Liberty ship Jeremiah O’Brien set for major preservation work
The landmark World War II Liberty ship,SS Jeremiah O’Brien is soon to undergo one of the most extensive preservation efforts in the last two decades. Built in 1943, the O’Brien is one
Chinese Ropax ferry to have MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion package
A 2,200-passenger/1,100-lane-meter Ropax ferry ordered by China’s Weihai Haida Ferry Co., is to have a MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion package. Weihai Haida is the exclusive operator on the route between the
Rolls-Royce to deliver engines, propulsion systems for LNG-fueled tugs
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to deliver engines and propulsion systems for the world’s first Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) fueled tugs. The two vessels have been ordered by Norwegian company Buksér og
Ezra kicks off 2012 with $120 million of new orders
Lionel Lee, Managing Director of Singapore based Ezra Holdings Limited says two just-announced contract wins worth up to US$120 million demonstrate the group’s “twin engines of growth in offshore support and subsea
Austal USA launches LCS 4
Mobile, Alabama, based Austal USA has successfully launched the second 127-meter Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, Coronado (LCS 4) Commenting on the January 11 launch, Joe Rella, Austal USA President and Chief Operating
Korean shipping company cops plea in “magic hose” case
South Korean shipping company Keoje Marine Co. Ltd. and two engineers from the M/T Keoje Tiger pleaded guilty January 10 in federal court in Honolulu to environmental crimes violations, says the U.S.
City of Boston offers retired fireboat on online auction
The City of Boston is auctioning the retired fireboat FIREFIGHTER on municibid.com, a government auctions website. The City is disposing of the vessel after commissioning its new fireboat JOHN S. DAMRELL. The
OSX Brasil gets funding for Açu Shipbuilding Unit
OSX Brasil S.A. reports that subsidiary OSX Construção Naval S/A has received a $227.9 million disbursement under a bridge loan entered into with the Brazilian Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES), for
Odfjell Drilling to build sixth-generation semi for $1.2 billion BP contract
Bergen, Norway, headquartered Odfjell Drilling has been awarded a significant pre-contract award with BP for the provision of a newbuild, semi-submersible offshore drilling unit for use in the U.K.’s West of Shetland
GHOST squadrons “could keep Straits of Hormuz open”
Portsmouth, N.H., based Juliet Marine Systems, Inc., (JMS), a privately funded company, today announced plans to select a weapons integrator for GHOST, a high-speed attack craft specifically designed by JMS to protect