Kvichak pilot vessel completes long delivery trip
JULY 30, 2013 — Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc. of Seattle, WA, recently delivered the P/V Bering, a 50 ft x 15.5 ft pilot vessel, to the Southwest Alaska Pilots Association (SWAPA). After
Fincantieri in research alliance with Russia’s Krylov Center
JULY 30, 2013 — Trieste, Italy, headquartered Fincantieri has signed a frame agreement with the Krylov State Research Center of Russia, one of the world’s most prestigious centers for shipbuilding research, The
Burger Boat to build USGS research vessel
JULY 30, 2013 — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded a contract to Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc, WI, for the construction of a large research vessel for Lakes Huron, Michigan and
Deltamarin to design Wallenius post Panamax pair
JULY 30, 2013 — China’s Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry has contracted Deltamarin Ltd to carry out approval and detail design work for the two (plus two options) post panamax car carriers
Crack down will focus on ships’ machinery
JULY 30, 2013 — Port state control authorities are to crack down on the safety of propulsion and auxiliary machinery. Countries that are signatories to the the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda
Harvey Deep Sea gets its crane on
JULY 29, 2013 — Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC said that its flagship multipurpose construction vessel Harvey Deep-Sea has, with the assistance of Bisso Marine, completed installation of its NOV 165 t
CNO comes to the defense of LCS program
JULY 29, 2013 — With the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) acquisition program coming under scrutiny following publication of a critical GAO report (see earlier story), top Navy leadership including the Chief
Move to ease Jones Act meets opposition
JULY 29, 2013 — The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) is opposing legislation introduced by the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, to relax the U.S.-build requirement of the Jones Act for
MAN Diesel & Turbo to use DSME LNG fueling system
JULY 29, 2013 — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and MAN Diesel & Turbo have signed an agreement related to the DSME high pressure-fueled gas supply (HP-FGS) system. Pump-based DSME HP-FGS system
Walter set to drill South Timbalier relief well
JULY 29, 2013 — The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate response