Vigor delivers third WSF Olympic Class ferry

APRIL 8, 2017 — Washington State Ferries yesterday officially accepted  Chimacum, the newest addition to the state ferry fleet, from shipbuilder/contractor Vigor. The Chimacum will carry ferry riders on the Seattle/Bremerton route

Ingalls Shipbuilding christens Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)

APRIL 8, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division today christened its 31st Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) in a ceremony attended by approximately 1,000 guests.

Savage completes purchase of Settoon liquid bulk assets

APRIL 7, 2017 — Effective April 4, 2017, Savage Inland Marine, LLC, a subsidiary of Savage Companies, has completed its previously announced purchase of the Liquid Bulk division assets of Settoon Towing

Vard books order for live fish transporter

APRIL 7, 2017 — Vard Holdings Limited has secured a contract for the design and construction of a live fish transportation vessel for Fjordlaks Aqua in Ålesund, Norway. The Vard 8 50

Horizon completes second NYC Ferry vessel

APRIL 7, 2017 — Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, has delivered its second ferry for NYC Ferry (which up until yesterday was called CityWide Ferry). With successful sea trials and

Shipping industry calls for HNS Convention ratification

APRIL 7, 2017 — The shipping industry, represented by the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and BIMCO, is very supportive of the 2010 Protocol to the

DSME and DNV GL unveil new LNG carrier design

APRIL 7, 2017 — Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), and classification society DNV GL used this week’s Gastech event in Tokyo to present the results of a joint development project (JDP)

USCG warns of dangers of Suspect and Counterfeit Items

APRIL 7, 2017 — The U.S. Coast has issued a Marine Safety Alert (03-17) warning of the dangers of Suspect and Counterfeit Items (S/CIs) — products represented as meeting specified manufacturing and

Damen ATD duo goes to work in Bunbury Port

APRIL 7, 2017 — Mackenzie Marine & Towage of Esperance, Western Australia, held a naming ceremony yesterday for two recently delivered Damen Shipyards Type 2412 twin-fin Azimuth Tractor Drive (ATD) tugs. Named

Wartsila propulsion picked for new fishing vessel

APRIL 7, 2017 — A new purse seine fishing trawler to be built at the Karstensen Skibsvaerft shipyard in Denmark for Strand Senior AS, a subsidiary of Norway’s Strand Havfiske AS, will

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