Dredge sinks and tugboat capsizes in Lake Huron incident
JULY 19, 2012 —The Coast Guard is coordinating the response to a sunken dredge and capsized tugboat in lower Lake Huron. A reported 500-foot sheen has not expanded. The Coast Guard was
Fairstar Heavy confirms commitment to newbuilding contract
JULY 19, 2012 — Even though it failed to make a payment due on June 20, 2012, Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V., says there is “no indication” that a newbuilding contract it entered
Latest Vroon AHTS has Oil Recovery notation
JULY 19, 2012 — Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has taken delivery of VOS Athos from Fujian Southeast Shipyard. The vessel is the first of 59-metre “A class” anchor handling tug supply vessels
Growing offshore sector pushes salaries higher
JULY 19, 2012—Salaries are on the rise in the growing offshore energy sector, putting wage pressure on other industry segments such as classification societies and port state administrations, employment consultant Spinnaker Consulting
Newport News gets $43.4 contract mod for CVN 79 material
JULY 19, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding Division (NNS) is being awarded a $43,418,660 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2116) for the procurement of additional long lead time
Tognum and Rolls-Royce win joint orders
JULY 19, 2012 — MTU-parent Tognum and Rolls-Royce have won two orders for the supply of marine engines and propeller-rudder systems. ”Winning these first orders confirms that cooperation with our new majority
Wärtsilä RT-flex engines will power KOTC tanker series
JULY 19, 2012 — A series of tankers being built for Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. (KOTC) at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering shipyard in South Korea will have Wärtsilä
U.S. tanker American Phoenix commissioned by MOTC
JULY 18, 2012—The U.S.-flag chemical tanker, 49,000 dwt American Phoenix was recently commissioned by Mid Ocean Tanker Company (MOTC). With the length of 616 feet long, beam of 105 feet and draft
RFP issued for new Staten Island Ferry design
JULY 18, 2012—The Staten Island Ferry, second only to Washington State Ferries in the number of passengers it carries annually, is looking to design a new class of ferry to replace its
Great Lakes Shipyard completes work on research vessel
JULY 18, 2012 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, Great Lakes Shipyard has completed repairs on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources research vessel Grandon. The R/V Grandon is part of the