The U.S. Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate has released a draft technical package for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) project. The package, available on the OPC project website, provides industry an opportunity to
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year service agreement with U.S.-based Prestige Cruise Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The long-term service agreement covers six vessels, a
Rolls-Royce reports that it has received an order from Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard to design and equip four deepwater platform supply vessels. The contract is worth more than £45 million to
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took part in a town hall meeting Tuesday with midshipmen, faculty and staff at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y, to announce $54 million
Austal is leveraging its relationship with mission system integrator General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems to has enhanced its positioning for Australian and international defense programs. The two companies have entered into an
With the Costa Concordia incident still impacting bookings, the top executives of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) gave delegates gathered at Cruise Shipping Miami their views on cruising’s safety record and policies
Mobile, Alabama, headquartered International Shipholding Corporation (NYSE: ISH) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Norwegian Car Carriers ASA for the sale of two of its international flag Pure
Small ship cruising leader American Cruise Lines is to build another brand new riverboat to meer the high demand for its U.S. river cruises. A contract has been signed and construction has
STX Europe announced that MSC Croisières and STX France have entered into a contract for construction of a 140,000 grt cruise ship that is currently being built at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard and
Houston headquartered Helix Energy Solutions has placed a $385.5 million order with Singapore’s Jurong Shipyard, a Sembcorp Marine subsidiary. It covers construction of a newbuild semisubmersible well intervention vessel. Owen Kratz, Helix’s