InfraStrata buys Appledore Shipyard and puts the H&W brand on it

InfraStrata plc (AIM: INFA), the U.K. infrastructure project specialist that bought the assets of Northern Ireland shipbuilder Harland & Wolff reports that it has acquired another U.K. yard, Appledore Shipyard located in

USCG icebreaker Healy suffers fire, propulsion failure

The U.S. Coast Guard reports that its polar icebreaker Healy (WAGB-20) suffered a fire in one of its main propulsion motors Aug. 18 while underway for operations in the Arctic. No injuries

Ports of Indiana handles project cargoes for Michigan power plant project

The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor is handling the primary shipments for a $1 billion natural gas fired power plant project at the Indeck Niles Energy Center in Michigan. More than 600 pieces

Damen makes rapid ASD tug newbuild delivery

On August 14, Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, in the Netherlands, held a naming ceremony for the Peter Wessels, a new 28-meter ASD tug — just four months after the shipbuilding contract was signed

Bath Iron Works union members back at work

Members of IAM Local S6 are back at work at shipbuilder GD Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, after voting 87% to ratify a three-year collective bargaining agreement. Union members started back at

GPA says Savannah now top U.S. box export port

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reports that the Port of Savannah exported more loaded containers than any other port in the U.S. from January through May, achieving a 12.2% market share. Garden

Bleu Hilburn returns to Crowley Solutions as VP of business development

Logistics executive Bleu Hilburn is returning to Crowley Solutions as vice president of business development for all government services. In this role, Hilburn will develop strategies to build a customer pipeline, qualify

Wakashio officers “could face 60 years prison”

Yesterday, after being moved to a sea area designated by the Mauritius authorities, the forepart of the ill-fated Panamanian-flag bulker Wakashio was scuttled, almost exactly one month after its July 25 grounding

Expanding into steel, Austal USA buys additional land and dry dock

Following an earlier announcement that its Mobile, Alabama facilities will be expanded to build steel ships, Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports the execution of a conditional agreement to purchase additional waterside land and

More on the Somali pirate hijacking that wasn’t

There’s now further confirmation that an incident that at first indicated that the Panama-flagged chemical vessel Aegean II (IMO: 9016911) had been hijacked off the Horn of Africa was something different. EU

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