ALMACO supplies superstructure for Canadian Navy supply ship

MARCH 6, 2017—Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding recently awarded a contract to the ALMACO Group for the delivery of the superstructure of Project Resolve, a Royal Canadian Navy AOR vessel. This would be the

IBM and Maersk team to digitize container paper trail

MARCH 6, 2017 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Maersk are to collaborate to use blockchain technology to help help manage and track the paper trail of tens of millions of shipping containers

Bill calls for U.S.-flag ships for 30% of LNG, crude exports

MARCH 3, 2017 — Congressman John Garamendi (D- CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, has introduced H.R. 1240, the “Energizing American Maritime Act.” The bipartisan

Cochran: FY2017 Navy shipbuilding appropriations bill agreed

MARCH 3, 2017 — U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) said yesterday that an agreement on a final FY2017 Defense Appropriations Bill has been reached that would increase funding for new ships for

A.M. Best: P&I rates under pressure

MARCH 3, 2017 — Insurance rating agency A. M. Best says that underwriters in the marine protection and indemnity (P&I) sector have needed to exercise underwriting discipline for the February 2017 renewal

USCG aircrew rescue five from grounded tug

MARCH 3, 2017 — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk crew rescued five people aboard a tug that ran aground on the Mariposa Reef on the south side of Strait

Algoma and Nova plan short sea bulk partnership

MARCH 3, 2017 — Canada’s Algoma Central Corporation and Nova Marine Carriers SA of Lugano Switzerland say they are exploring an expanded partnership that is expected to lead to the creation of

VIDEO: Trump calls for “12 carrier Navy we need”

MARCH 2, 2017 — In a speech today aboard the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) which is nearing completion at Huntingdon Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding, President Donald Trump said that

Citywide Ferries hit the water

MARCH 2, 2017 — The first two passenger vessels built by Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark for New York’s new Citywide Ferry Service are now on the water, after being splashed at Metal

Langh Tech develops EGR water treatment system

MARCH 2, 2017 — Having established a firm position in the market for exhaust gas scrubbers, Finland’s Langh Tech Oy Ab is now expanding its water treatment technology to new areas. The

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