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basicmarine The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration last week cited Basic Marine Inc., a shipyard and boat fabricating facility in Escanaba, Mich., for 32 violations of safety and health standards. OSHA says the citations includie five repeat violations. Proposed fines total $147,840.OSHA says it began health and safety inspections in July, 20 ...
   
Matt Matt Nichols has something to smile about. The former owner of Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, Wash., has been back at the helm of the company as CEO since Wednesday, Jan. 10.Matt and brother, Archie Nichols acquired the family business in 1974 from their father Frank Nichols.Matt Nichols last led the company as CEO in late 2007, when the company was in financial diff ...
   
USNS_Howard_O._Lorenzen_T-AGM-25 The U.S. Navy accepted the delivery of missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25) Jan. 10.Constructed by VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Miss., T-AGM 25 will be the replacement for the existing USNS Observation Island, which was launched in 1953. The ship will provide worldwide, high-quality, dual-ba ...
   
concept-7 Seaspan Marine Corporation, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, and the Canadian Government formally recognized and celebrated the completion of an Umbrella Agreement that sets out the terms under which Seaspan’s shipyards in North Vancouver and Esquimalt, BC, will build Non-Combat vessels for the Canadian ...
 
 
NATIONAL-LIBERTY-SHIP-MEMORIAL-OBRIEN-micro The landmark World War II Liberty ship,SS Jeremiah O'Brien is soon to undergo one of the most extensive preservation efforts in the last two decades.Built in 1943, the O'Brien is one of only two remaining fully functional Liberty ships and a premier San Francisco attraction. On January 23, the O'Brien wil ...
   
austalcoronadomicro Mobile, Alabama, based Austal USA has successfully launched the second 127-meter Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, Coronado (LCS 4)Commenting on the January 11 launch, Joe Rella, Austal USA President and Chief Operating Officer, said: "The success of this major milestone in the life of not only this vessel but of the entire Littoral Combat Shi ...
   
IMG_9424 St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, FL, recently launched the Sea Strength, a 157 ft offshore service vessel (OSV) for A. R. Singh Contractors Ltd. When it is delivered in February, the Sea Strength will be the largest vessel in the A. R. Singh Contractors Ltd. fleet and will expand the company’s reach i ...
   
MANAlphaAMG28gearVBS-CPP-L Two special transportation vessels being built by Jiangnan Shipyard, part of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation  Group, will feature complete twin-screw MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion packages in the form of two 6L32/40 four-stroke engines, gear boxes, propellers and a propulsion control system. The vessels are being built for China Sat ...
   

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