Cruise giant in landmark ADA settlement with U.S.

JULY 23, 2015 — The Justice Department and Carnival Corp. today announced a comprehensive, landmark settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to advance equal access for individuals with disabilities

LaNaval set to launch CNG fueled eco ferry

JULY 23, 2015 — Spain’s LaNaval Shipyard  (Construcciones Navales del Norte, S.L.) is next week set to launch what promises to be one of the world’s most environmentally ferries. The 1,750-passenger, 350-vehicle,

BSEE puts tight controls on Shell’s Chukchi drilling

JULY 23, 2015 — Congressional opposition to Arctic drilling remains strong. Nonetheless the Obama administration continues to allow Shell’s Chukchi Sea drilling program to proceed — under a number of limitations. Among

Small fire on Freedom of the Seas gets big headlines

JULY 23, 2015 — These days, everyone with a cell phone is a videographer, so what looks to have been a minor fire aboard a cruise ship was all over the network

Southeast Asia hijackings of small tankers continue

JULY 22, 2015 — A new report from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) says that hijackings of small coastal tankers in Southeast Asia are now averaging one

CoCo Yachts books another Coastal Cruiser contract

JULY 22, 2015 — Gorinchem, Netherlands, based CoCo Yachts and China’s AFAI Southern Shipyard Guangzhou Panyu have been awarded a contract by Cosco Xiamen. It covers design and construction of a Coastal

Grand Bahamas completes drill ship project ahead of schedule

JULY 22, 2015 — The drill ship Stena Forth recently departed Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited (GBSL), Freeport, Bahamas, ten days ahead of schedule after successful completion of a major work program. Owned

Golar inks contract for third GoFLNG conversion

JULY 22, 2015 — With $960 million in financing secured for its first GoFLNG project (see earlier story), Golar LNG Limited has reached agreements for conversion of a third Moss type LNG

Ingalls starts fabrication of DDG 119

JULY 21, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division today marked the start of fabrication for the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119). The

BAE San Diego shipyard gets $38.3 million Navy award

JULY 21, 2015 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, CA, is being awarded an undefinitized contract action with a not-to-exceed amount of $38,300,696 to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee/incentive-fee contract (N00024-11-C-4400)

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