Two shipyards designated in latest round of Russia sanctions

Two shipyards, a marine diesel manufacturer and an offshore oil and gas exploration company are among Russian entities designated Friday by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control

TEN eyes further LNG carrier orders

TEN, Ltd (Tsakos Energy Navigation) (NYSE:TNP) today reported new charters for its two LNG carriers, the Neo Energy and the Maria Energy, to what it called “significant international energy concerns” for an

VIDEO: Newport News installs upper mast of CVN 73

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has reached a highpoint in its refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The shipyard installed

Navy issues RFI for Large Unmanned Surface Vessels

One of the surprises in the Navy’s FY2020 budget request was the inclusion of “two large unmanned surface vessels” in the ship construction submission. As we noted earlier this week (see story),

Wärtsilä tests AR-based vessel repair and maintenance service

In what promises to be a breakthrough in vessel repair and maintenance operations, Wärtsilä has successfully tested a new remote guidance service. It enables ship crew members, field service engineers and shipyard

Candies IMR vessel features three Schottel propulsion systems

The U.S. built, U.S. flagged Inspection Maintenance Repair (IMR) vessel Paul Candies is equipped with three different Schottel propulsion systems. Owned by Otto Candies, LLC, Des Allemands, La., and built by its

Hill Dickinson strengthens international maritime team

International maritime law firm Hill Dickinson has made a trio of high level appointments, hiring Master Mariner Kevin Austin, Korean market specialist Beth Bradley, and transactional lawyer Sung Hwan Choi. Austin, currently

Bouchard takes delivery of a further ATB

Melville, N.Y., based Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. has taken the delivery of ATB unit M/V Evening Breeze and Barge No. 252 (B. No. 252) from shipbuilders VT Halter Marine Inc. and Bollinger

Ingalls authenticates keel of LHA 8

The keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Bougainville (LHA 8) was held at the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division (HII), March 14. The ship’s sponsor, Ellyn Dunford, spouse

RMK Merrill-Stevens Shipyard launches Electronic Systems Division

The RMK Merrill-Stevens Shipyard, Miami, is adding a new Electronic Systems Division and has hired experienced electronic systems integrator David Gratton, to oversee and manage the division. Gratton’s career in electronics began

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