Austal USA wins contract to design U.S. Navy T-ATS
Austal USA has taken a step forward in its plans to build steel vessels. It has won a $3.6 million functional design contract to prepare for construction of Navajo-class Towing, Salvage and
Harvey Gulf adds to subsea solutions team
Shane Guidry’s Harvey Gulf International Marine has hired Steve Olmos, formerly of Oceaneering International, to manage and continue to grow the Harvey Gulf Subsea Solutions installations group, Olmos leaves Oceaneering after 40
Euronav books $9.3 million gain on sale of oldie
Antwerp-headquartered tanker giant Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN) has sold the oldest conventional vessel in its fleet, the 2002-built, 149,989 dwt Suezmax Filikon, for $16.3 million. The company will record a capital gain
Transocean and Jurong agree new delivery dates for high spec drillship duo
Drilling contractor Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) reports that it has agreed with Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd (JSPL), on the delayed delivery of the ultra-deepwater drillships Deepwater Atlas and Deepwater
Crowley joins Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
Crowley Maritime Corporation has become the first U.S.-owned ship owner-operator that will publicly disclose its ship recycling policies, practices and process through the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) website. It is the
Seastreak ferry runs aground in Brooklyn
The largest ferry in the Seastreak fleet, the 150-foot Commodore ran aground in Bushwick Inlet, in Brooklyn, New York, Saturday evening. Coast Guard, New York City Fire Department (FDNY), and New York
Halter Marine gets T-AGS 67 contract
Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss, has been awarded a $149,053,160 fixed-price-incentive (firm target) modification to definitize contract number N00024-19-C-2208 for the detail design and construction of one oceanographic survey ship (T-AGS 67). The
San Francisco gets world’s first floating fire station
Seemingly overnight, a new structure appeared on San Francisco’s waterfront back in December. Situated at Pier 22½ just behind the historic Firehouse 35 and nestled beside the Bay Bridge, this floating building
PODCAST: Small-scale ferry operations and the bigger picture
In this edition of Listen Up!, we talk to Nigel Cabral, who is the CEO of Tideline Marine Group, a ferry services and maritime consulting firm based in Tiburon, Calif., that focuses
Biden XO bans U.S. investments in Chinese shipbuilding giants
If you’re a “United States person” and have been thinking of investing in the Chinese shipbuilding industry, think again. President Biden yesterday issued an Executive Order (XO) aimed at “addressing the threat