NOVEMBER 19, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division launched Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) into the James River for the first time on Sunday. The first-of-class aircraft
NOVEMBER 19, 2013 — AIG Commercial Asset Finance (AIGCAF) and its affiliates have provided a $400 million loan for vessels owned and operated by Nautical Solutions, LLC, which is an operating unit
NOVEMBER 19, 2013 — Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc., Seattle, WA, has been awarded a contract by Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC) to build an all-aluminum 66 ft Shallow Draft Tender to
NOVEMBER 19, 2013 — Robert Bugbee, President of Scorpio Tankers, Inc., has been named as the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Commodore for the year 2014. Mr. Bugbee follows a long succession of
NOVEMBER 19, 2013 — Damen Shipyards has unveiled a completely new wind farm service vessel (WSV) to support and accommodate turbine maintenance crews at sea and allow them to “walk-to-work.” After industry-wide
NOVEMBER 19, 2013 — The Annual Tripartite meeting between shipowners, shipbuilders and classification societies was held in Tokyo last month. Organizations represented included: International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), International Association of Classification
NOVEMBER 19, 2013 — Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (OSLO-OTC: SALT) continues on its buying binge, with the scene of its latest splurge being Romania. The company announced yesterday that it has reached an
NOVEMBER 18, 2013 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL reports that its Allanton shipyard recently launched the HOS Bayou (Hull 205) for Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC. The vessel is the
NOVEMBER 18, 2013 — Wärtsilä reports that its Aquarius UV ballast water management system (BWMS) has been granted Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). This allows all
NOVEMBER 18, 2013 — Rolls-Royce has signed a contract for the delivery of design and equipment for a live fish carrier, to be built at the Tersan shipyard in Turkey for Faroe