BAE Systems to provide guns for Lockheed Martin LCS
BAE Systems will provide the primary gun systems on ten U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) to be built by the Lockheed Martin-led team. BAE Systems will equip the ten ships with
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Overhaul of offshore energy regulation and management continues
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the structures and responsibilities of two new, independent agencies that will carry out the offshore energy management and enforcement functions that were once assigned
Eastern Shipbuilding launches ferry for New Brunswick
Eastern Shipbuilding this month launched Grand Manan Adventure, an 82-vehicle ferry that it is building at its Panama City, Fla. shipyard under a $65 million contract from the Government of New Brunswick,
Spill Commission findings slam industry and regulators
The National Oil Spill Commission has released the key findings from its extensive investigation into the causes of the blowout of BP’s Macondo well. Though the full report will be released January
Nissan introduces eco-friendly “bubble bow” PCC
Japan’s Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has delivered the 2,000 car capacity M.V. City of St. Petersburg to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. The PCC (pure car carrier) has a semi-spherical shaped “bubble bow” said
Keppel AmFELS delivers third Rowan jack-up
Keppel AmFELS Inc.,, Brownsville, Texas, , has delivered the third of four EXL jack-up rigs to a subsidiary of Rowan Companies, Inc. ahead of schedule and within budget. The jack-up was christened
Remontowa lays keels of Ezra MPSV pair
Polish shipbuilder Remontowa has laid the keels of two multipurpose platform supply vessels it is building under a contract with Lewek Shipping Pte Ltd., a subsidiary of Ezra Holdings of Singapore. The
Austal moves giant cat out of fabrication hall
Austal today moved its largest ever catamaran out of the fabrication hall at its Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard. The 113 m long vessel is being built for Denmark’s Nordic Ferry Service The
Antarctic cruise ship in trouble – again
The antarctic cruise ship Clelia II was yesterday limping towards Ushuaia at Argentina’s southern tip with 101 passenger and 65 crew members on board. The ship, operated by Polar Cruises and managed
World’s largest cruise ships meet
Just two days after Allure of the Seas completed its delivery voyage from STX Europe, the giant ship met up with its equally spectacular sister, Oasis of the Seas. This Royal Caribbean