Panama Canal Authority orders GE Marine engines for 14 tug newbuilds

JUNE 14, 2012 — GE Marine, a business unit of GE Transportation, has won an order for 28 of its Model 8L250 Marine engines to power 14 new tugboats commissioned by the

BAE San Diego Ship Repair gets $17.1 million mod to DDG 83 contract

JUNE 14, 2012 – BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $17,100,313 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00024-11-C-4408) to definitize the USS Howard

Weeks Marine awarded $9.6 million USACE contract

JUNE 14, 2012 – Weeks Marine, Inc., Covington, La., has been awarded a $9,612,650 firm-fixed-price contract for the lease of one cutterhead, hydraulic pipeline dredge fully operated with attendant plant. Work will

STX OSV books order for advanced OSCV

JUNE 14, 2012 – STX OSV reports that it has secured a contract for the design and construction of a large, advanced Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Ocean Installer and Solstad

Western Geco orders arctic-capable seismic ships at FSG

JUNE 14, 2012 — Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) subsidiary Western Geco has ordered two 127 m seismic ships from German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) for 2014 delivery. “The sector we have succeeded in penetrating

Wärtsilä introduces RT-flex50 version that fits ships with slim stern sections

JUNE 13, 2012 — Wärtsilä has successfully tested a new RT-flex50 version D low-speed engine with the turbocharger on driving end side. With the addition of this engine, Wärtsilä now has an

Longliner under construction at J.M. Martinac reaches production milestone

JUNE 13, 2012 — One of the world’s largest commercial longliner fishing vessels, designed by Seattle-based Jensen Maritime Consultants and under construction at J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding, Tacoma, Wash, has reached an important

Crowley ATB delivers petroleum products to Guantanamo Bay

JUNE 13, 2012 — Crowley Maritime Corporation has made its first delivery of petroleum products to the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, via articulated tug-barge (ATB) tank vessel. The cargo

Box Ships buys two OOCL post-Panamax containserships

JUNE 13, 2012 — Athens-headquartered Box Ships Inc. (NYSE: TEU) reports that it has entered into agreements with subsidiaries of Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) to acquire two 5,344 TEU post-Panamax

MOL to scrap Capesize bulkers that are 15 years or more old

JUNE 13, 2012 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has announced plans to send 10 to 20 Capesize bulkers for scrapping or into cold lay-up. The move is in response to this

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