Rand Logistics hires Bob Bezan for new VP position
MAY 1, 2013 — Great Lakes ship operator Rand Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RLOG) has hired Robert (Bob) Bezan as Vice President of Planning & Analysis at its subsidiary, Lower Lakes Towing Ltd. This
Austal makes changes in Australia and Spain
MAY 1, 2013 — Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) says that it is transferring service operations from its satellite service base at Henderson, Western Australia, to its nearby primary shipbuilding facility to reduce overhead
NVDC rules on plan to build Amphibex vessels in U.S.
MAY 1, 2013 — A plan by Normrock Industries, Inc. of Quebec, Canada, to build its Amphibex line of amphibious excavator and dredging vessels at the Marine Inland Fabricators shipyard in Panama
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises takes delivery of Europa 2
MAY 1, 2013 — STX France has formally delivered the Europa 2 to Hapag-Lloyd Cruises in a ceremony at its Saint Nazaire shipyard. The new addition to the top end of the
Arbitration panel finds for Algoma in shipbuilding case
APRIL 30, 2013 — Algoma Central Corporation (TSE:ALC) reported today that the London, U.K., Arbitration Tribunal hearing a shipbuilding contract dispute involving Algoma Tankers International Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Algoma
BAE Norfolk wins $49.4 million Navy contract
APRIL 30, 2013 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $49,435,634 firm-fixed-price contract for the fiscal 2013, USS Porter (DDG 78) extended dry-docking selected restricted availability. The
Buksér og Berging orders ASD tug from Vard Braila
APRIL 30, 2013 — Norwegian tug operator Buksér og Berging has placed an order with Vard for the construction of one Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) offshore tug. The vessel is scheduled for
Caterpillar to power six Brazilian built drillships
APRIL 30, 2013 — Caterpillar Global Petroleum announced today it has been awarded a contract by Brazilian shipbuilder Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu (EEP) to provide the diesel generator sets for the main
USCG issues updated safety alert on surge protectors
APRIL 30, 2013 — The U.S. Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorate has issued Marine Safety Alert on the use of surge protective devices on board vessels that corrects an alert on
Incat Crowther designs new Rocket for Sydney Harbor
APRIL 30, 2013 — Currently under construction at the Richardson Devine Marine shipyard in Tasmania is a new generation ferry that will join the fleet of Rocket ferries operated throughout Sydney Harbor