Frigate

Marinette Marine awarded $38.1 million mod to frigate contract

Fincantieri Marine Group member Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wis., has been awarded a $38,172,896 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-2300 to exercise an option for fiscal 2021 engineering and class services

Woman at screen showing hybrid functions

NYK Line opts for WinGD hybrid solutions for car carrier quartet

Engine developer WinGD is making its debut in the hybrid sector. Four newbuild car carriers ordered by Japan’s NYK Line will feature an integrated hybrid power solution that will help dramatically cut

Fat Leonard gets 15 year prison term

Fourth mariner credential scammer heads for slammer

Lamont Godfrey, 43, of Virginia Beach, Va., was sentenced to 45 months in prison, August 16, for mail fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Godfrey became the fourth person to receive

Spud barge

Conrad delivers first of four McDonough spud barges

Morgan City, La., headquartered Conrad Shipyard reports that its Deepwater South facility in Amelia, La., has delivered the first of four ABS classed spud barges to McDonough Marine Service, headquartered in Metairie,

Two CTVs

Strategic Marine gets repeat two CTV order from U.K. customer

Making it “two more, like before,” Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine (S) Pte Ltd has finalized contracts to build an additional pair of StratCat 27 meter crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for Tyne &

One Big Beautiful Bill

House T&I Committee leaders seek GAO probe of USCG program delays

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) have asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review what they call “significant delivery delays”

Finnish patrol ship

Meyer Turku picked to build new Finnish patrol ships

The Finnish Border Guard and shipbuilder Meyer Turku Oy have entered into a letter of intent (LOI) for the construction of two new multi-purpose external patrol vessels. The Finnish Border Guard’s VL

Poerfu; tug Svitzer Port Said 1

Two more Svitzer tugs will boost Suez Canal towing capabilities

The Suez Canal Authority has just extended its current contract with Maersk group towage specialist Maersk to include two additional tugs. Following the extended shut down of canal traffic that occurred when

Sextion six of capsized car carrier Golden Ray is towed away

Golden Ray: Responders get ready for final cut

Responders removed Section Six of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray from the wreck site in St. Simon’s Sound, Ga., on Saturday. That leaves two of the eight sections of the wreck

Hydrogen fueled ferry under way

CMB and Tsuneishi unveil hydrogen-fueled ferry

The world’s first ferry to be powered by hydrogen-fueled engines was unveiled before a group of Japanese children from Urasaki Primary School last week. Called HydroBingo, the 80-passenger vessel is the product

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