Vigor Fab to build two ATB tank barges
MARCH 3, 2014 — Vigor Fab has been awarded a contract to build two 83,000 bbl. tank barges for Harley Marine Services, Inc., Seattle, WA. The 422 ft x 76 ft x
Crowley tugs deliver Jack/St Malo floater
MARCH 3, 2014 — Crowley Maritime Corp.’s ocean class tugs have successfully delivered oversized, overweight equipment — comprised of topsides, tendons, piles and more — that are now part of the massive
Matson’s Kevin O’Rourke to retire
MARCH 3, 2014 — Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), reports that Kevin O’Rourke, senior vice president and chief legal officer, is retiring after 21 years with Matson. He will be succeeded by Peter
Keppel FELS wins order for new design jack-up
MARCH 3, 2014 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has secured a contract from TS Offshore Limited, to construct an ultra-high
LNG carrier has dual fuel diesel electric propulsion
MARCH 3, 2014 — Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company, has taken delivery of its latest LNG carrier, the Velikiy Novgorod, from South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. It is the fifth LNG
Huntington Ingalls reports increased revenues
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 — Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reported fourth quarter 2013 revenues of $1.94 billion, up 6.3 percent from the same period last year. Fourth quarter diluted earnings per share
Title XI: More hoops to jump through?
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 — The good news about the U.S. Maritime Administration Title XI ship loan guarantee program is that it got an appropriation of $38.5 million for FY 2014 — which
MOL and NYK order LNG ships to carry Cove Point exports
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 — Shipbuilder Japan Marine United has received two orders for 165,000 cu.m LNG tankers, one for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.(MOL) and one for Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). The shipowners
CSAV cops plea, will pay $8.9 million fine
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 — In the first in what could turn out to be a series of antitrust charges against shipping companies, Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A. (CSAV), a Chilean corporation,
Dakota Creek launches R/V Neil Armstrong
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 — Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) launched the oceanographic research ship R/V Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27) at its Anacortes, WA, shipyard on February 22nd, 2014. Construction of the R/V Neil