AUGUST 13, 2013 — BAE Systems, Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded a $6,995,080 modification to a previously awarded multi-ship, multi-option cost-plus incentive fee contract (N40024-10-C-4406) to provide for the availability of the
AUGUST 13, 2013 — The Arctic is one of the world’s most environmentally sensitive areas, while also being one of the most difficult to protect against accidents. The Swedish Maritime Administration is
AUGUST 13, 2013 — Two “well financed” Hamburg, Germany, headquartered shipping companies have founded a joint venture, Quayside Maritime Partners, to acquire ships in the present market for later sale at an
AUGUST 13, 2013 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $9,011,625 cost-plus-award-fee order to previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00024-13-G-2316) to provide material and labor in support
AUGUST 12, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division launched its fourth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC), Hamilton (WMSL 753), on Saturday. “Launching a ship involves quite a
AUGUST 12, 2013 — Bremerton, WA, based Art Anderson Associates has hired of two new team members. Stephen E. Gatz, PE, is a naval architect working in the firm’s marine group, while
AUGUST 12, 2013 — Nordic Yards has been awarded the tender for the construction of a 2,500 tonne, fully fitted out, deckhouse for a Russian icebreaker. A contract for the fabrication of
AUGUST 12, 2013 — Port state control agencies in Paris MOU countries are getting set to include the requirements of the Maritime Labor Convention, 2006 (MLC) in their inspection criteria. A Paris
AUGUST 12, 2013 — Vard Holdings Limited has secured contracts with a joint venture of DOF Subsea and Technip for the design and construction of four pipe lay support vessels (PLSVs). Worth
AUGUST 12, 2013 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.(MOL) reports that the causes of the mid-June incident that saw the five year old containership MOL Comfort break in two have been thoroughly investigated.
