More operators look to refurbish hopper barges
As steel prices hover around record high rates, barge operators are facing tough decisions. Recently, Belle Chasse, La., based C&C Marine and Repair, LLC signed a contract to re-side over 200 hopper
Shipbuilding
Hornbeck to complete construction of two 400 class Jones Act MPSVs
Covington, La., headquartered Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. is to complete the two multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs) that had been at the center of its recently settled lawsuit with Gulf Island Fabrication Inc.
VIDEO: Ingalls launches LHA 8
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully launched of the Navy’s third America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8) from its floating dock into the Pascagoula River
Gulf Island resolves MPSV dispute with Hornbeck
Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) said today that its subsidiary Gulf Island Shipyards LLC (GIS) has resolved its lawsuit with Hornbeck Offshore Services LLC relating to the construction of two multi-purpose
Electric Boat gets $967 million Virginia class contract mod
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $967 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for lead yard support and development and design efforts for Virginia class fast-attack submarines. The cost-plus-fixed
Silver Ships promotes Jason Powers to COO
Theodore, Ala., based aluminum boat specialist Silver Ships has recently promoted Jason Powers to the role of chief operating officer (COO). Powers, who has been a member of the Silver Ships team
Austal USA names Chris Orlowski VP of engineering
Mobile, Ala., based shipbuilder Austal USA has appointed Chris Orlowski as its vice president of engineering. In that role, he leads a team of over 350 engineers, naval architects, designers, and other
Glosten unveils CT-120 tug design
Glosten, Seattle, Wash., has announced its new tug design, a 120- by 39-foot tug with a molded depth of 23 feet. The CT-120 is a sizeable oceangoing tug made for long-distance and
MAN methanol gensets picked for first methanol fueled car carriers
Methanol as a marine fuel is now moving into the car carrier sector. The first two methanol fueled vessels ordered for the sector —two 9,300 CEU (car equivalent unit) pure car and
WinGD wins LR approval in principle for ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines
As the race to be first to market with future-fueled engines picks up pace, Lloyd’s Register has granted Winterthur, Switzerland, headquartered engine designer WinGD the first ever approval in principle (AiP) for