Fednav back at Oshima Shipbuilding for six bulkers

AUGUST 16, 2012 — Fednav Limited, Canada’s largest international bulk carrier operator, today announced it has ordered of six more new vessels to its fleet. The environmentally advanced vessels will be built

Wärtsilä to power Svitzer Australia hybrid ASD tugs

AUGUST 16, 2012 — Wärtsilä is to supply the power system for four new diesel-electric hybrid azimuthing stern drive tugs being built for Svitzer Australia Pty Ltd.at the ASL shipyard in Singapore.

Jail term for magic pipe case chief engineer

AUGUST 16, 2012 — An Italian headquartered shipping company and the chief engineer of one of its ships were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Mobile, Ala., for deliberately falsifying records to

Naval architect provides more info on giant ACL CONROs

AUGUST 16, 2012 — Danish naval architecture firm Knud E. Hansen A/S has released more details of the five giant CONRO vessels (RO/RO containerships) ordered from China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding by Grimaldi Group

Intermarine and Scan-Trans merge

AUGUST 15, 2012 — Project and heavylift cargo specialists Scan-Trans Holding A/S and U.S. based Intermarine, LLC have completed a merger. It will operate under the Intermarine name. Annual turnover for the

Devany appointed director of NOAA Corps and OMAO

AUGUST 15, 2012 — Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca M. Blank has appointed NOAA Rear Adm. Michael S. Devany director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and the NOAA Office of Marine

NASSCO awarded $105 million LSD 45 contract mod

AUGUST 15, 2012 — General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $104,804,120 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-4410) for USS Comstock (LSD 45) fiscal 2012

NASSCO awarded $105 million LSD 45 contract mod

AUGUST 15, 2012 — General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $104,804,120 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-4410) for USS Comstock (LSD 45) fiscal 2012

Helsinki Shipyard to deliver Arctic OSV ahead of schedule

AUGUST 15, 2012 — Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard reports that it will complete the Arctic offshore supply vessel Vitus Bering four months ahead of schedule. The vessel is now set for delivery

Statoil awards LOI for Njord B FSO modifications

AUGUST 15, 2012 — Norway’s Bergen Group Rosenberg AS has been awarded a Letter Of Intent (LOI) from Statoil for a modification project on the Njord Bravo-FSO vessel. The contract value is

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