US Fab to build split hull dump barge
NOVEMBER 3, 2012— US Fab, Seattle, WA, a Vigor Industrial company, recently won the contract to build a 242 ft x 54 ft, 4,050 cubic yard, split hull dump barge for American
Three crew member whistleblowers get $67,000 each
NOVEMBER 2, 2012 — Three crew member whistleblowers will collect $67,000 each in a “magic pipe” case that saw two German shipping companies plead guilty today in federal court in Houston to
Huntington Ingalls promotes Tom Stiehle
NOVEMBER 2, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has promoted Tom Stiehle to chief financial officer and vice president of business management for the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division. In this role, Mr.
Jones Act waivers issued to aid in gas flow
NOVEMBER 2, 2012—In a move to ease the flow of gasoline to the U.S. Northeast in the wake of the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet
U.S.-flag interests not opposed to Jones Act waivers
NOVEMBER 2, 2012 — The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) has written President Obama saying that the U.S. Maritime Industry will not oppose Jones Act waivers that are necessary to facilitate the delivery of petroleum
Navy scientists look to reinvent the gas turbine
NOVEMBER 2, 2012 — The U.S. Navy is looking to reinvent the gas turbine and make it less fuel thirsty. Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are studying the complex physics
Coast Guard reopens Port of NY/NJ on limited basis
NOVEMBER 2, 2012—The U.S. Coast Guard has reopened the Port of New York and New Jersey to limited shipping traffic to allow tank barges carrying much-needed gasoline to the region. The port
Government of Quebec approves sale of Davie to Zafiro
NOVEMBER 1, 2012 — The Quebec government has reportedly approved the sale of shipbuilder Davie Yards to London-based Zafiro Marine, which has a fleet of two offshore construction vessels and one diving
Engineering managers honor NNS VP
NOVEMBER 1, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Jennifer Boykin, vice president of engineering and design for the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, has been selected as the American Society
Rand Logistics puts Jones Act ATB into service
NOVEMBER 1, 20012 — Rand Logistics, Inc. has christened and placed in service the Jones Act compliant tug Defiance and the self-unloading barge Ashtabula. The Ashtabula loaded sand in Brevort, Michigan for