MSC Gayane

Another crew member pleads guilty in MSC Gayane coke bust case

United States Attorney William M. McSwain today announced that Aleksandar Kavaja, 27, a national of Montenegro, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Harvey Bartle III to charges of conspiracy to

Wight Shipyard Co delivers four ferry build to Malta

Britain’s Wight Shipyard Co. has notched up a U.K. first by building four ferries simultaneously for a leading Maltese tour operator. The order, the Cowes, Isle of Wight, shipyard’s largest ferry export

Golden Ray wreck on its side

Coast Guard to hold public hearing on Golden Ray capsizing

The U.S. Coast Guard, National Transportation Safety Board, Republic of Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator, and the Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal are scheduled to conduct a formal public hearing to consider evidence related

Trump extends offshore drilling moratorium: NOIA not happy

Campaigning in Florida this week, President Donald Trump announced an extension of moratorium on offshore drilling on Florida’s Gulf Coast and an expansion of it to Florida’s Atlantic Coast, as well as

Italian owner orders ASD tug at Med Marine

In what could be called a “signing of the times,” a contract for a new tugboat placed last week with Turkish shipbuilder and tug operator Med Marine by Italian operator Somat S.p.A.,

Chinese hybrid emergency rescue vessel showcases ABB technologies

The first Chinese-built hybrid emergency rescue vessel features bridge-to-propeller ABB technologies, including Azipod electric propulsion, energy storage system and state-of-the-art automation and control solutions that further optimize operational efficiencies. Delivered to Shenzhen

MAN licensee books orders for engines meeting new Chinese emissions regulations

MAN Energy Solutions reports that its Chinese licensee, CMP, has won a series of orders in the Chinese inland and coastal market for small-bore, four-stroke engines that meet new and impending emissions

Harvey Gulf to convert PSV to offshore fuel supply vessel

Harvey Gulf International Marine reports that, in addition to its new 2 million gallon diesel bunkering facility in Port Fourchon, La., it will now offer a full-service fuel carrying vessel solely dedicated

USACE tenders for diesel-electric hybrid drift collection vessel

The Philadelphia Engineer District intends to procure a new diesel-electric hybrid vessel for the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The new vessel will be used by the

The Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli (LHA 7), departed from Ingalls Shipbuilding division last month, sailing to its homeport in San Diego. Tripoli enters the Pascagoula River channel passing guided missile destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), which has been delivered to the Navy by Ingalls, and will sail away later this year.

Defense rethink could mean big changes for shipbuilders

Big Changes Ahead? Unmanned surface vessels are something that need keeping under scrutiny because they underscore that the Navy of the not so distant future may look a lot different. A Congressional

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