Is Austal a take-over target?
Back on June 6, Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited, which is, of course, the parent of Mobile, Ala., based Austal USA, published a stock exchange announcement saying: “Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) refers
Back on June 6, Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited, which is, of course, the parent of Mobile, Ala., based Austal USA, published a stock exchange announcement saying: “Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) refers
Raising disconcerting memories of a string of incidents in 2018, leading fuel testing services provider VPS has identified a new marine fuel contamination issue in Houston. Eleven vessels using this fuel have
By Rand Taylor, CEO of The Fuel Ox In April 2018, the International Maritime Organization agreed on its first ambitious strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the international shipping sector to
NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) has awarded Houma, La., shipbuilder Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC a $624.6 million contract to design and build two advanced research vessels. The contract includes an option
The Dutch Ministry of Defense, Damen and Thales have signed acontract for the design, construction, and delivery of four Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigates; two for the Netherlands and two for Belgium. The
Dominik Schneiter has been named acting CEO of Winterthur, Switzerland, headquartered engine designer WinGD, effective July 1. This follows the decision of Klaus Heim to step down from the role, effective July
Titan Acquisition Holdings, the parent of Vigor Industrial, MHI Holdings and Continental Maritime of San Diego (CSMD), reports that Frank Collins is joining the company as senior vice president, government and public
Huntington Ingall Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division reports that NSC 10, the U.S. Coast Guard’s tenth and newest national security cutter, Calhoun (WMSL 759) has now completed builder’s sea trials The ship successfully
Marine Log held its first-ever Ship Repair USA conference in New Orleans on June 20-21, drawing nearly 250 attendees from across the spectrum of yards, vessel operators, maintenance providers, suppliers and other
Austal USA has celebrated the official start of construction of the future USNS Point Loma (EPF 15) with a keel laying ceremony at its Mobile, Ala. shipyard. Ship sponsor Mrs. Elizabeth Asher,