Tidewater files Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions

MAY 18, 2017 — Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) reported yesterday that it and certain of its subsidiaries have now filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of title 11 of

Vigor wins $12.8 million T-AKE 14 contract

MAY 18, 2017 – Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, OR is being awarded a $12,833,725 firm-fixed-price contract for a 77-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry docking of USNS Cesar

Harvey Gulf books long term contracts, grows fleet

MAY 18, 2017 – New Orleans, LA, headquartered Harvey Gulf International Marine is bucking trends that see other vessel operators stacking vessels and reducing fleet size. It reports that it has signed

Marinette Marine hosts LCS 19 keel laying ceremony

MAY 18, 2017 — The keel for the U.S. Navy’s 19th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS St. Louis, has been laid in in a ceremony held by the Lockheed Martin

Korean RoPax ferry to have Wartsila scrubber

MAY 17, 2017 — Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply an exhaust gas cleaning system for a new Korean ferry. The 31,000 gross tonnage RoPax vessel is being built for Weidong Ferry

Admiral gets prison sentence in GDMA bribery case

MAY 17, 2017 – U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Robert Gilbeau was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for lying to investigators to conceal his illicit 20-year relationship with Leonard Glenn Francis,

d’Amico tankers completes sale and leaseback deal

MAY 17, 2017 – Product tanker specialist d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (Borsa Italiana: DIS) reports that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers D.A.C. (Ireland) has signed a memorandum of agreement and bareboat charter

Third Matson Alaska box ship now fitted with scrubber

MAY 17, 2017 — Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) has welcomed Matson Anchorage back to Alaska following three months of work to upgrade the vessel, including the installation of new equipment that virtually

Korea’s Daegu-class frigates to be Rolls-Royce powered

MAY 17, 2017 — Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply MT30 marine gas turbines to power the next three ships in the Republic of Korea Navy’s Daegu-class frigate program. Eight Daegu-class

European shipowners draw up Brexit wish list

MAY 17, 2017 — European shipowners today published their priorities when it comes to the outcome of Brexit negotiations on Britain’s departure from the European Union. The European Community Shipowners Association (ECSA)

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