Deltamarin enlisted for Titanic II project

JUNE 19, 2012 — Plans by Australian mining billionaire Clive Palmer to build a 21st century version of the RMS Titanic are progressing. Today, his Blue Star Line announced that Finland’s Deltamarin

Great Lakes Towing continues fleet overhaul program

JUNE 18, 2012 — The Great Lakes Towing Company continues its major overhaul program for its fleet of 37 tugboats.  The tugboat Iowa is the second of the company’s tugs to undergo

BIW awarded $66.1 million Navy contract for DDG 51, FFG 7 work

JUNE 18, 2012 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $66,123,900 cost-plus-award-fee contract for DDG 51 and FFG 7 class integrated planning shipyard services. Services being

Vigor Marine Portland wins $45.9 million Army contract

JUNE 18, 2012 — Vigor Marine, L.L.C., Portland, Ore., has been awarded $45,902,994 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the maintenance services for Army vessels.  Work will be performed at Vigor’s

Kings Point graduates 219 members of Class of 2012

JUNE 18, 2012 — The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, N.Y., has graduated 219 members of its Class of 2012 at a commencement ceremony where Captain Mark Kelly, Class of

Senate trio secures six months reprieve for USCG icebreaker Polar Sea

JUNE 18, 2012 — U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mark Begich (D-AK) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have announced an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard to postpone the scheduled scrapping of the

BC Ferries reports red ink and falling traffic

JUNE 18, 2012 — British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. (BC Ferries) has released its year-end results for fiscal 2012. The company reported a net loss of $16.5 million for the year ended

Coast Guard releases draft RFP for Offshore Patrol Cutter

JUNE 18, 2012 — The U.S. Coast Guard has released a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) project.  The draft RFP contains new information for the shipbuilding

Nakilat takes over management of its LPG carriers, LNG ships to follow

JUNE 18, 2012 — Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company) Nakilat has assumed full responsibility for the management and operations of its four VLGCs (very large gas carriers),  adding in-house ship management and

Otto Marine wins Middle East charter for new Work Maintenance Vessel

JUNE 18, 2012 — Singapore headquartered Otto Marine Limited has secured a ship chartering contract for a newly built 75 m Work Maintenance Vessel. The charter is for a firm 180 days,

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