Jotun launches next generation PFP coating
MAY 9, 2013 — A majority of offshore assets require some degree of jet fire protection, with many onshore owners now also demanding passive fire protection (PFP) materials that can demonstrate jet
Blue North orders “green” longliner at Dakota Creek
MAY 8, 2013 – Seattle headquartered Blue North Fisheries has signed a contract with Anacortes, Washington, shipbuilder Dakota Creek Industries covering construction of what will be one of the most environmentally friendly
Senator Rockefeller asks cruise lines about safety
MAY 8, 2013 – Senator John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV (D. W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, is continuing his efforts to provide “robust oversight” of
Crowley enters the LNG market
MAY 8, 2013 – Crowley Maritime Corporation is entering the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market by acquiring Carib Energy LLC. As part of the acquisition, Carib Energy President Greg Buffington (left), will
Navy set to announce multi-year DDG-51 procurements
MAY 8, 2013 — The Department of the Navy has notified U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) that it is pursuing the award of multi-year procurement contracts critical to
Huntington Ingalls reports increased profits
MAY 8, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries today reported results that saw first-quarter 2013 profit reach $44 million, up 33 percent from $33 million in the same quarter a year earlier. “HII
Interlake moves ahead on LNG fuel plans
MAY 8, 2013 — Middleburg Heights, Ohio, based Great Lakes operator The Interlake Steamship Company has reached an agreement in principle with Shell to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to support Interlake’s
Subsea 7 orders heavy construction vessel at HHI
MAY 8, 2013 — Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo: SUBC) has signed a contract with South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries for a newbuild heavy construction vessel for delivery in 2016. Executive
Five dead after ship slams into Genoa control tower
MAY 8, 2013 — At least five people have died and four are missing after the RO/RO containership Jolly Nero crashed into a control tower in the port of Genoa, Italy, according
Launch and delivery date of carrier Ford pushed back
MAY 7, 2013 — Although the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is 96 percent structurally complete, launch at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding has been pushed back from July to