine force's transition to electronic charting by approving version 8.3 of the Voyage Management System (VMS) for use aboard attack and guided-missile submarines June 9...
Posted 06/30/09 at 07:56 AM
Reflex Marine recently launched its Toro personnel transfer device to the US market with a demonstration, hosted by its service partner, Energy Cranes, at its facility in Houston, Texas. Each of the two demonstration sessions started with a presentation on the product and its safety features followed by practical lifting sessions so that the Toro...
Posted 06/30/09 at 07:55 AM
1815 - USS Peacock takes HMS Nautilus, last action of the War of 18121943 - Third Fleet Amphibious Force lands troops on Rendova Island while naval gunfire silences Japanese artillery1951 - Naval Administration of Marianas ends(Source: Navy News Service)
Posted 06/29/09 at 07:36 AM
The Ship Power business of Wrtsil Corporation has finished the formal process in Finland and in some other countries, aimed at realigning its organization and resources. The negotiations were initiated at Ship Power to adjust to the substantially weakened global marine market situation...
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