LHA 6 sails through Navy acceptance trials

FEBRUARY 4, 2014 — The amphibious assault ship America (LHA 6) completed acceptance trials off the coast of Pascagoula, Miss., Jan. 31. The Navy’s Program Executive Office, Ships, says that during the

GD Electric Boat gets $520 million more for Virginia Class

FEBRUARY 4, 2014 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, CT, is being awarded a $520,000,000 undefinitized contract action under existing contract (N00024-12-C-2115), for additional long lead time material associated with the

Fjord Line takes delivery of second LNG fueled cruise ferry

FEBRUARY 4, 2014 — Norway’s Bergen Group Fosen shipyard has successfully delivered the LNG fueled cruise ferry MV Bergensfjord to Fjord Line. The cruise ferry is a sister ship of MV Stavangerfjord

ACL sets routes for newbuild paddlewheelers

FEBRUARY 4, 2014 — Guilford, CT, headquartered American Cruise Lines today confirmed it will be placing the first of four upcoming newbuilds on the Mississippi River, where it currently operates its newest

Cassens Werft books ROpax order

FEBRUARY 4, 2014 — Shipbuilder Cassens Werft, Emden, Germany, has been awarded a contract by AG Reederei Norden – Frisia for a double ended ROpax ferry that will serve between Nordeich on

Greg Binion casts off from Kirby

FEBRUARY 4, 2014 — In an SEC filing, tank barge giant Kirby Corporation says that its President – Marine Transportation Group, Gregory R. Binion, has informed the company that he is resigning

IACS releases new “Blue Book”

FEBRUARY 4, 2014 — The International Association of Classification Societies has released the latest version of what it still calls the IACS “Blue Book,” though it’s actually a zip file. The “IACS

EBDG to design new Steamship Authority ferry

FEBRUARY 3, 2014 — Seattle headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has been awarded a multiple-phase project to design a new freight and passenger ferry for

MAN EcoCam retrofit allows low-load optimization

FEBRUARY 3, 2014 — MAN Diesel & Turbo is introducing a retrofit solution for the low-load optimization of its low-speed, mechanical engines with single turbochargers. The MAN EcoCam offers significant fuel savings

Jackson Offshore PSV series debuts new GPA bow design

FEBRUARY 3, 2014 — The four 76-meter (252 ft) platform supply vessels building forJackson Offshore Operators at BAE Systems Jacksonville, FL, shipyard are the first in a new GPA 675J PSV series

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