Deepwater Horizon restoration projects set to start rolling
JULY 8, 2015 — The recent $18.5 billion settlement reached by BP in the Deepwater Horizon case (see earlier story) should pave the way for long planned Gulf Coast restoration projects to
Greeks lead in bulker scrapping
JULY 8, 2015—During the first six months of 2015, Greece, China, and Singapore were the top three countries in scrapping bulkers, according to Vesselvalues.com. Overall, the three countries combined scrapped a total
First female divers crew and operate DMUV
JULY 8, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Undersea Solutions Group (USG) made history last month as its two female divers became the first women to crew and drive a dual-mode underwater
Wärtsilä propulsion picked for newbuild fishing vessel
JULY 8, 2015 — Shetlands, U.K., headquartered Antares (Whalsay) Fishing Company Ltd has ordered a 75.4 m x 15.0 m combined purse seiner trawler at Norwegian shipbuilder Simek AS under a contract
BAE Hawaii awarded $13.7 million for O’Kane work
JULY 8, 2015 — BAE Systems, Honolulu, Hawaii has been awarded a $13,758,797 definitization to previously awarded undefinitized contract (N00024-14-C-4412) for scheduled drydocking selected repair availability (DSRA) of USS O’Kane (DDG 77).
Shell icebreaker forced back to port by hull fracture
JULY 7, 2015 —A Finnish multipurpose icebreaker on charter to Shell had to return to Dutch Harbor, Alaska, early Friday morning after its hull was found to have a fracture. The vessel
More Danish ports approve HullWiper hull cleaning ROV
JULY 7, 2015 —Authorities at the Danish ports of Copenhagen, Kalundborg and Fredricia have granted permission for GAC EnvironHull’s pioneering, diver-free, underwater HullWiper solution to be used within their ports and outside
Chouest acquires newbuild Simek PSV
JULY 7, 2015 —Norwegian shipbuilder Simek AS reports that its Yard No 133 has been sold to Edison Chouest Offshore.This will be the second ship Simek has delivered to Edison Choest, the
Carnival gets U.S. approval for travel to Cuba
JULY 7, 2015 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today reported that the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Commerce have granted approval for the
Kvichak books contract for foil assisted cat
JULY 7, 2015 — Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, WA, a Vigor Industrial company, has been awarded a contract to design and build a 48 ft all-aluminum foil assisted research catamaran for the