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

Lake Assault fireboat battles Lake Geneva fire

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

Canadian repairs to barge raise coastwise privilege question

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

Metal Shark expands its Latin American and Caribbean presence

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

ClassNK opens two new offices in Turkey

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

USCG issues RFQ for polar icebreaker studies

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,

Shone laser at ferry, gets jail term and $9,500 penalty

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

VIDEO: Vigor delivers catamaran research vessel

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

Court names Fincantieri preferred bidder for STX France

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

American P&I Club set to celebrate centenary

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

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