Austal has secured an order valued at around Euro 35 million for a highly efficient medium speed ferry for French Polynesian operator and existing customer, SNC Aremiti Ferry. The 80 m vehicle-passenger
Heavy sea conditions forced salvage workers from the Netherland’s SMIT and Italy’s NERI to suspend fuel removal operations today from the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which is grounded off of the island
VT Halter Marine, Inc. held a naming and dedication ceremony Tuesday for the first of four Fast Missile Craft (FMC) it is building for the Egyptian Navy at its Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard
The Carbon Trust has awarded Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee a contract to develop their Turbine Access System to extend its operability further offshore and in more onerous conditions. The Turbine Access
Four corporations involved in owning and operating a fleet of vessels regularly visiting New Orleans were today sentenced to pay a $1 million penalty and banned from doing business in the United
Blount Boats, Inc., Warren, R.I., has reached an agreement with South Boats Special Projects, Ltd., Cowes, U.K., that makes it the exclusive shipyard to manufacture U.S. flagged aluminum catamarans of South Boats
Austal has been awarded a contract for the design and construction of three purpose-built 21 m offshore support vessels (OSVs) for Turbine Transfers Limited, based in Holyhead, United Kingdom. Due for delivery
Coast Guard rescue crews responding alongside U.S. Virgin Islands and Good Samaritan boat crews completed Tuesday morning the safe removal and transfer of all 98 passengers and four crewmembers onboard the Royal
P&O Maritime Services reports that its Multipurpose DP2 Cable Installation vessel, the CS European Supporter, has arrived at Tyneside in the U.K. Following an extensive conversion, the European Supporter has been specially
Paris-headquartered classification society Bureau Veritas says continuing pressure on environmental emissions, coupled with rising oil prices, puts a new focus on operational efficiency. Writing in the Bureau Veritas Marine Business Review 2011,
