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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 ...

Sweden's Rederi AB TransAtlantic (STO:RABTB) has taken delivery of Brage Viking, the fourth in a four vessel AHTS series from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Zamakona S.A. The vessel will be flagged up in the Danish register of ships, DIS.The Zamakona-built AHTS series is specifically designed to meet demands for efficient, safe and environmentally friendly o ...

At first light on January 2012, Somali pirates opened fire on the Spanish Navy combat replenishment ship Patino, which is serving as the current flagship of EU  Navfor.Patino had just completed the escort of a World Food Program ship carrying food-aid into Somalia and was operating close to the Somali port of Mogadishu. It was approached by one sk ...

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 ...

Paris-headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon has set up a new organization, Bourbon Docking, to help it achieve its target of 95 percent vessel availability. Located in Dubai, Bourbon Docking will manage the class dockings of vessels, for all Bourbon affiliates. In accordance with  the Bourbon 2015 Leadership Strategy plan, the group's growth s ...

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 ...

A 2,200-passenger/1,100-lane-meter Ropax ferry ordered by China's Weihai Haida Ferry Co., is to have a MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion package.Weihai Haida is the exclusiv ...

Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to deliver engines and propulsion systems for the world's first Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) fueled tugs.The two vessels have been ordered by Norwegian company Buksér og Berging AS and will enter service in late 2013 for Statoil and Gassco, the operator of the gas transportation network off the Norwegian coast.Robert Løseth, R ...

Lionel Lee, Managing Director of Singapore based Ezra Holdings Limited says two just-announced contract wins worth up to US$120 million demonstrate the group's "twin engines of growth in offshore support and subsea construction.""Along with our recent Statoil contract we have boosted the Group's backlog to a record of approximately US$1.6 billion and have built a solid fo ...

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 ...