John Poulson rejoins the American Club

John Poulson is rejoining the management team of the American P&I Club on February 1 as vice president, principal surveyor and head of the survey and technical department. He worked with the

ABB to provide energy management for LNG-fueled cruise ferry

ABB is to provide an energy management system for an environmentally-friendly cruise ferry. The LNG-fueled vessel is to be delivered to Viking Line in 2013. It is being built at STX Finland’s

AAPA names Rep. John Mica “Port Person of the Year”

Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), Chairman, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is to be honored on March 20 as the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) “Port Person of the Year” during the

Bollinger Shipyards President and CEO honored by Signal Mutual

Bollinger Shipyards president and chief executive officer, Donald ”Boysie” Bollinger, has been awarded the 2011 Executive Leadership Safety Award by Signal Mutual Indemnity Association. The award, which is Signal’s highest honor, was presented at the Signal Mutual Board of

Strikes at Fincantieri delay delivery of Oceania Cruises m/s Riviera

Miami based Oceania Cruises says it was notified by Fincantieri late last week of construction delays and as a result, will reschedule the maiden voyage of its m/s Riviera. Construction on the

Resolve hires veteran marine fire fighting expert

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., based Resolve Marine Group, Inc. reports that Jeff Johnson has joined the company as Manager, Training and Response with responsibilities in both Resolve’s Salvage & Fire (Americas) emergency response/OPA-90

Manager and owner of M/V Aquarosa cop pleas in magic pipe case

Cell phone photos of an illegal magic pipe in operation, could bring a whistle blowing crew member a nice monetary award. Two corporations have pleaded guilty in separate hearings in Baltimore for

GAO study warns of challenges facing DDG 51 restart program

A GAO report raises worrying questions about the decision to restart production of  the Arleigh Burke class destroyer (DDG 51) after nearly a decade and almost $10 billion in development on Zumwalt

Huntington Ingalls makes VP promotion at Newport News Shipbuilding

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Ron Murray has been promoted to vice president of quality and process excellence for the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. As lead for the shipyard’s

McDermott books $2 billion subsea contract

McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) reports that its Australian subsidiary has received and signed a letter of award for the Ichthys Gas-condensate Field Development subsea umbilical, riser, flowline (“SURF”) project by INPEX. The

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