Hyundai Heavy reports second black ink quarter

JULY 27, 2016 — South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries stayed in the black in the first half of the year by bringing in an operating profit of 882.4 billion won

NASSCO delivers another Kinder Morgan ECO tanker

JULY 27, 2016 — General Dynamics NASSCO marked a milestone Monday by delivering its seventh ship in the span of just over a year. The Garden State, an ECO Class tanker built

VIDEO: Steamship Authority takes delivery of new ferry

JULY 26, 2016 — The Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority has taken delivery of the 235 ft M/V Woods Hole.   Built by Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, LA, the

Lamprell says equipment problem delays jack-up delivery

JULY 26, 2016 — United Arab Emirates(UAE) based Lamprell plc says that scheduled second-quarter 2016 delivery of a jack-up drilling rig has been delayed. The rig is in its final stages of

MTU series 4000 engine chosen for Eagle repower

JULY 26, 2016 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s sail training barque Eagle is to be repowered with a Series 8V 4000 MTU propulsion engine for use when not operating under sail. The

HHI management improvement plan gets green light

JULY 26, 2016 — The world’s largest shipbuilder, South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) reports that accountancy firm Samil PwC has told it that its 3.5 trillion won worth management improvement plan

First LNG tanker transits expanded Panama Canal

JULY 26, 2016 — Chartered by Shell and carrying a cargo from the Sabine Pass LNG terminal, the 161,870 cu.m Maran Gas Apollonia yesterday became the first LNG carrier to transit the

Davie and union agree on five-year labor deal

JULY 25, 2016 —  Canadian shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada, Inc., Levis, Quebec, and its labor union agreed a new 5-year collective agreement on July 22. The news comes after the failure, earlier

DARPA drone ship completes initial performance trials

JULY 25, 2016 — Initial performance trials of DARPA’s sub-hunting super drone technology demonstration vessel were completed June 22, reports Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), which led the team that designed and built the

VIDEO: Tropical storm grounds glass bottom boat

JULY 25, 2016 — As Tropical Storm Darby lashed through Hawaii, the Coast Guard was yesterday responding to the grounding of the 65 ft glass bottom boat Spirit of Kona on the

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