JUNE 29, 2012 — General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has agreed to acquire the Ship Repair and Coatings Division of Earl Industries, a leading East Coast ship repair company that supports the U.S.
JUNE 29, 2012 — BAE Systems has begun construction on the MV Magdalen, an 8,500 cubic yard capacity trailing suction hopper dredge for Weeks Marine, Inc. Executives from the two companies gathered
JUNE 29, 2012 —Clay Maitland has been named to the board of The Glacier Society, the non-profit foundation fighting to save the historic icebreaker U.S.S./USCGC Glacier from demolition. Mr. Maitland is managing
JUNE 29, 2012 —Wärtsilä is to supply integrated power solutions to six new offshore Pipe Laying Vessels (PLVs) being built for operation in Brazilian waters. The majority of the orders were booked
JUNE 28, 2012—Destined to support Shell’s drilling efforts in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, the semi-submersible Kulluk and drillship Noble Discoverer recently set sail for the Arctic from Vigor Industrial’s Seattle, WA,
JUNE 28, 2012 — Washington State Ferries (WSF), a division of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), has updated an RFP it has out that solicits interest from consultants in assisting
JUNE 28, 2012 — Saudi Aramco and the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) announced June 27, 2012, that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to pursue the merger
JUNE 28, 2012 — Transocean’s semisubmersible offshore drilling rig Sedco 77 is headed for the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas. has secured a contract from Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc. (Transocean)
JUNE 27, 2012 — Looking for fuel savings, lower operating costs and lower emissions, more owners of smaller merchant vessels are opting for two-stroke, low speed engines over their four-stroke counterparts. To
JUNE 27, 2012 —The United Seamen’s Service says it 2012 Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Awards will be presented to Niels M. Johnsen, CEO and Chairman of International Shipholding Corporation; Captain
