JULY 12, 2017 — A new Moss-type LNG tank design concept developed by Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has gained Approval in Principle (AIP) from classification society ABS. Designated as an IMO
JULY 11, 2017 — U.S. Seventh Fleet reports that the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) entered dry dock today to continue repairs and assess damage sustained during the ship’s
JULY 11, 2017 — European shipowners believe that important progress was made last week at the International Maritime Organziation’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting. At the meeting, the MEPC agreed
JULY 11, 2017 — Paris headquartered GTT has received an order from the China’s Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Corp. Ltd. in relation to four 174,000 cu.m LNG carriers to be built at
JULY 11, 2017 — The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) reports that three more ports have joined a focus group aimed at strengthening the network of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
JULY 11, 2017 — Twickenham, England, headquartered Twiflex Ltd. has launched a Turning, Locking & Braking (TLB) System that provides a compact solution to allow a ship’s propulsion shaft position to be
JULY 11, 2017 — Netherlands headquartered Damen Shipyards Group has entered a partnership with Louisiana based shipbuilder Metal Shark for the construction of up to thirteen Damen SPa 2606 patrol boats. The
JULY 11, 2017 — Alaska broadcaster KRBD reports that the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is giving interested parties an extra week and a half to submit bids on the 54 year
JULY 11, 2017 — Offshore services giant Bourbon has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support Automated Ships Ltd. in commissioning the world’s first unmanned and fully-automated vessel for offshore
JULY 10, 2017 — United Steelworkers (USW) Local 8888 reports that it has reached a tentative agreement with Huntington Ingalls Industries on a new collective bargaining agreement covering Newport News Shipbuilding employees.