Bollinger to build ocean transport barge for GD Electric Boat

Bollinger Shipyards has been awarded a contract to construct an ocean transport barge for General Dynamics Electric Boat. Bollinger President & CEO Ben Bordelon said that the barge will transport submarine modules

Italian-owned OSV hit by pirate attack in southern GoM

Two crew members of an Italian flagged OSV were injured in a pirate attack in the southern Gulf of Mexico, Tuesday, according to multiple media reports citing Mexican Navy statements. One crew

New Subchapter M reqirements loom says USCG

USCG gives update on BWMS type approval program

In a post on its Maritime Commons blog, the U.S. Coast Guard yesterday gave an update on its Ballast Water Management System type approval program, and guidance on several specific issues on

New, “future-proof” MAN engine controller platform passes TAT

MAN Energy Solutions’ electronic “ME” engine portfolio has reached another milestone: its Triton platform has passed its TAT (Type Approval Test) in Japan. “Triton is the new controller platform for our entire,

Torm to postpone some scrubber installations until 2020

In its latest quarterly report, Copenhagen-headquartered products tanker operator Torm says it has decided to postpone some scrubber installations to the first and the second quarter of 2020. Torm says it expects

Another delay in delivery of Canada’s first AOPS

The Toronto Star reports that the delivery date of the Royal Canadian Navy’s first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship has again been pushed back. The original plan was to have Irving Shipbuilding

Carnival beefs up internal ethics and compliance team

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), has announced seven new hires and internal promotions as part of the development of its new companywide ethics and compliance function, first announced in

ABS issues guidance on containership cargo fires

The just-published ABS Guide for Fire-Fighting Systems for Cargo Areas of Container Carriers is the first of its kind to address firefighting and safety systems of cargo holds of container vessels, the

Bourbon signs up 100 OSVs for Inmarsat Fleet Xpress

Marseille, France, headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon has signed a contract committing more than 100 offshore support vessels to Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress maritime broadband service. The deal is a breakthrough offshore services

BC Ferries back at Damen for four more battery-hybrids

Canada’s BC Ferries has awarded Damen Shipyards Group contracts to build four more battery electric-hybrid Island Class vessels, scheduled to go into service in 2022. The agreement with Damen is a design-build,

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