CBO takes a hard look at Navy shipbuilding plan
JANUARY 4, 2017 — Shipbuilders and the Navy are hopeful that the incoming Trump administration will make good on a campaign commitment to a 350 ship Navy. However, the non-partisan Congressional Budget
JANUARY 4, 2017 — Shipbuilders and the Navy are hopeful that the incoming Trump administration will make good on a campaign commitment to a 350 ship Navy. However, the non-partisan Congressional Budget
JANUARY 4, 2017 — Fire and rescue boat manufacturer Lake Assault Boats, part of Fraser Shipyards, Superior, WI, reports that one of its fireboats, from Linn Township, WI, was called upon to
JANUARY 4, 2017 — In addition to all the other problems Kirby Corporation faced when one of its ATBs ran aground in British Columbia waters in October (see earlier story) was that
JANUARY 4, 2017 — Boatbuilder Metal Shark, which operates two shipyards in Southern Louisiana, continues to make new inroads in the Latin American and Caribbean region market. In a recent ceremony in
JANUARY 4, 2017 — Classification society ClassNK has opened new exclusive survey offices in Izmir and Mersin,Turkey. Both offices started operations January 1, 2017. Izmir and Mersin, both have “Free Zones” and
JANUARY 4, 2017 — The U.S. Coast Guard issued a request for quotations (RFQ) on Dec. 22, 2016 for industry studies to identify solutions for the heavy polar icebreaker that minimize cost,
JANUARY 3, 2017 — Mark Raden of Freeland, WA, must pay a $9,500 civil penalty for interfering with the safe operation of the Washington State Ferry (WSF) Tokitae by shining a high-powered
JANUARY 3, 2017 — The Sentinel, a new research vessel commissioned last month by California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) is a state of the art replacement for the San Carlos, which
JANUARY 3, 2017 — The South Korean bankruptcy court dealing with the restructuring of STX Offshore and Shipbuilding South Korean court has now named Fincantieri as the preferred bidder for the STX
JANUARY 3, 2017 — Founded in New York nearly a century ago the American P&I Club has just published a book entitled “The American Club: A Centennial History.” Written by former Wall