Dockwise Vanguard gets drydocking gig

AUGUST 8, 2013 — The  world’s largest semisubmersible Heavy Transport Vessel (HTV), Dockwise Vanguard, was recently used as an alternative to a dry dock. Disney Cruise Line passengers get a view of

EMAS AMC lands first job for new flagship

AUGUST 8, 2013 — EMAS AMC, the Subsea Services division of Singapore’s Ezra Holdings, has booked the first contract for its newbuild flagship Lewek Constellation, an ice classed, DP3, multi-lay vessel with

Petters: Avondale could yet build Jones Act tankers

AUGUST 8, 2013 — The current healthy market for Jones Act tankers might, just possibly, mean that Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Avondale unit could once again operate as a builder of commercial vessels.

Admiral says more about decision not to repair USS Miami

AUGUST 7, 2013 — A few more details have emerged about the Navy’s decision to inactivate, rather than repair, the arson-damaged nuclear submarine USS Miami (see earlier story). One of these is

Caribbean MOU to stage first coordinated crack down

AUGUST 7, 2013 — The UK P&I Club reports that the Port State Control agencies of states within the Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will launch a new Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC)

Rand Logistics reports latest quarterly results

AUGUST 7, 2013 — Great Lakes operator Rand Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RLOG) today announced its financial results for its fiscal year 2014 first quarter ended June 30, 2013. Rand, which operates both U.S.-flag

Northrop Grumman donates software to U.S. Naval Academy

AUGUST 7, 2013 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently donated $3 million worth of training software to the U.S. Naval Academy, continuing the company’s commitment to the educational development of future Navy

Chinese-built PSVs to have ABB dry type transformers

AUGUST 7, 2013 — ABB is to supply China’s Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd. with 24 dry-type propulsion transformers, for installation in 12 diesel-electric powered offshore platform supply vessels. The 2,300 kVA 480-volt

Huntington Ingalls reports increased income

AUGUST 7, 2013 — “I am very pleased with the program execution at both Ingalls and Newport News as we drive performance toward our 2015 target of 9-plus percent operating margin,” says

Navy to scrap arson-damaged USS Miami

AUGUST 7, 2013 — The Navy has decided to scrap the USS Miami instead of repairing the arson-damaged nuclear-powered submarine. Repairs to the vessel at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard were initially estimated to

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