General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, Calif., announced today that it has received a $60 million contract from the U.S. Navy to purchase long-lead materials for the construction of a third Mobile Landing
Celebrity Cruises’ newest cruise ship, the 2,850-passenger, 122,000 gt Celebrity Silhouette today set sail—in reverse—from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, in preparation for official naming ceremonies in Hamburg and its
The U.S. Military Sealift Command will charter a U.S.-flag, Ice Class-certified double-hulled product tanker from Maersk Line, Ltd., Norfolk, Va., under a one-year $15,348,703 firm-fixed-price contract. The product tanker will be used
The U.S. Navy has exercised contract options valued at about $313 million to fund the construction sixth and seventh Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSVs) at Austal USA, Mobile, Ala. If the Navy
One of the world’s largest well stimulation vessels, the 300 ft Blue Tarpon, was delivered to Baker Hughes, Houston, Tex., earlier this month by North American Shipbuilding, Larose, La. Baker Hughes selected
IRSHAD, a joint venture between ADNOC and Lamnalco, took delivery of its latest high-performance terminal support/escort tug from Spain’s Astilleros Balenciaga SA. The Alaryam is the latest delivery of the RAstar Class
Construction on the first new riverboat for the Mississippi River in 20 years is well ahead of schedule, according to American Cruise Lines, Guildford, Conn. The U.S.-flag small cruise ship operator said
Keppel Singmarine Brasil, Navgantes, Santa Catalina, Brazil, recently won two new construction contracts worth about S$140 million from Brazilian operators. Under the first contract, the new shipyard will build six 45-tonne bollard
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) said today that it will raise the maximum civil penalty rate for Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) violations from $35,000 to
Japan’s Koji Sekimizu was elected Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), effective January 1, 2012, during the 106th session of the IMO Council. The selection of Sekimizu will be submitted for
