MAY 23, 2017 — Bollinger Shipyards was presented the 2016 “Award for Excellence in Safety” at the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) recent Annual General Membership Meeting in Washington, DC. This marks
MAY 23, 2017 — Odfjell SE reports that it has purchased the M/T Argent Eyebright. The vessel was delivered in November 2009 by Kitanihon Shipbuilding in Japan. The vessel has 16 stainless
MAY 23, 2017 — Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has signed a contract with shipbuilder Keppel Singmarine Pte.Ltd. for the construction of a 6,000 cu.m trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD), bringing its
MAY 23, 2017 — GE’s Marine Solution’s reports that the world’s first liquid propane gas (LPG)-fueled ferry design to use GE’s (COGES) system has successfully completed Hazard Identification (HAZID) meetings. The ferry
MAY 23, 2017 — Naval Sea Systems Command reports that the Navy’s future USS Omaha (LCS 12) successfully conducted its acceptance trials May 12 after completing a series of graded in-port and
MAY 23, 2017 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is to build Japan’s first LNG-fueled tugboat. It will conform to the IGF code issued in January of this year and will be subject
MAY 23, 2017 — South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. has won a $100 million contract to build two 7,500 cu.m LNG carriers for Kogas. Kogas will use the vessels to
MAY 23, 2017 — Coast Guard crews responded to an uninspected towing vessel taking on water prior to running aground in the Calcasieu Ship Channel, early Monday morning. At 3:45 a.m., the
MAY 22, 2017 — Norwegian OTC listed start-up MPC Container Ships AS today reported that it has acquired seven container vessels for a total investment of $38 million. The company was formed
MAY 22, 2017 — Rolls-Royce is to supply Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania with four 20-cylinder Series 8000 MTU engines. They will power the new high-speed ROpax catamaran ferry that Incat is building for