The first of a new type of “compact” deepwater drillships jointly designed by Shell and Noble Corporation recently arrived in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. After completing commissioning and acceptance testing this
Publicly traded Rand Logistics, Inc., New York, NY, completed the acquisition of its fifth vessel this year, a Jones Act compliant, self-unloading articulated tug/barge unit. Concurrent with the closing, Rand Logistics placed
One of the most successful federal programs for upgrading and improving the U.S. marine transportation has been the Ferry Boat Discretionary Grant Program. Administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Ferry
China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) recently announced its wholly-owned subsidiary COSL Drilling Europe AS signed a contract with Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard Co. Ltd. to construct of a new deep-water semi-submersible platform.
BAE Systems Mayport, L.L.C., Jacksonville, FL, has been awarded a $13,456,971 firm-fixed-price contract for repair work aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58). This contract is for the USS Samuel B. Roberts
Elliott Bay Design Group LLC (EBDG), Seattle, WA, is now an employee-owned company after its management and employees purchased the firm from its parent company, American Commercial Lines (ACL), Jeffersonville, IN. The
Thanksgiving weekend festivities at Bollinger Marine Fabricators, LLC, Amelia, LA, included the launch of the Ocean Wave, the first of four Ocean Class Tugs for Crowley Maritime Corporation, Jacksonville, FL. The photo
For the U.S. marine market, the recovery has been slowed by the government-imposed drilling moratorium in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon incident. With the moratorium lifted and the government reluctantly issuing new deepwater drilling permits under stricter safety guidlines, the outlook for 2011 is much brighter. Tidewater has ordered two Platform Supply Vessels and Eastern Shipbuilding is near dotting the “I’s and crossing the T’s” for a $250 million contract for five Platform Supply Vessels for export to Brazil. Additionally, VT Halter Marine has signed a contract to build a Roll-on/Roll-Off ship for Pasha.
On the military side, the U.S. Navy is moving ahead with plans for its Littoral Combat Ship and Joint High Speed Vessel programs.
To put it in perspective, we spoke with Michael Hume, Chief Operating Officer of W&O, which is the largest supplier of engineered products, pipe, valves and fittings to the marine industry in the U.S., supporting new construction and ship maintenance projects for commercial shipping and the U.S. government. We talked to Hume about how W&O weathered the downturn in shipbuilding, the emergence of the North American Emissions Control Area, and just what exactly he sees for the near-term shipbuilding picture in the U.S.
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