Beaver elected ASA President
The American Salvage Association (ASA) recently announced that Tim Beaver, Chief Executive Officer of Global Diving & Salvage, Inc., Seattle, WA, has been elected President of the association at its National Maritime
NASSCO to fit out LPD ship
General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, CA, was recently awarded a $37.38 million cost-plus-fee contract by the U.S. Navy for the fitting-out availability of San Antonio Class amphibious assault dock ship USS San
Trinity Offshore selected to build Harvey Gulf LNG-fueled OSV’s
Trinity Offshore, LLC, Gulfport, Miss. is the shipbuilder selected to build the two U.S.-flag, LNG-fueled offshore support vessels approved by the Board of Harvey Gulf International Marine at the end of July.
Wärtsilä to power first U.S. flag LNG-fueled offshore vessels
Wärtsilä is to deliver integrated propulsion systems based on the use of LNG as fuel for two offshore support vessels for operation in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first time
Ensco orders ultra-premium jack-up rig at Keppel FELS
Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) announced today that it has ordered a new ultra-premium harsh environment jack-up rig to be built under a fixed-price shipyard construction contract with Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore.
Panama Canal awards Spanish shipbuilder contract for 14 tugs
The Panama Canal Authority has awarded Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Armon S.A. a $158.3 million contract for 14 new tugs to increase the current fleet to meet the projected growth of transits on
Marad approves Title XI guarantee for Crowley subsidiary
The U.S. Maritime Administration has approved a $346,129,000 Title XI guarantee to Vessel Management Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crowley Holdings, Inc., for the construction of three 330,000 barrel double hull
STX OSV wins PSV order from Troms Offshore Supply
STX OSV Holdings Limited has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) for Troms Offshore Supply AS. The vessel will be of STX OSV’s
Horizon Lines completes refinancing of capital structure
U.S.-flag containership operator Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE:HRZ) says it has completed a comprehensive refinancing of its entire capital structure that will give the company “adequate liquidity to fund continuing operations and the
FMC to probe role of HMT in diverting U.S. cargo to Canada and Mexico
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. says Canadian and Mexican ports are free to compete with U.S. ports for U.S. cargo, but “they should do so on a playing field