Hyundai Heavy sets $15.9 billion sales target for 2020

In a sign that some analysts see as pointing to a flat year ahead in world shipbuilding, South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Group says that its three shipbuilding units have set combined

Armstrong Marine delivers catamaran research vessel

Armstrong Marine USA, Port Angeles, Wash., has delivered a new 42 foot by 16 foot catamaran research vessel, Benthic Cat, to Orca Maritime, Inc., Imperial Beach, Calif., after successful launch and sea

BAE Norfolk Ship Repair wins $175 million cruiser contract

BAE Systems Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $175,047,658 contract for the execution of USS Vicksburg (CG 69) fiscal 2020 modernization period (MODPRD). The work will include a combination of

Blank Rome promotes Lauren Wilgus to Partner

Law firm Blank Rome has promoted Lauren B. Wilgus, a member of its Maritime Emergency Response Team (MERT) in New York, to Partner. Wilgus focuses her her practice in the areas of

KVH and Kongsberg Digital install IoT system on working vessel

KVH Industries, Inc. and Kongsberg Digital report they have successfully installed their first joint maritime IoT system on an active working vessel. The team installed a KVH Watch VSAT antenna for IoT

Ilya Espino de Marotta makes Panama Canal history

Ilya Espino de Marotta took office January 1 as Deputy Administrator of the Panama Canal, making history as the first woman to ever hold the position. Mrs. Espino de Marotta began her

Sandy Hook pilot dies following fall from containership

On December 30, 2019 at approximately 0430, Sandy Hook pilot Captain Dennis R. Sherwood was involved in an incident while boarding a container vessel inbound to the Port of New York &

LNG-fueled ferry

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding wins order for LNG-fueled ferry duo

In the first such project in Japan, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has concluded a contract with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) covering the construction of two LNG-fueled ferries. They will be built at

Damen-designed Mexican Navy frigate completes sea trials

Working in close cooperation, Damen Shipyards Group, the Mexican Navy, subcontractors and suppliers have completed successful sea trials of the Mexican Navy’s POLA-class frigate ARM Reformador. Built at the ASTIMAR 20 naval

MOL and NYK to order LNG-fueled coal carriers

Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. has entered into long term transportation contracts agreements with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd (MOL) that will see the two companies

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