Teekay LNG orders two more ME-GI engined LNG tankers
JULY 26, 2013 — Teekay LNG Partners L.P. reports that during the past week it has exercised two of its three existing options with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., (DSME)
GAO report raises questions about LCS
JULY 26, 2013 — Lawmakers are going to look very hard at Navy plans to make major design changes to the two Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) variants, even as production is ramped
Dynagas takes delivery of ice-class LNG tankers
JULY 26, 2013 — Dynagas, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping arm of Greece’s George Prokopiou shipping enterprises, has today taken delivery of Arctic Aurora, the second of two ice-class membrane LNG
Malaysia’s Coastal wins OSV orders
JULY 26, 2013 — Malaysia’s Coastal Contracts Bhd reports that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Coastal Offshore (Labuan) Pte Ltd and Thaumas Marine Ltd have collectively secured shipbuilding contracts for the sale of five
Halliburton cops plea in Deepwater Horizon case
JULY 25, 2013 — Halliburton Energy Services Inc. has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Department of Justice reports. A criminal information charging
Eco-friendly coal carrier named Ship of the Year
JULY 25, 2013 — Though coal may not be a particularly eco-friendly fuel, that doesn’t mean that the ships that carry it can’t be green. Soyo, an NYK-owned coal carrier, has been
Northrop Grumman gets DDG 51 steering gear contracts
JULY 25, 2013 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded contracts totaling $14.4 million by prime contractors General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and Huntington Ingalls Industries to supply the steering
Senator introduces cruise ship passenger protection bill
JULY 25, 2013 — U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D. WV), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, introduced legislation July 23 that, he said, would improve consumer protections for cruise passengers and close
Hyundai Heavy BWM system gets Coast Guard AMS acceptance
JULY 24, 2013 — Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) reports that its electrolysis-based ballast water treatment system, HiBallast (pictured left), has been accepted as an Alternative Management System (AMS) by the
Kirby reports increased second quarter earnings
JULY 24, 2013 — Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX), the largest U.S. domestic tank barge operator, reported second quarter results that saw net earnings $63.1 million, or $1.11 per share, compared with $47.6