Jennifer Boykin to be President of Newport News Shipbuilding

MAY 3, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Jennifer R. Boykin to serve as executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s

Environmentalists file suit to block Trump offshore order

MAY 3, 2017 — Conservation and Alaska Native groups today filed a lawsuit against President Trump in federal district court in Alaska. It challenges his decision to eliminate a permanent ban on new

Bill seeks to boost maritime training at two-year colleges

MAY 3, 2017 — Representatives Gene Green (D-TX) and Rob Wittman (R-VA) have introduced legislation intended to advance the capabilities of two-year community and technical colleges to assist in securing the talent

Finnish multipurpose corvette program moves ahead

MAY 3, 2017 — Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has been awarded an EUR 7.5 million contract by the Finnish Defense Forces’ Logistics Command to design four multirole corvettes for Finland’s

Zinke inks orders implementing Trump offshore plan

MAY 3, 2017 —Secretary of the Department of the Interior Ryan Zinke yesterday used the floor of the OTC event to sign two secretarial orders aimed at unleashing America’s offshore energy potential

Dual-fuel engine family gets EPA emissions certification

MAY 3, 2017 — Wärtsilä’s 34DF dual-fuel engine family has been awarded model year 2017 certification of emissions compliance by the U.S, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA Tier III certification and

FMC rejects Japanese lines’ Tripartite Agreement

MAY 3, 2017 — The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) yesterday rejected the “Tripartite Agreement” (FMC Agreement No. 012475), an agreement between the three major Japanese carriers to form a joint container shipping

Brownsville ship recycling yard has new owners and new name

MAY 2, 2017 – The Brownsville, Texas, ship recycling and scrap processing facility formerly known as ESCO Marine is reopening under new ownership. Hilco Redevelopment Partners, a unit of Hilco Global (Hilco),

VIDEO: Somali piracy uptick a result of lowered vigilance

MAY 2, 2017 – Pirate networks responsible for the original Somali piracy crisis have sustained themselves through small-scale attacks and involvement in an array of maritime crimes, according to Oceans Beyond Piracy’s

Law firms plan class action suits against DryShips

MAY 2, 2017 – An item in the Wall Street Journal has been followed by announcements from a number of law firms saying that they are investigating potential securities claims on behalf

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