Bahamas Defence Force RoRo launched in Vietnam

JULY 30, 2015 — A Damen RoRo 5612 launched at Halong Shipyard in Vietnam this month is one of nine Damen vessels ordered by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force as part of

Bollinger delivers FRC Heriberto Hernandez

JULY 30, 2015 —  Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the Heriberto Hernandez, the 14th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. “We are very pleased to announce the delivery of the

ClassNK release guidelines for CNG carriers

JULY 30, 2015 — Classification society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Compressed Natural Gas Carriers.It is predicted that global natural gas demand will grow by 1.8% a year from 2013 to

MARAD chips in $500,000 for fuel cell powered ferry study

JULY 30, 2015 —The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) yesterday said that it will provide $500,000 towards the development of a high-speed, hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered passenger ferry and refueling station (see earlier

Huntington Ingalls awarded $20.5 million for Nimitz works

JULY 30, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Virginia, is being awarded a $20,580,879 delivery order under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract N4523A-15-D-5016-0001 for ship repair support on the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

Kirby gets what it expected

JULY 30, 2015 — “Our results for the second quarter were largely in line with our expectations,” commented President and CEO David Grzebinski as Houston headquartered tank barge Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX)

Private equity group ups stake in Aker Philadelphia Shipyard

JULY 29, 2015 — Private equity group Apollo has increased its stake in Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA to 18.72%. In an Oslo stock exchange announcement Aker Philadelphia ASA discloses: The entities listed

Fennica: Uncharted shoal found

JULY 29, 2015 — The icebreaker MV Fennica, which suffered damage to its hull on July 3, may have been damaged by a previously uncharted shoal. At the time, the ship was

MAIB: Alcohol a factor in two deaths involving same workboat

JULY 29, 2015 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch says that alcohol was a factor in two separate fatalities, involving the same workboat, within less than five months On August 13,

Korean shipbuilders awash in red ink

JULY 29, 2015 — All three South Korean shipbuilding giants have now reported massive operating losses. After market close Wednesday, Samsung Heavy Industries reported an operating loss of 1.55 trillion won ($1.3

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