Chinese yard to build Zentech-design liftboats

FEBRUARY 2, 2016—Zentech Incorporated, Houston, TX, has signed contracts with China’s CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company Limited for the construction of two Z-210 Mobile Offshore Units. These contracts were finalized based on

GD NASSCO awarded $12.6 million LCS 2 contract mod

FEBRUARY 2, 2016 — General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA, is being awarded a $12,668,280 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee/incentive-fee contract (N00024-15-C-4313) for USS Independence (LCS-2) fiscal 2016 dry-docking

Jensen Maritime to design McAllister Tier IV escort tugs

FEBRUARY 2, 2016 – Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, is to provide detailed design services including stability, structure and systems design for two, 100-foot long,

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Coast Guard authorization act sent for signature

FEBRUARY 2, 2016 – The House of Representatives yesterday unanimously approved the bipartisan Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 4188). The bill, which passed the Senate in December, now goes to

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New e-learning program on onboard coatings maintenance

FEBRUARY 2, 2016 – To support the effective onboard application and maintenance of its International range of marine coatings, AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business has teamed with maritime training solutions provider Marlins to

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ABS and COSCO sign Arctic shipping cooperation agreement

FEBRUARY 2, 2016 – Classification society ABS has signed a Cooperation Agreement on Trans-Arctic Shipping Development with China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO). Changing climate conditions have opened new operational and trading

North Carolina ferry in grounding incident

FEBRUARY 1, 2016 — The North Carolina Department of Transportation says that at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, January 30, the Ferry Division vessel M/V Roanoke ran soft aground on its way