Mat-Su Borough puts Susitna up for sale
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 — Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough Assembly has voted to put the experimental ferry Susitna up for sale, though it says it is open to other suggestions. As we reported
Newport News offers buyout to salaried employees
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 — About 1,200 non-union, salaried employees at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division are being offered buyout packages, according to media reports “We are offering a voluntary severance
Rolls-Royce gas engine range gets EPA certification
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 — Rolls-Royce reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Certificate of Conformity for its C-engine range of marine gas engines. Neil Gilliver, President – Merchant,
Ulstein’s Blue Ship Invest takes delivery of second PSV
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft has delivered Blue Prosper, the second of six medium-sized platform supply vessels of PX121 design that the shipyard is building for Ulstein Group subsidiary Blue
Japanese investigators raid car carriers’ offices
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 — Wilhelm Wilhelmsen said today that at 11.00 this morning Japan time, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics’ and EUKOR Car Carriers’ offices in Tokyo were visited by the Japan Fair Trade
DOF Subsea wins 90 day contract for Skandi Hawk
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 —DOF Subsea’s DP2 Construction Support Vessel Skandi Hawk, delivered earlier this year by India’s Cochin Shipyard, continues to keep busy. It will be the offshore work platform for a
ST Engineering books $144 million in marine orders
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 — VT Halter Marine’s parent, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering), announced today that its marine sector has won shipbuilding and repair contracts worth about S$179 million (US$144 million).
GL launches EmissionManager software at SMM
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 — Classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has launched a new software product, “GL EmissionManager,” that will allow shipowners and operators to collect, track and calculate the emissions of a
Bath Iron Works gets $26 million Navy contract mod
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $26,000,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2303) for DDG 1000 class services. This modification provides additional class
New APL box giants promise big fuel savings
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 — The first of ten new 13,800 TEU containerships under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for APL will be delivered next year. The series will be some 20