FY2017 defense budget will cap LCS program at 40
FEBRUARY 4, 2016— When the Navy’s FY 2017 budget request is unveiled it now seems certain that the FYDP (Future Years Defense Plan) Littoral Combat Ship procurement will be capped at 40
Crystal Cruises plans to return SS United States to service
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 — Crystal Cruises says it plans to save “America’s Flagship,” the SS United States, and “embark on the enormous undertaking of bringing the ship into compliance with the latest
Chouest Gulfport venture Topship gets $11 million incentive
FEBRUARY 14, 2016 — The Mississippi House today passed a $275 million incentive bill that Speaker Philip Gunn tweeted was the “biggest job creation bill in MS history.” Most of the money
ABS issues guidance note on cyber security
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 – Classification society ABS has published Guidance Notes on the Application of Cybersecurity Principles to Marine and Offshore Operations. The guidance note is the first volume in the ABS
Crowley celebrates Alaska safety milestone
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 – Crowley Maritime Corporation’s tanker escort and docking services group in Valdez, AK, is celebrating over seven million man hours and more than six years since logging its last
Aqualis Offshore to do FMEA study for LNG bunkering barge
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 – Offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, has been contracted by Gas Entec Co. Ltd to provide an engineering study for the 2,200
Grounded wind turbine installation barge capsizes
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 – Danish offshore windfarm installation specialist A2Sea reports that, due to harsh weather, its jack-up installation barge Sea Worker capsized Tuesday night while still grounded after a January 27
Scotland’s Briggs Marine orders Damen Multi Cat 2712
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 – Fife, Scotland, based Briggs Marine and Environmental Services has ordered a Damen Multi Cat 2712. One of the largest models in Damen’s Multi Cat range, the 27-m 2712
Hyundai Heavy reports another loss making year
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 – Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, racked up a 2015 operating loss and net loss of 1.5401 trillion won ($1.3 billion) and 1.3632 trillion won ($1.1
Lake Constance ferry to get LNG propulsion
FEBRUARY 4, 2016—Rolls-Royce and the local public utility in Constance, Germany, Stadtwerke Konstanz, have teamed up to develop a liquid natural gas (LNG) propulsion system based on MTU engines for a new