Name change for Cape Town shipyard

South Africa’s 65 year old DCD-Dorbyl (Pty) Limited has completed a group restructure that includes a name change for Capetown’s DCD-Dorbyl Marine, which is now DCD Marine. Whatever the name, the shipyard

Austal to build 80 m vehicle-passenger cat for repeat customer

Austal has secured an order valued at around Euro 35 million for a highly efficient medium speed ferry for French Polynesian operator and existing customer, SNC Aremiti Ferry. The 80 m vehicle-passenger

Cruise industry announces new passenger emergency drill policy

The global cruise industry has announced a new emergency drill policy requiring mandatory muster for embarking passengers prior to departure from port. The new policy follows the industry’s announcement on January 27

OSG suspends dividend payments

Tanker giant Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG), says that its Board of Directors has suspended the payment of regular quarterly dividends.  No dividend will be paid in the first quarter of

Harvey Gulf orders two more LNG OSVs from Trinity Offshore

Harvey Gulf International Marine, New Orleans, LA, ordered two additional 302 ft X 64 ft, dual fuel Offshore Supply Vessels from Trinity Offshore, Gulfport, MS. Harvey Gulf now has four dual fuel

Jensen-designed “super pumper” fireboat for San Francisco

Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., Seattle, WA, a Crowley company, has been chosen to design a custom “super pumper” fireboat to enhance the City of San Francisco Fire Department’s (SFFD) marine fire fighting

Free Seas bulker reported hijacked by Somali pirates

Bournemouth, U.K., based Neptune Maritime Security says it has “received information via credible channels that the vessel, MV FREE GODDESS (IMO 9107045), has been successfully hijacked by Somali pirates.” FREE GODDESS is

SEACOR sells National Response Corporation to J.F. Lehman

SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) reports that it has agreed to sell part of its environmental business to  private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company. The businesses to be sold include National

Inland Salvage awarded drill barge wreck removal contract

Harvey, La., based Inland Salvage Inc. (ISI) was recently selected as salvor to conduct wreck removal operations of a 2,650 ton inland drill barge following an unsuccessful attempt by another contractor to

B.C.’s Allied Shipbuilders has a new owner

As of February 1, for the first time in 64 years, it’s a Ko and not a McLaren who owns and runs Allied Shipbuilders of North Vancouver, B.C. Situated at the mouth

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