First NYK Group ships with scrubbers will have Wartsila systems

JULY 26, 2017 — Two new 56,000 DWT handymax bulk carriers under construction at Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Japan are to be equipped with Wärtsilä exhaust gas cleaning systems. The ships

U.S.-flag lines get Transcom awards totaling $871 million

JULY 26, 2017 — U.S. Transportation Command has awarded eleven U.S.-flag shipping lines contract modifications worth a total of more than $871 million. All the awards are option year contract modifications for

Fincantieri eyes possibilities for new uses of adhesives

JULY 25, 2017 – Fincantieri has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Mapei S.p.A that, it says, will help it optimize installation times, reduce the weight of certain materials, improve acoustic insulation

BAE San Diego gets $49.8 million mod to Navy contract

JULY 25, 2017 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California, is being awarded a $49,817,624 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-4403) to definitize USS Comstock (LSD 45) fiscal

Skaugen: First gas shipments to small scale LNG project delayed

JULY 25, 2017 — Norway’s I.M. Skaugen SE says that transportation of first gas for a “proof of concept” Small Scale LNG project under development in Africa has been delayed. With its

OCIMF and ReCAAP step up counterpiracy cooperation

JULY 25, 2017 — In a move aimed at boosting the fight against piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia, the ReCAAP Information Sharing Center has signed an MOU with OCIMF.

VIDEO: Vroon christens first walk-to-work vessel

JULY 25, 2017 — Vroon B.V. christened its first subsea-support walk-to-work vessel in a July 20 ceremony, held at the Damen Shiprepair shipyard in Amsterdam, in which the vessel was named VOS

New study details economic impact of U.S. waterways industry

JULY 24, 2017 – The American Waterways Operators has released a new study that documents the contribution that the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry makes to the U.S. economy. The study,

More red ink at Vard, but order backlog edges upward

JULY 24, 2017 – Specialist shipbuilder and designer Vard Holdings Limited, which is now 78.20% owned by Fincantieri, has reported its financial results for the second quarter and first half-year ended June

VIDEO: Silver Ships to commission multi-mission patrol boat

JULY 24, 2017 — A 38 ft multi-mission patrol boat for Montauk Harbor, Montauk, NY, will be officially dedicated with a “splash down” ceremony in Montauk on July 26. The vessel is

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