Great Lakes Dredge and Dock to take $42-$47 million hit

OCTOBER 7, 2017 — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is to take a charge of $42- $47 milliion. CEO Lasse Petterson says that, as a result of a “deep dive” into

Navibulgar orders Bluetech 45 bulker quartet

OCTOBER 6, 2017 — Bulgaria’s Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar) has contracted four Bluetech 45 handymax bulk carriers at China’s Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. The contract includes options for two further ships. The

DHS won’t extend unnecessary Jones Act waiver

OCTOBER 6, 2017 — The Department of Homeland Security will not extend the 10 day waiver of the Jones Act for Puerto Rico that it issued on September 28. “”We believe that

Conrad Shipyard to build WETA ferry terminal components

OCTOBER 6, 2017 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered Conrad Shipyard is to build several components for the Water Emergency Transportation Authority’s (WETA) San Francisco Ferry Expansion Project under a contract awarded by

Suez Canal Authority orders powerful cutter suction dredges

OCTOBER 5, 2017 – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has signed a contract with Netherlands based Royal IHC for the design and construction of two custom-built 29,190 kW heavy-duty rock cutter suction

Corvus to supply ESS for two more PSV hybrid retrofits

OCTOBER 5, 2017 – Corvus Energy has been selected as the supplier of lithium ion based energy storage systems (ESS) for two Havila platform supply vessels (PSVs) being retrofitted with hybrid power

TOTE Maritime San Juan terminal productivity now at 80%

OCTOBER 5, 2017 — TOTE Maritime reports that it continues to work closely with a variety of partners and the Puerto Rican government to expedite cargo and restore critical infrastructure to communities

WinGD approves use of Chevron Taro Special HT 100

OCTOBER 5, 2017 — Chevron Marine Lubricants has received a No Objection Letter (NOL) from Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) for the use of its Taro Special HT 100 cylinder lubrication oil

Keppel Shipyard wins another FPSO conversion contract

OCTOBER 4, 2017 — Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has secured a Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) conversion contract

USS John S. McCain to be repaired in Yokosuka, Japan

OCTOBER 4, 2017 — The Navy will repair the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) at the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility-Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka, Japan. Repairs will

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