Ship caught fire in dry dock due to electrical fault

NOVEMBER 15, 2016 — A National Transportation Safety Board Report finds that the probable cause of a fire that broke out December 11, 2015 on a 1942-built Great Lakes steamship while in

Island Offshore to restructure finances

NOVEMBER 15, 2016 — The Island Offshore group, which is majority owned by the Ulstein and Chouest families, is taking steps to restructure its financing. An Oslo Stock Exchange announcement today says:

Ocean Group takes delivery of second TundRA 3600

NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — The Ocean Group Inc., Quebec City, Canada has taken delivery of the 6,000 kW ASD tug Ocean Taiga, built at its own shipyard, Ocean Industries, on Iles aux

BAE San Diego awarded $19.3 million for LSD-49 PMA

NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $19,336,152 undefinitized contract action to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee/incentive-fee contract (N00024-12-C-4403) for USS Harpers

For first time, Russia will dismantle a nuclear icebreaker

NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — The Bellona Foundation reports that Russia is set to begin dismantling the Atomflot nuclear icebreaker Sibir at the Nerpa Shipyard north of Murmansk in 2017 — the first

Port state authorities to crack down on sulfur compliance

NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — The Danish Maritime Authority says that, in response to a Danish/Dutch proposal, the two major port state control regimes — the Paris MoU and the Tokyo MoU —

Damen Dredging Equipment opens expanded offices

NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — In a November 9 ceremony, Mr. Kommer Damen, Chairman of the Damen Shipyards Group, officially reopened the offices of Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) in Nijkerk, Netherlands, following an

Rolls-Royce in new autonomous ship partnership

NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — Rolls-Royce and VTT Technical Research Center of Finland Ltd have entered a strategic partnership to design, test and validate the first generation of remote and autonomous ships. Rolls-Royce

Eidesvik brings seismic duo out of lay-up

NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore is bringing two seismic vessels out of lay-up. Eidesvik has been awarded two contracts from CGG for the seismic vessels Vantage and Veritas Viking. They

Seacat to introduce new breed of offshore wind support cat

NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — Isle of Wight, U.K. energy support vessel operator, Seacat Services, is introduing a new category of vessel for the offshore wind market, designed to provide both rapid crew

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