Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) says it has executed definitive contracts for the construction of sixteen high-specification offshore supply vessels. Deliveries will take place between the second quarter of 2013 aand
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
VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss., has delivered Vision/650-10, the last of 10 Articulated Tug Barges (ATBs) in Crowley Maritime Corporation’s 650-series newbuild program. The ATB is now ready to enter service and
The Maritime Administration (MarAd) has announced the approval of a $210.9 million Title XI loan guarantee supporting the recent construction of two articulated tug-barge units that are currently in performing opertions on
Pasha Hawaii’s second ship from VT Halter Marine will not be a clone of its first, the RO/RO Jean Anne. The new ship, the Marjorie C, will be a a combination container
The Washington State Ferries passenger-only vessels Skagit and Kalama are headed for Tanzania — as cargo. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) sold the two ferries to Scope Community Consultants Ltd.
Bollinger Shipyards and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) have formed a strategic partnership called United Shipbuilding Alliance (USA). Together, Bollinger and ECO have 33 operational shipyard and fabrication facilities and the partnership is
The Department of Homeland Security this week approved full production of the first U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC). The Coast Guard also received DHS approval for low-rate initial production of
Marking a major milestone in the Coast Guard’s heavy polar icebreaker program, Bollinger Shipyards has been awarded a $951.6 million contract modification that advances the Polar Security Cutter program to the detail
After disposing of its U.S. shipyards in a $15 million deal with Bollinger Shipyards last November, Singapore’s ST Engineering is spending SGD 95 million (about US$72 million) to acquire a yard on
