LCS to be fitted with Kongsberg strike missile system
MAY 6, 2016 — A deployed U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship is to be fitted with a Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) system for a Phase II testing of the long range
Crowley christens third LNG-ready Jones Act tanker
MAY 6, 2016 — Crowley Maritime Corporation yesterday christened the third of four new, Jones Act product tankers on Thursday at the Julia Street Cruise Terminal in New Orleans. The 50,000 dwt,
AIDA Cruises rejects NABU claims on AIDAprima emissions
MAY 6, 2016 — Carnival’s German market cruise brand AIDA Cruises is rejecting claims by environmentalist group NABU that its new flag ship, AIDAprima, is “anything but” environmentally friendly. Built by Mitsubishi
Lack of navigational awareness, so ferry hits rock
MAY 6, 2016 —An investigation report (M15A0009) released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) today concludes that the 38.45 m passenger ferry Grace Sparkes, operated by the Newfoundland Department of
SENER to add Virtual Reality solution to FORAN
MAY 5, 2016 — SENER is partnering with Paris-headquartered ESI Group to develop its IC.IDO Virtual Reality solution and to integrate it with enhance the FORAN shipbuilding CAD/CAM system, resulting in an
Huntington Ingalls earnings beat analysts’ estimates
MAY 5, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reported first quarter 2016 revenues of $1.76 billion, up 12.3 percent from the same period last year. Diluted earnings per share in the quarter
ABS Group certification services for giant wind farm
MAY 5, 2016 — U.K. headquartered ABS Group Ltd. has received a contract to provide project certification services from DONG Energy Wind Power A/S (DONG Energy) for the planned Hornsea Offshore Wind
Webb Institute fund raiser reaches milestone
MAY 5, 2016 — Webb Institute has now raised $32 million (80%) of the $40 million goal of the most ambitious fundraising effort in the institution’s history, “The Campaign for Webb: America’s
Austal wins 19 vessel Pacific Patrol Boat contract
MAY 5, 2016 — The Commonwealth of Australia today awarded Austal an A$305 million (US$228.1 million) contract for the Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement (PPBR) Project, taking the shipbuilder’s Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard
Bollinger wins FRC contract worth potential $1.42 billion
MAY 4, 2016 —In Phase 2 of its FRC acquisition program, the U.S. Coast Guard today awarded a contract to Bollinger Shipyards LLC, Lockport, LA, for the procurement of up to 26