Austal USA awarded $16.3 million for LCS 20 work

JANUARY 24, 2019 —Austal USA LLC, Mobile, AL, has been awarded a $16,322,000 order against a previously awarded Navy contract to provide engineering, management, and production services in support of prefabrication efforts,

Crowley again honored for Health and Wellness program

JANUARY 24, 2019 —For the third consecutive year, the National Association for Business Resources (NABR) has honored Crowley Maritime Corp. as a “National Best and Brightest in Wellness” employer, recognizing the quality

Kongsberg Digital unveils simulator based firefighting training solution

JANUARY 24, 2019 — Kongsberg Digital has unveiled an innovative simulator solution for training ships’ officers and crews in advanced firefighting. Called K-Sim Safety, the solution offers high fidelity simulation covering all

Polar icebreaker Healy arrives at Vigor to start $7.3 million overhaul

JANUARY 24, 2019 — The U.S. Coast Guard polar icebreaker, Healy (WAGB-20), has arrived at Vigor’s Seattle, WA, shipyard for maintenance. The $7.3 million contract includes sea valve renewal and overhaul, bow

World Marine acquired by scrap recycler M.A.R.S.

JANUARY 23, 2019 — Modern American Recycling Services, Inc. (M.A.R.S.), a leader in the scrap recycling industry, reports that it completed a transaction acquiring World Marine, LLC on January 22, 2019. The

Wärtsilä books multiple orders for Aquarius UV BWMS

JANUARY 23, 2019 —Wärtsilä has been reeling in contracts to supply its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) to global shipping operators, enabling their vessels to be compliant with IMO Ballast

Rolls-Royce Rauma thruster plant gets a EUR 57 million makeover

JANUARY 23, 2019 —Rolls-Royce has completed a multi-million Euro upgrade and refurbishment of its thruster manufacturing plant in Rauma, Finland, that consolidates production on a single site, and creates one of the

Fincantieri Bay completes complex conversion of ATB barge

JANUARY 23, 2019 — Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI, has delivered the newly-converted barge Commander to Port City Marine Services (PCMS) of Muskegon, MI. The Commander is a 495’ by 72’

Eagle Bulk buys one, sells two, adds scrubbers to three more

JANUARY 23, 2019 — Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE) reports that it has purchased a high-specification 2015-built SDARI-64 Ultramax bulkcarrier for a purchase price of $20.4 million. The ship, which has

Study shows strong investment case for LNG as a containership fuel

JANUARY 23, 2019 — The SEA\LNG coalition has just released an independent study revealing a strong investment case for LNG as a marine fuel in the container shipping market. “We commissioned this

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