School offers grad degree in admiralty and maritime law
DECEMBER 5, 2012 — Given the legal and regulatory environment in which today’s marine industry operates, it’s no surprise to learn that there is a growing demand in the United States for
Bath Iron Works gets $70 million Navy contract mod
DECEMBER 5, 2012 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $70,491,916 modification under a previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-4311) to exercise option year 1 for DDG 51 and
Dredge shows big fuel savings after propeller and nozzle switch
DECEMBER 5, 2012 — A sand and gravel dredge owned by Scandinavian construction giant NCC is reporting a 14 percent improvement in fuel efficiency following an exchange and modernization of its propeller
West Coast port strike ends
DECEMBER 5, 2012 — Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced last night that the eight-day strike that had containerships backed up outside the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles has ended.
TOTE orders two LNG fueled containerships from NASSCO
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), reports that it has finalized a contract with TOTE, Inc., for the design and construction of
Cummins launches Tier 3 diesel line
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) will be launching its full Tier 3 line of diesel engines for the commercial marine industry, from 6.7 to 60 liters, at the International
Viking Ocean orders two more cruise ships at Fincantieri
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — Viking Ocean Cruises, sister company of Viking River Cruises, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Fincantieri for the construction of two more ocean cruise ships with an
Basic Offshore picks new Havyard design for PSV newbuilds
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — Singapore-based Basic Offshore has placed an order with China Guangzhou-Huangpu Shipbuilding for two 84.5 m x 17.6 m platform supply vessels plus options for six more. The 4,200
Naftogaz orders Black Sea semis at Keppel FELS
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has signed a contract with Naftogaz of Ukraine (Naftogaz), to
Donjon pumps play vital part in Sandy response
DECEMBER 4, 2012 — The response to Hurricane Sandy called for a lot of pumping capacity and a large part of it came from Donjon Marine Co. Inc., Hillside, N.J. Donjon currently