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BIW awarded $6.8 million LCS-2 contract

FEBRUARY 11, 2013 — General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $6,875,016 cost-plus award fee modification under a previous awarded basic ordering agreement (N00024-09-G-2301) to provide engineering and

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Engine room fire disables Carnival Triumph

FEBRUARY 11, 2013 — The 101,509 GT, 893 ft cruise ship Carnival Triumph has lost power and was yesterday reported dead in the water approximately 136 miles north of Merida, Mexico. The

BHC lone bidder for Salem ferry service

FEBRUARY 10, 2013—Boston Harbor Cruises, Boston, MA, is the only bidder to operate a high-speed ferry service between Salem, MA, to Boston for the 2013 season, according to local reports. The Salem

Bechtel, Alstom picked for offshore wind power grid

FEBRUARY 10, 2013—Google-backed Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC), Princeton, NJ, has picked Bechtel as its Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contractor and Alstom as its HVDC technical advisor for the first phase of

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West Coast ports could face new strike threat

FEBRUARY 8, 2013 — The threat of another strike looms over the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Members of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit have

Damen acquires Dutch ship repairer Shipdock

FEBRUARY 8, 2013 — Damen Shipyards Group is the new owner of Dutch ship repairer Shipdock. With roots dating back to 1877, Shipdock operates shipyards in Amsterdam and Harlingen. Shipdock Harlingen services

Maersk tests ballast water treatment in a box

FEBRUARY 8, 2013 — Nørresundby, Denmark, headquartered DESMI Ocean Guard A/S says that A.P. Møller – Maersk has tested its containerized solution for ballast water treatment and has concluded that it is