Austal cats head for Guadeloupe

Two 47 m high speed catamaran ferries have departed Austal’s Henderson, Australia, shipyard for Guadeloupe, where they will soon start operations for long-standing Austal customer L’Express des Iles. Austal was selected by

LaHood names members of new MTS advisory council

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has announced the appointment of 29 members to the new Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC), established to advise the Department on matters relating to

Hurricane will force halt of Staten Island Ferry service

With Hurricane Irene approaching New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced during his press conference today that Staten Island Ferry service by 10 p.m. on Saturday, August 27. There was a possibility

Aker Solutions to supply drilling packages for Cat D rigs

Aker Solutions has received a Letter of Award from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), to supply two drilling equipment packages to the new “Cat D” drilling rigs the yard is building

BAE San Diego Ship Repair gets $14.5 million Navy contract mod

BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $14,545,851 modification to a previously awarded Navy cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00024-07-C-4407) to definitize the USS Preble (DDG 88) fiscal

Colombo Dockyard wins order for four MPSVs

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard reports that it has signed contracts for the construction of four 78 m Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessels (MPSV) each with a 3,600 deadweight capacity. The orders come from

STX Finland starts production of fisheries research vessel

STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard has started the production of the innovative fisheries reseach vessel ordered by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Republic of Namibia in February (See

Donjon derrick barge unloads wind farm components

Donjon Marine Co., Inc.’s Chesapeake 1000 derrick barge was recently used to unload 22 wind turbine nacelles, each weighing 87 metric tons, from the M/V BBC Orinoco at Searsport, Me. The services

Two more Middle East shipyards order Syncrolift ship lifts

Rolls-Royce has won contracts to supply Syncrolift ship lifts to two shipyards in the Middle East. The latest orders are for Syncrolift systems that can handle vessels weighing up to 5,000 tonnes.

Port of Houston to get three new fireboats

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority has approved a contract with MetalCraft Marine, Inc. or its affiliate, through the federal General Services Administration, for the purchase of three high-tech

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