Readers’ Picks of the Week (July 28 – Aug 1, 2014)

Australian Maritime Unions Standing Their Ground

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and the Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) have confirmed they will push ahead with a legal challenge to the Abbott Government’s …Read more

Costa Concordia Changes Hands

The notarial deed establishing the transfer of ownership of the Concordia from Costa Crociere to the Saipem/San Giorgio del Porto consortium was signed on Sunday…Read more

Costa Concordia Safely Reaches Genoa

After little more than four days of navigation Costa Concordia has entered the Port of Genoa
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VIDEO: Float-On and Transport of Costa Concordia Onboard Dockwise Vanguard

Following the successful parbuckling of Costa Concordia, and in anticipation of the pending refloat, Dockwise, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., provides…Read more

First Ever CNG Carrier to Be Classed by ABS

ABS, a provider of global marine classification services, has been chosen to class the world’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier ordered by Pelayaran Bahtera Adhiguna, a subsidiary…Read more