Nordic Tugs to temporarily close Washington plant Nordic Tugs announced that it will temporarily close its Burlington, Wash., manufacturing plant on Tuesday. Most employees will be furloughed, according to a company statement, but a skeleton staff will remain to field customer inquiries and maintain the plant to keep it prepared to resume production when business [...]
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Largest Yacht Ever Built in the U.S.
An example of conspicuous consumption… Cakewalk, Largest Yacht Ever Built in the U.S. On August 8, Derecktor Shipyards launched the 281-ft motor yacht Cakewalk, the largest yacht (by volume) ever built in the U.S. The six deck, 2,998 gross ton vessel floated off Derecktor’s new 4000 ton dry-dock into the waters of Bridgeport harbor, after [...]
Container ship deliveries to hit record in July
Probably yet another good sign… Container ship deliveries to hit record in July Deliveries of new containerships will hit a record monthly high of 200,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in July, extending a year long influx of capacity that may stall the recent rise in ocean freight rates, a leading analyst said. The previous record [...]
Mærsk reactivates laid up container vessels
Probably a another good sign… Mærsk reactivates laid up container vessels A.P. Møller-Mærsk has reactivated all six container carriers that have been laid up in Scottish Loch Striven for more than a year. The rates for container transportation have increased and there is now a huge demand for container carriers. Five of the laid up [...]
Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up 106% in May
Probably yet another good sign… Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up 106% in May Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 6.3 million net tons in May, an increase of 16.4% over April, and an increase of 106% compared to a year ago. Shipments were also up 4.6% compared to the month’s five-year average. May [...]
Evergreen plans to purchase 100 new cargo ships
Probably a another good sign… Evergreen plans to purchase 100 new cargo ships amid recovery Taipei, June 2 (CNA) The chairman of the Evergreen Group, a Taiwan-based shipping conglomerate, has confirmed that its maritime shipping unit will order 100 new ships to modernize its fleet amid the global economic recovery. “It will take at least [...]
VanDerHeijden Steelyachts Dynamic 1700
(via BoatTEST.com) VanDerHeijden Steelyachts Dynamic 1700 For what it’s worth, the Dutch have been building boats for a very long time…
Island Pilot 535
I’ve been intrigue by Island Pilot‘s offerings, and I’m looking forward to seeing more information about their new Island Pilot 535. This exciting new project was conceived as a way to provide those who like the Island Pilots – their style – their performance – their economy – with something big enough to house an [...]
Another Hybrid Boat
The Island Pilot DSe Hybrid See also: Greenline 33 Hybrid
