Halter Marine awarded T-AGOS (X) study contract

Halter Marine Inc. has been awarded the contract for industrial studies for the auxiliary general ocean surveillance ship (T-AGOS(X)) program. The U.S. Navy awarded the $981,000 contract for the T-AGOS class series

Posidonia 2020 canceled

The Posidonia event in Athens has joined the list of major maritime events whose 2020 presentations have been canceled. Originally planned for June of this year, the event had been postponed to

Norwegian suppliers’ offshore wind ambitions get export credit boost

Norway’s state-owned export credit guarantee agency GIEK is actively seeking offshore wind related new business worldwide as part of its mandate to bolster the participation of Norwegian exporters in the growing, but

Tasmania plans to switch construction of two new TT-Line ferries to Australia

The Government of Tasmania has pulled the plug on plans for TT-Line to build two replacement ferries at Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions. Instead it is setting up a task force to

Ice class Saint Lawrence Seaway tug completes delivery voyage

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) today reported the arrival of its new tugboat, the Seaway Guardian, in Massena, N.Y. The vessel has been on a three-week

Brett Bennett named senior VP and GM at Crowley Logistics

Crowley Maritime Corporation reports that Brett Bennett is to join the company Aug. 3 as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s largest business unit, Crowley Logistics, where he will

TVIB promotes two

During its recent spring meeting, the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) Board of Directors promoted Tava Foret to the position of president, while Lauren Jeppson has been promoted to executive vice president.

ABS takes smart class services mobile

Classification society ABS has launched a suite of fleet management and vessel compliance services that use smart functionality and advanced analytics and that, in what’s claimed to be an industry first, will

Newport News Apprentice School approved as institution of higher education

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that the Apprentice School at its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to operate as a

Carnival says Mardi Gras on track for February 2021 debut

Carnival Cruise Line has released photos showing that construction of its first LNG-fueled cruise ship, Mardi Gras, is progressing at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland, as the ship is being

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