Farstad takes $7.3 million loss on sale of PSV

MARCH 1, 2016 — For the third time this year, Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA reports the sale of a platform supply vessel at a loss. This time around the vessel is the

ICS issues new edition of Bridge Procedures Guide

MARCH 1, 2016 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published a new edition of the ICS Bridge Procedures Guide, a guidance on best practice for safe navigation that is used

Huntington Ingalls gets contract for CVN 73 RCOH planning

FEBRUARY 29, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a $185.2 million contract option from the U.S. Navy to assist with planning for the

Army awards $147.7 million ship repair contract

FEBRUARY 29, 2016 — The U.S. Army has awarded nine shiprepairers a contract worth $147.7 million for repair and maintenance work on its East Coast vessels. GMD Shipyard Corp., Brooklyn, NY (W911S0-16-D-0009);

Racking up 2015 loss, Vard unveils new strategy

FEBRUARY 29, 2016 — Reporting a net loss of NOK 1.29 billion ($148 million) for FY2015, the heavily offshore focused Vard Holdings today announced a diversification strategy aimed at preserving its core

WinGD approves MHI-MME’s MET turbocharger for X-DF engines

FEBRUARY 29, 2016 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) reports that its MET-MB series turbochargers have been officially approved for installation on the Wärtsilä X-DF, which is

Braemar system cuts costs of annual DP trials

FEBRUARY 29, 2016 — Maldon, U.K., based Braemar Engineering has introduced a tablet computer based system that it says can save on average 25-35% of the costs of carrying out annual dynamic

Storm ahead, norovirus on board, Anthem turns for home

FEBRUARY 29, 2016 — With a severe storm predicted for its planned route, Royal Caribbean’s 4,180 passenger cruise ship Anthem of the Seas is headed back to its home port of Cape

R/V Sally Ride completes builder’s trials

FEBRUARY 26, 2016 — The Navy’s Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research Vessel (AGOR), R/V Sally Ride (AGOR 28), successfully completed builder’s trials, Feb. 21, off the coast of Anacortes,WA. The trials tested

Expedition members taken off grounded icebreaker

FEBRUARY 26, 2016 — The Australian Antarctic Division expedition members have been safely transferred by barge from a grounded icebreaker to the Mawson antarctic research station. The ship’s crew remain on board

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