offshore patrol cutter (OPC)construction start

Austal USA gets $273M for next OPC as build of first starts

Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) reports that its Austal USA subsidiary has received a $273 million contract option award from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for the construction of the second Stage

Multi-purpose icebreaker 9MPI)

Seaspan’s multi-purpose icebreaker (MPI) design marks new milestone

North Vancouver, B.C.-based Seaspan Shipyards has begun the next step in the design and engineering phase of the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) Multi-Purpose Icebreakers (MPI) program. With the Functional Design Review Meeting

Titan submersible end cap

USCG: Deadly loss of Titan submersible was preventable

The June 2023 loss of the Titan submersible, which cost five lives, was preventable according to Jason Neubauer, chair of the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) into the incident.

Windward Offshore CSOVs

Windward Offshore wins its first CSOV contracts

Hamburg-headquartered Windward Offshore reports that it has won its first charter contracts for the two purpose-built Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs), Windward Athens and Windward Paris. For this project, the vessels will

MHI Mogami-class frigate

Australia selects MHI’s Mogami class for its next gen frigates

The Australian Government said today that it is accelerating the delivery of a larger and more lethal surface combatant fleet with the selection of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ upgraded Mogami class frigate as

Aloha class block mounting

Matson and Hanwha Philly mark an Aloha class construction milestone

Hanwha Philly Shipyard and Matson Inc. (NYSE: MATX) yesterdaymarked an important milestone in the construction of the first of the three new Aloha class containerships the yard is to deliver to Matson

Stream Marine Technical similator

Stream Marine Technical (SMT) adds new K-Sim Engine simulator

Paisley, Scotland-headquartered Stream Marine Technical (SMT) has added a new Kongsberg K-Sim Engine simulator to its expanding simulator suite. The new simulator will support IGF Code training for LNG-fueled vessels, enabling students

Panama Ship Registry vs shadow fleet

Panama Ship Registry moves to end “dark fleet” registrations

With flag-hopping continuing to be a favored deceptive practice used by “dark fleet” bad actors, the Panama Ship Registry will no longer accept the registration of tankers and bulkers older than 15

BWM at work

Tokyo and Paris MOUs plan BWM crack down

The member port state control authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control are to launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Ballast Water

Olympic Notos

Ulstein to retrofit 2024-built CSOV Olympic Notos for oil and gas contract

Underscoring the flexibility of today’s large offshore service vessels, Ulstein Verft has signed a contract to retrofit a recently delivered offshore wind vessel, the Olympic Notos, for operations supporting unmanned oil and

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