MAY 31, 2012 — Austal has brought representatives of over 50 suppliers from 25 states to Washington, D.C., to build support for the future of the U.S. Navy’s LCS program. The representatives
MAY 31, 2012 —Shell Offshore Inc. has contracted with LoneStar Marine Shelters of Galveston, Texas to fabricate the 607 ton, 76 bed auxiliary living quarters for the Shell Mars “A” expansion. The
MAY 31, 2012 — Singapore-based Target Ship Management Pte. Ltd., the operator of the M/V Gaurav Prem pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Mobile for deliberately falsifying records
MAY 31, 2012 — Wärtsilä has taken the total of LNG carriers to be supplied with Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel propulsion engines to 100 — approximately one quarter of the current global fleet..
MAY 31, 2012 — USA Maritime has applauded President Obama’s signature of legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) and increase its annual lending cap from $100 billion
MAY 31, 2012 — Ship operator B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd. (OTC: BHODD.PK) has filed, along with several of its subsidiaries and related entities, for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy
MAY 30, 2012 — Japanese shipbuilders Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. have signed a technological collaboration agreement on containerships. They aim to combine MHI’s technological capabilities in
MAY 30, 2012 — Troms Offshore Supply, Tromsø, Norway, has taken delivery of newbuild no 773 at STX Søviknes shipyard in Norway. The ship will be given the name MV Troms Sirius
MAY 30, 2012 — Oil spill response and total environmental solutions provider American Pollution Control Corp. (AMPOL) has been selected by the National Response Corporation (NRC) to store and maintain a large
MAY 30, 2012 –Lloyd’s Register has approved new prismatic IMO Type B independent cargo tanks, so called ACTIB (Aluminum Cargo Tank Independent Type B). The initial approval is for use in a