Fratelli Neri takes delivery of Damen ASD tug

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 — Italy’s Fratelli Neri S.p.A has taken delivery of a Damen ASD Tug 3212 from Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam in the Netherlands. The vessel, the Luisa Neri, is Fratelli

Harvey Gulf newbuild to have Cathelco BWTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 — Chesterfield, U.K. based Cathelco is supplying a ballast water treatment (BWT) system for a Rampage 6400 multi-purpose field support vessel (MPFSV) being built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc.,

Giant box ship towed into Hamburg

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 — After an operation that started just after 2.00 a.m. this morning, the 399.6 m containership CSCL Indian Ocean arrived in Hamburg at 06.15 a.m., local time. The ship

Hammonia containership detained in Tacoma

FEBRUARY 8, 2016 — The Coast Guard reports that Port State Control officers from Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound discovered significant safety violations during an inspection of the 685-foot Liberian-flagged container ship

Rough night sets Anthem passengers tweeting

FEBRUARY 8, 2016 — Royal Caribbean’s 4,180 passenger Anthem of the Seas was expected to arrive in Port Canaveral, FL, today after hitting a patch of rough weather that saw passengers confined

Optimarin BWTS picked for advanced U.S. built trawler

FEBRUARY 8, 2016 — An advanced stern trawler currently completing at the Dakota Creek Industries shipyard, Anacortes, WA (see earlier story), will be the first vessel in the fishing segment to be

Industrial base urges earlier start of LX(R) construction

FEBRUARY 6, 2016 — Underscoring the point that Navy shipbuilding decisions are made on Capitol Hill as much as in the Pentagon, a coalition representing industrial base suppliers to the Navy’s amphibious

Vigor Marine wins $14 million T-AKE 6 drydocking contract

FEBRUARY 6, 2016 —Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, OR, is being awarded a $13,993,129 firm-fixed-price contract for a 45-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE

UPDATE: Next try at freeing giant box ship will be Tuesday

FEBRUARY 5, 2016 ­– In an update issued today, Central Command for Marine Emergencies Germany (Havariekommando) said that the earliest chance to free the giant box ship CSCL Indian Ocean will not

Crowley christens second LNG-ready tanker

FEBRUARY 5, 2016 ­– Crowley Maritime Corp. christened the second of four new, Jones Act product tankers yesterday at the South Florida Petroleum Terminal, in Fort Lauderdale,FL. The 50,000 dwt, 330,000-barrel-capacity Texas

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