U.S. joins antipiracy group ReCAAP

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 — The U.S. will today become the twentieth nation to join the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP). Established in 2006,

MSC extends C-Champion time charter

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 — Edison Chouest Offshore ‘s Offshore Service Vessels, Inc., Cut Off, LA, iwas recently awarded an $8,798,690 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-13-C-2001) to exercise a one-year

Swiftships gets $18 million Iraq FMS contract

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 — Swiftships Shipbuilding, L.L.C., Morgan City, LA, was recently awarded an $18,000,000 not-to-exceed contract for the accomplishment of continuous lifecycle support for the Iraqi navy. The contract involves foreign

Unison ships powerful all-electric tube bender

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 — Scarborough, England, based tube bending machine specialist Unison has completed an all-electric machine capable of bending tubes and pipes up to 9 inches/225 mm in diameter. The new

Nuclear icebreaker will have Fluidmecanica winch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 — Fluidmecanica, Vigo, Spain, is  to supply the main towing winch for a nuclear-powered icebreaker (Project 22220 LC-60YA) to be built at the Baltiysky Zavod shipyard in St. Petersburg,

Fednav vessel on unescorted Northwest Passage transit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 — Canada’s Fednav reports that its MV Nunavik sailed from Deception Bay en route to China via the Northwest Passage, September 19, with a full cargo of nickel concentrate.

MAN four stroke with SCR gets Tier III certificate

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 —  DNV-GL has awarded MAN Diesel & Turbo has been awarded a Tier III-compatibility certificate for the MAN 8L21/31 four-stroke engine with a retrofitted SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system

Havyard WE design PSV named in Svalbard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 — Named this past Saturday at a ceremony in Longyearbyen, Svalbord, the 88.5 m platform supply vessel Polarsyssel is the first vessel built to the Havyard 832 L WE

Vigor Alaska to build two new AMHS ferries

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014 — Alaska Governor Sean Parnell announced Saturday that the State of Alaska and Vigor Industrial have reached a final agreement to construct two Alaska Class Ferries at the Vigor Alaska

Tropical Shipping now a Saltchuk business unit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 — Steel drums and a traditional Bahamian Junkanoo dance troop entertained a crowd of more than 325 Tropical Shipping employees as they celebrated the 51-year old company and its

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