JULY 14, 2017—The ATB tug Abundance, the “power” behind the first complex liquefied ammonia transport barge built in the U.S. in decades, was recently delivered by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Whidbey Island,
JULY 14, 2017— Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC, a subsidiary of publicly traded Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., has been awarded a contract by Oregon State University (OSU) to build a 193 ft x
JULY 14, 2017—After building eight new 150 ft x 40 ft x 12 ft sand scow barges to be built at a Gulf of Mexico shipyard, maritime construction company Weeks Marine, Inc.,
JULY 13, 2017—Thanks to the ongoing development of cloud-based applications, smartphones and tablets have become powerful tools for helping vessel operators improve the management of their fleets. One company working in this
JUNE 30, 2017—Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC), a part of Damen Shipyards Group, has finalized its acquisition of the Keppel Verolme shipyard located in Rotterdam from Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine. DSC’s
JUNE 29, 2017—Plans for the construction of the first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel were unveiled recently by marine engineering firm Zentech Inc. and energy development project specialist Renewables Resources
JUNE 23, 2017— Under a contract potentially worth up to $54 million, Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected by the U.S. Navy to build Near Coastal Patrol Vessels (NCPVs) for United
JUNE 20, 2017—The board of directors of Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras has approved an agreement to settle a shareholder lawsuit brought in U.S. Federal Court by The Vanguard Group, one of
JUNE 20, 2017—Four new dual fuel coastal tankers that being built in the Netherlands will feature Wärtsilä engines, propellers, and fuel supply systems. Dutch shipyard Scheepswerf Ferus Smit is constructing the four
JUNE 17, 2016 — Sixteen hours after being involved in a collision with the Philippine-flagged merchant ship ACX Crystal while operating about 56 nautical miles off the coast of Japan, the USS