First MLP ship named at NASSCO ceremony

MARCH 4, 2013 — General Dynamics NASSCO christened the U.S. Navy’s newest ship, USNS Montford Point (MLP-1) at a ceremony held Saturday at its San Diego shipyard that was attended by more

Seaspan to use GL HullManager for entire fleet

MARCH 1, 2013 — Container shipping giant Seaspan Ship Management Ltd., Vancouver, has chosen Germanischer Lloyd’s GL HullManager system to upgrade its in-house hull integrity management system. The condition based monitoring software

Capital Product Partners agrees new charters with OSG

MARCH 1, 2013 — Athens headquartered Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) reports that it has reached a conditional agreement with Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (“OSG”) and certain of OSG’s subsidiaries regarding

Electric Boat awarded SUBSAFE contract

MARCH 1, 2013 — The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a contract to perform submarine safety program (SUBSAFE) and intermediate submarine maintenance work for submarines. This five-year, indefinite delivery,

LNG bunkering could be available in Australia by 2016

MARCH 1, 2013 — LNG bunkering could be a reality in Australian ports by 2016, says a study by a joint industry project (JIP). The study sees no significant legal restrictions hindering

Peene Werft delivers Swedish Coast Guard vessel

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 — Germany’s troubled P+S Werften, which is currently under insolvency administration, has handed over coast guard vessel KBV 033 to the Swedish Coast Guard in a ceremony at its

Big questions on costs of Canada’s NSPS

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 — A report published today by Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) indicates that the Canadian Government may have massively underestimated the costs of its National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS).

Kvichak Marine books order from Savannah Pilots

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 — Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc., of Seattle, WA, has been awarded a contract to build a 64 ft all-aluminum pilot boat for the Savannah Pilots Association of Savannah, GA.

Hercules Offshore buys liftboat Titan 2

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 — Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) reports the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire the liftboat Titan 2 from a subsidiary of KS Energy Ltd. The purchase price

Scorpio Tankers exercises newbuild options at HMD

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 — Scorpio Tankers Inc. ( NYSE : STNG ) has exercised options with shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. of South Korea for the construction of four MR Product

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