OCTOBER 31, 2017—Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, has filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Alabama, Mobile Division.
OCTOBER 30, 2017—The U.S. Navy in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard under its Integrated Program Office, recently took the next step and released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the
OCTOBER 27, 2017—The humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Maria gave an opening to critics of the Jones Act to blame the law for hindering the relief and
OCTOBER, 21, 2017—Gulf Island Shipyards, Houma, LA, has been awarded an $18.14 million contract to build an ice class, Z-drive tug for the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC). The multi-purpose tug
OCTOBER 16, 2017— The City of Kenner (Louisiana) reported on its Facebook page that at least seven people were injured and another is missing in an explosion on a natural gas platform
OCTOBER 16, 2017— Just 15 months after it initially cut steel for the vessel, China’s Damen Yichang Shipyard delivered 60m Tommy Norton, the first dredger to be built by Damen Shipyards Group
OCTOBER 11, 2017—Jones Act shipping line TOTE Maritime, Jacksonville, FL, reports that overall productivity at the terminal in the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is on the rise, with more containers
OCTOBER 11, 2017—With its electrical grid wiped out by Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico will have to rely on generators to produce power for its homes, businesses, nursing homes, and hospitals for months.
OCTOBER 11, 2017— The U.S. Navy has relieved the Commanding Officer and Executive Officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), which was involved in the deadly collision with
OCTOBER 6, 2017—The 894-ft hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on October 3 to help assist in the island’s emergency medical needs and went right to