DOF Subsea sells under-construction newbuild to Australia
DOF Subsea Rederi AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of DOF Subsea AS, has sold a ship under construction at STX OSV (yard no. 771) to the Government of Australia. Delivery from the
Island Offshore orders advanced subsea support vessel
Island Offshore, in which the Chouest and Ulstein families are partners, has ordered an advanced subsea support vessel from STX OSV. To be built to the Rolls-Royce UT 737 CD design, it
Tug capsizes after dry dock sinks at shipyard
The Coast Guard and Washington State Department of Ecology are responding to a potential environmental hazard following the sinking of a 200 ft dry dock at the Vigor Marine Shipyard in Everett,
USCG releases final rule on ballast water discharge standards
Jeffrey Lantz, director of the Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Regulations and Standards, says that a just-released final rule on ballast water discharge will protect the marine environment and is consistent with
Navy funds construction of four more FY 2012 littoral combat ships
The Navy reports that it has issued contract modifications to Lockheed Martin Corporation and Austal USA under their respective littoral combat ship (LCS) block buy contracts to add funding for construction of
Shipyard De Hoop builds vessel for US tour operator
The newly delivered 135m-long cruise ship River Discovery II will be christened on March 18 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The River Discovery II is the first in a series of four cruise
UK Club bulletin warns on dangers of pressing up ballast tanks
The UK P&I Club has issued a loss prevention bulletin on the dangers of pressing up ballast tanks. In a recent case, says the bulletin, an entered vessel pressed up its ballast
Great Lakes Shipyard completes repairs to Canadian tug and barge
Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH, recently completed the winter layup and repair of the tug John Spence and barge Niagara Spirit for McKeil Marine, Hamilton, ON, Canada. The project was the first
ABS to class barge-based Arctic containment system
ABS is to class a first-of-its-kind Arctic Containment System (ACS), slated for deployment in June 2012 to serve all exploration activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas offshore Alaska. The non self-propelled
Resolve Academy opens new Simulation Training Center
Resolve Maritime Academy opened its new Simulation Training Center this week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., USA facility adjacent to Port Everglades. Sharing the ceremonial scissors in our