Maersk Line, Limited acquires 3PSC

AUGUST 3, 2012 — Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) has acquired Cape Canaveral, Fla., based 3PSC, a privately-held ship operator which specializes in the management and operation of Military Sealift Command (MSC) oceanographic

Great Lakes Dredge splashes out at U.S. shipyards

AUGUST 3, 2012 — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) has signed a contract with shipbuilder Signal International, Inc. for the construction of a 15,000-cubic-yard-capacity trailing suction hopper barge and

Crowley Liner Services issues statement on plea agreement

AUGUST 2, 2012 — Crowley Liner Services, Inc. (CLSI) has issued a statement regarding an agreement filed earler this week in U.S. District Court in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in which the

NNS school is “Apprenticeship Innovator and Trailblazer”

AUGUST 2, 2012 — U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis was front and center when representatives of the Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School attended a Department of Labor national apprenticeship summit. Huntington

Bisso Towboat takes deliver of ASD tractor tug newbuild

AUGUST 12, 2012 — Bisso Towboat Co., Inc., New Orleans, has taken delivery of its newest ship-assist tug, the 4,000 HP ASD tractor tug William S. Constructed at Main Iron Works, Houma,

Smit Lamnalco orders RAstar ASD tugs

AUGUST 2, 2012 — Smit Lamnalco has placed a $35 million contract with Hong Kong-based shipbuilder, Cheoy Lee, for four 32 m, Robert Allan design, RAstar 3200 class Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD)

Obama nominates Art Sulzer for Seaway advisory board

AUGUST 2, 2012 —Captain Arthur H. Sulzer, USN (ret) is to be nominated by President Barack Obama as a Member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Captain

First of new series of Platform Supply Vessels for Brazil

AUGUST 2, 2012—The 4,500 dwt Starnav Perseus, the first of four GPA 688SC PSVs (Petrobras PSV 4500), was recently launched at Brazilian shipyard Detroit Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Detroit Chile.  

Crowley unit fined $1.5 million in price fixing case

AUGUST 1, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Justice says that Jacksonville, Fla.-based Crowley Liner Services Inc. yesterday pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $17 million criminal fine for its

Ferry funded by ONR is yet to enter service

AUGUST 1, 2012 — An $80 million multipurpose ferry designed to operate in three modes has thus had only one role: white elephant. Built at Alaska Ship & Drydock with the aid

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