DOF Subsea charters third Jones Act vessel

MARCH 20, 2014 — DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of Norway’s DOF ASA, has chartered a third Jones Act vessel to support ongoing operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Following on from the

IRClass: put BWT on service boats in ports

MARCH 20, 2014 — Praveen Kumar Mishra, Vice President of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has suggested an innovative solution to the ballast water treatment problem: the BWT Boat. Shipowners continue

Rolls-Royce to power Asia’s first gas-fueled tugs

MARCH 20, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has won an order from Chinese state oil company CNOOC, to power Asia’s first gas fueled tugs. The order is for systems for two tugs to be

Another guilty plea in Glenn case

MARCH 20, 2014 — Alex Wisidagama, a citizen of Singapore formerly employed by Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), pleaded guilty March 18 to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States

Kristian Rokke to step down as Aker Philly CEO

MARCH 19, 2014 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) announces that Kristian Rokke, AKPS’s President and CEO, has been nominated to be Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of AKPS.

Kvichak delivers pilot boat

MARCH 19, 2014 — Seattle headquartered Kvichak Marine Industries has delivered Astoria, a self-righting 75 ft 6 in all-aluminum pilot boat, to the Columbia River Bar Pilots (CRBP) of Astoria, OR.  

Fined for using unlicensed foreign officers on U.S.-flag vessels

MARCH 19, 2014 — Coast Guard Sector Guam has levied fines against the South Pacific Tuna Corporation for eight separate violations of Title 46 United States Code, Section 8304 for using unlicensed

BAE Jacksonville awarded $27.3 million Navy contract mod

MARCH 18, 2014 — BAE Systems, Jacksonville, FL, is being awarded a $27,370,048 modification to a previously awarded multi-ship, multi-option cost-plus incentive fee contract (N40024-10-C-4406) to provide ship repairs, hull, machinery, electrical,

NASSCO gets $62.5 million more for LSD 52 contract

MARCH 18, 2014 — General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA, is being awarded a $62,574,394 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00024-08-C-4410) for the USS Pearl Harbor (LSD

Senator Thad Cochran visits Ingalls Shipbuilding

MARCH 18, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi at its facility on Monday, March 17. Senator Cochran visited various areas of the

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