Austal USA launches LCS 8

AUGUST 7, 2014 — Austal USA’s Mobile, AL, shipyard yesterday launched the future USS Montgomery (LCS 8). The vessel is the second of ten 127-meter Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships that Austal is

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Three year prison term imposed in MSC bribery case

AUGUST 6, 2014 — Another prison sentence has been handed down in the ongoing Military Sealift Command bribery case. Yesterday, United States Chief District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith of the Eastern District

HII gets another $25.6 million for CVN 78 work

AUGUST 6, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Virginia, is being awarded a $25,648,075 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2110) for the detailed design and construction efforts to support the

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Hatz Diesel showcases marine line-up at SMM

AUGUST 6, 2014 — Ruhstorf, Germany, based Hatz Diesel will use next month’s SMM event to showcase its marine product line-up. Hatz is a leading manufacturer of industrial diesel engines in the

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OSG exits Chapter 11

AUGUST 6, 2014 — Tanker giant Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. yesterday said that it had emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a newly reorganized company “with a strong balance sheet, focused strategy

Mermaid Marine takes delivery of AHTS from Jaya yard

AUGUST 6, 2014 — Fremantle, Western Australia, headquartered Mermaid Marine Australia  (MMA) has taken delivery of the new state-of-the-art anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) Jaya Majestic. Built at Jaya’s Tuas, Singapore, shipyard,