New “Hurricane Sandy” ferry service extended

AUGUST 22, 2013—With work on the the R subway line expected to disrupt train service between Manhattan and Brooklyn for up to 14 months, a new ferry service between the two boroughs

Bollinger Shipyards delivers seventh Sentinel Class cutter

AUGUST 20, 2013—Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, LA, has delivered the Charles David Jr., the seventh Fast Response Cutter (FRC) in the Sentinel Class to the U.S. Coast Guard. Bollinger has been awarded

Weeks Marine awarded Hurricane Sandy work

AUGUST 15, 2013—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently awarded a firm-fixed-price, no option, non-multi-year, award with a maximum value of $26.4 million to Weeks Marine, Inc., Covington, LA, 

Maitland, Ferris to present at Salvage Conference

AUGUST 14, 2013—The American Salvage Association (ASA) and Marine Log recently confirmed two new prominent luncheon speakers for the National Maritime Salvage Conference & Expo, which is scheduled for Sept. 9-12, 2013

Virginia shipbuilder’s trash powers NASA

AUGUST 11, 2013—One man’s trash is another man’s treasure or, in this case, power. Navy shipbuilder Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), Newport News, VA, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, recently partnered with

New deepwater oil discovery for Petrobras

AUGUST 8, 2013—Brazil’s Petrobras has confirmed  an oil discovery in a well 303 km offshore of the state of São Paulo in water depths of 2,158 meters. The deepwater discovery was at

Steady progress on new oceanographic research vessels

AUGUST 5, 2013—Seattle-based naval architectural and marine engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) reports that construction of the oceanographic research ship AGOR 27 R/V Neil Armstrong is progressing according to

Bisso Towboat orders new ASD ship-assist tug

AUGUST 5, 2013–Bisso Towboat Co., Inc., Luling, LA, recently signed a contract with Main Iron Works, LLC, Houma, LA, to construct a 4,480 hp ASD ship-assist tug. The new tug will be

Incat Tasmania to build catamaran crewboat

AUGUST 5, 2013—Australia’s Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd has secured a contract to build a high-speed 70-meter-long crew support vessel for offshore oil operations in the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan.   The contract

Duncan Hunter to keynote for salvage conference

AUGUST 5, 2013—The American Salvage Association (ASA) and Marine Log are pleased to announce that the Honorable Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, will

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