First VLCC order for ultra long stroke MAN Diesel & Turbo G-type

First VLCC Order with the New G-Type Engine Greek ship management company Almi Tankers S.A. is set to establish itself as a market front runner with the new ultra long stroke G-type

Navy orders two more Arleigh Burke destroyers

The U.S. Navy has awarded contracts for the construction of two more Arleigh Burke class destroyers – DDG 114 at  Ingalls Shipbuilding and DDG 115 at Bath Iron Works. Huntington Ingalls, Inc.,

ABS gives Type Approval to Hyde Guardian BWTS

Hyde Marine, Inc. reports that its Hyde Guardian ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has received Type Approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Hyde Guardian was the first BWTS to receive

Huntington Ingalls appoints corporate VP for litigation, investigations and compliance

Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) reports that Chad N. Boudreaux has joined the company as corporate vice president for litigation, investigations and compliance. He will report to Bruce N. Hawthorne, corporate

Pirates taking advantage of sunrise and sunset

NATO reports that pirate activity has increased in the Southern Red Sea. Over the September 24-25 2011 period, there was one attack/boarding by pirates and three suspicious approaches.  The attack occurred on

IHC Merwede launches wind turbine installation jack-up

The IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands, has launched a self-elevating heavy-lift jack-up vessel for GeoSea NV, the offshore marine construction specialist company within the DEME Group, based

GL issues ISM/ISPS certificate for 5,000th ship

Hamburg headquartered classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has marked a milestone with the hand-over of the Safety Management Certificate and International Ship Security Certificate to the MV KOTA BERKAT. The Kota Berkat,

Meyer Werft cuts first steel for Norwegian Breakaway

Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany has cut the first steel for the construction of Norwegian Breakaway, the first of two new Freestyle Cruising(R) ships for Norwegian Cruise Line, set for delivery from the

Bollinger Shipyards gets contract mod for four more Fast Response Cutters

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $179.7 million contract option to Bollinger Shipyards for the production of four more Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs). This option award brings the total number

California Maritime students receive Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial scholarships

Crowley Maritime Corporation this week awarded three California Maritime Academy (CMA) students with Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial scholarships during the Containerization and Intermodal Institute’s Connie Awards presentation in Long Beach, Calif.

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