West Virginia steel plant starts Bulb Flat production

DECEMBER 15, 2014 — Bulb Flats offer significant benefits in shipbuilding stiffener applications. Now, Steel of West Virginia, Inc. has started production of Bulb Flats at its Huntington, WV, steel making facility.

Canadian TSB reports on Seaway grounding

DECEMBER 15, 2014 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released its investigation report (M13C0071) into the striking and subsequent grounding of the cargo ship Claude A. Desgagnes in the St.

MacGregor deck equipment for Maersk AHTS newbuilds

DECEMBER 15, 2014 — Cargotec’s MacGregor unit has received an order from Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven in Norway for six comprehensive deck handling equipment packages. They will be installed on the six  95

Criminal investigation involving Petrobras widens

DECEMBER 14, 2014—Brazil’s state-controlled Petrobras, one of the world’s largest oil companies, said it would once again delay the filing of its third quarter financial statements “in the light of new facts”

Conrad declares dividend, reports new business

DECEMBER 14, 2014 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) announced Friday that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per

GE technology cuts fuel consumption for Brazilian PSVs

DECEMBER 14, 2014—Improving fuel consumption and energy efficiency are a big part of GE’s involvement in a series of new Platform Supply Vessels that will go to work for Petrobras in the

BAE San Francisco gets $15.2 million T-AKE 9 award

DECEMBER 14, 2014 — BAE Systems San Francisco Ship Repair, San Francisco, CA, is being awarded a $15,232,513 firm-fixed-price contract for a 60-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking

Coast Guard and NTSB to investigate cruise ship fire

DECEMBER 14, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard has assembled a joint investigative team with the National Transportation Safety Board and is sending four marine safety professionals from Coast Guard Sector San

Smit Lamnalco to acquire PB Towage Australia

DECEMBER 14, 2014—Smit Lamnalco strengthened its position in Australia towing market with the acquisition of PB Towage Australia (PB Towage), the second largest towing company in Australia. The announcement was made by Royal

U.S. Navy tests “Star Wars” technology at sea

DECEMBER 12, 2014—Zapping enemy planes, ships and boats with lasers may seem like something straight out of Star Wars, but the U.S. Navy inched a step closer to that reality during a

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