Three more robberies from ships off Singapore

The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) reports that, in a six hour period, November 8-9, three ships were the subjects of armed robberies

VIDEO: Golden Ray cutting now underway

After waiting for weather windows and overcoming a number of technical difficulties, the Unified Command (USCG, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Gallagher Marine Systems) working on the salvage of the capsized car

GAO report raises questions about Navy’s $100 million hydraulic electric drive project

A new report from the GAO (U.S. Government Accounting Office) looks at why, after spending over $100 million to develop, test, and produce hydraulic electric drive (HED) systems for its Flight IIA

Concordia Damen wins order for 40 inland waterway tank barges

Damen Shipyard Group’s specialist inland waterways yard, Concordia Damen in Werkendam, Netherlands, has booked a contract for 40 eco-friendly dual fuel self-propelled tank barges. Ordered by institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan

Tidewater continues to deal with depressed market

“We are executing on the plan we laid out on the first quarter call after reassessing our business outlook as a result of the pandemic,” said Quintin Kneen, President and CEO of

Electric Boat awarded $9.4 billion Columbia Class SSBN contract

General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., has been awarded a $9,473,511,245 contract modification that exercises an option for the construction and testing of SSBN 826 and SSBN 827, the lead and

Jotun set for global launch of solvent-free single coat primer

After three years of success in the Northeast Asian and West European markets, Sandefjord, Norway, headquartered coatings specialist Jotun is ready to launch its proven Jotacote Universal S120 primer to the worldwide

Golden Ray: Responders fix a problem and wait for a weather window

St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command (UC) responders are monitoring weather forecasts, including the threat of severe weather associated with Tropical Storm Eta, to identify a weather window for cutting and lifting

Gangways play a role in helping new electric ferries conserve power

The five electric double-ended, passenger-only ferries that Turkey’s Sefine Shipyard is building for Norwegian operator Boreal (see earlier story) will each have two gangways supplied by Skodje, Norway, headquartered Undertun Industri. The

Former WSF ferry to be sold at U.S. Marshal’s auction

A retired Washington State Ferries vessel with a long history, the former Evergreen State, is to go on the block in a U.S. Marshal’s auction. Built in 1954 and retired in 2015,

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