USCG publishes non-tank vessel final rule

OCTOBER 1, 2013 — The U.S. Coast Guard has published the final rule to increase pollution response preparedness for non-tank vessels carrying oil in U.S. waters. The final rule establishes the content

Ocean Ships gets $32.3 million mod to MSC contract

OCTOBER 1, 2013 — Ocean Ships, Inc., Houston, Texas, is being awarded a $32,383,461 modification under a previously awarded contract (N00033-09-C-3200) for the operation and maintenance of eight Watson-class (T-AKR 310) large,

Signal delivers second McDonough deck barge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 — Signal International’s Orange, TX, shipyard recently delivered MARMAC 304, the second new 300 ft x 100 ft x 20 ft ABS ocean classed deck barge built for McDonough

Ship operating costs dip as owners slam on controls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 — Ship operating costs look to have taken a slight dip last year. International accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens says total annual operating costs in the shipping industry

Metal Shark wins $5 million Coast Guard contract

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 — The U.S. Coast Guard has placed a delivery order valued at $5 million with Metal Shark Aluminum Boats of Jeanerette, LA., for 15 Response Boats-Small II. The order

Colonna’s Shipyard books $13.7 million Navy contract

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 — Colonna’s Shipyard Inc. doing business as Steel America, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $13,789,200 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a steel caisson for graving Drydock 1 at

Austal USA delivers LCS 4

SEPTEMBER 29, 203 — Austal USA’s Mobile, AL, shipyard marked another milestone September 27, officially handing over the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship Coronado (LCS 4). The successfully completed Acceptance Trials (AT) at

Avondale unions ratify new labor contract

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013  — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that members of the New Orleans Metal Trades Council (NOMTC) and the Metal Trades Department (MTD) approved a new collective bargaining agreement with

FSG delivers Canada’s largest ConRo to Oceanex

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 — Following a series of successful sea trials, Oceanex Inc. today accepted delivery of the 210 m Oceanex Connaigra, Canada’s largest ConRO ship, from German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG).

IHC Merwede launches first of five pipelayers

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 — IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the pipelaying vessel Sapura Diamante in a ceremony at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming was

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