BC Ferries moves ahead on plan to build five new NMV ferries
Canada’s BC Ferries, which has had its share of problems with some of its oldest vessels, this month formally submitted its plan to build five New Major Vessels (NMVs) to the BC
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Vigor awarded $55M LCS 10 contract
Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, has been awarded a $55,881,631 firm-fixed-price contract for the FY 2005 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). The
CENTCOM forces strike multiple Houthi targets
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reports that U.S. forces conducted multiple precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in Sana’a and coastal locations within Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, Dec. 30 and 31. On Dec.
Texas Ports Association releases new economic impact study
Texas ports contribute more than $713.9 billion in economic activity for the state accounting for 28% of Texas’ gross domestic product (GDP), further advancing ports as a catalyst for state economic growth
Detyens wins $18.69M USNS Patuxent contract
Detyens Shipyards Inc.,North Charleston, S.C., has been awarded an $18,690,259 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220525C4132) for a 131-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler
USCG inspectors discover counterfeit pilot ladders
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Maritime Safety Alert after marine inspectors from Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (NCR) discovered counterfeit pilot ladders during a Port State Control Examination at the Port
Four Kingspointers awarded Crowley scholarships
Four students at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, N.Y., – Draygan Colonese, Elizabeth Kay, Charles Lausten and Gianna Russo – have been awarded Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships
Port Talbot floating offshore wind hub project wins funding
A joint project to develop a heavy lift operations hub at the port of Port Talbot, Wales, has received match funding from the U.K.’s Crown Estate through the initial round of its
Finnish police continue investigation of tanker Eagle S.
Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and other authorities are continuing investigations of a Cook Islands registered tanker, the Eagle S. Widely identified in media reports as having links to Russia’s shadow
Powerful Sanmar-built Boğaçay tug joins sister in Croatia
A second versatile multi-purpose tugboat built by Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has now joined its twin sister at Rijeka, Croatia’s principal seaport. Known as Boğaçay LXXII while under construction, the tug, renamed TItan