Coast Guard releases final report on Alaska Ranger sinking
Failure of the vessel’s Kort nozzle struts may have led to the March 23, 2008, sinking of the fish-processing vessel Alaska Ranger and the subsequent loss of five of the 47 people
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Coast Guard extends ABS Regulatory Authority capabilities
The U.S. Coast Guard has granted ABS the authority to issue Certificates of Fitness on its behalf to U.S.-flagged offshore supply vessels (OSVs) that transport or handle limited amounts of hazardous and
Navy awards LCS contracts to Austal and Lockheed Martin
After a pre-Christmas Congressional cliff hanger, the Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. and Austal USA each a fixed-price incentive contract for the design and construction of a 10 ship block-buy, for
Vigor Industrial swoops on Todd Shipyards
Todd Shipyards Corporation (NYSE:TOD) and Vigor Industrial LLC have entered into a definitive agreement under which Vigor will acquire the stock of Todd for $22.27 per share, or approximately $130 million. The
Noble orders two jack-ups at Jurong
Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) has entered into an agreement for the construction of two high-specification heavy duty, harsh environment jack-up offshore drilling rigs with Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard in Singapore. The
Incat Crowther utility cat nears delivery
Recently launched by Australian shipbuilder Richardson Devine Marine at its Hobart, Tasmania, shipyard, Strait Shooter is a 28 m Incat Crowther design utility catamaran built for Carpentaria Contracting. The vessel will be
Vancouver Shipyards Co. books barge contracts
Canada’s Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. reports two new construction contracts. The first project is to build a double hulled oil barge, followed immediately by three 1200 unit chip barges for Seaspan. Construction
Miller Boat Lines ferry completes repairs at Great Lakes Shipyard
Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, has finished maintenance and repairs on Miller Boat Line’s ferry William Market for its U.S. Coast Guard 5-year inspection. This is the second Miller Boat Line vessel
OPT wave power projects make progress
While most of the headlines about offshore renewable energy focus on offshore wind, there are other things out there, too. A reminder of this comes with the release by Ocean Power Technologies,
Sietas books order for wind farm jack-up
Hamburg’s J.J.Sietas is the first German shipbuilder to win an order to develop and build a jack-up vessel for offshore wind farm installation. The order is from Netherlands marine contractor Van Oord