Conrad Shipyard to build first LNG bunker barge in U.S.
FEBRUARY 25, 2015—It was an historic day for the U.S. maritime industry as Conrad Orange Shipyard, Inc., Orange, TX, a division of Conrad Shipyard, LLC, Morgan City, LA, signed a contract with
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Dynamic positioning incident prompts safety alert
FEBRUARY 24, 20015 — An dynamic positioning incident involving a loss of position by an offshore supply vessel (OSV) during a critical operation has prompted the U.S. Coast Guard and the the
New Eastern diesel electric towboat has podded thrusters
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, is introducing the Thunderbolt, a 120 ft, 4,200 horsepower inland towboat design that combines diesel-electric technology with twin electric Verhaar Omega
Harvey Gulf marks another LNG fueling milestone
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 — New Orleans, LA, headquartered Harvey Gulf International Marine LLC has marked another milestone, receiving the first ABS Classification Certificate and the first USCG Certificate of Inspection for a
Viking Supply Ships to close Aberdeen office
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 — Rederi AB Transatlantic says that its Copenhagen, Denmark, headquartered Viking Supply Ships A/S business will close down its Aberdeen, Scotland, office with effect from July 1, 2015. Viking
Conrad receives NASA award for work on Pegasus barge
FEBRUARY 12, 2015—Morgan City, LA-based Conrad Shipyard received the NASA Space Flight Awareness Supplier Award for its performance for its work on the conversion of the NASA Pegasus barge. The award honors
Harvey Gulf makes LNG fueling history
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC reports that it made North American maritime history today, becoming the first owner/operator of a dual fuel offshore support vessel to bunker LNG
ONR unveils prototype robot firefighter
February 6, 2015 — In tests aboard a decommissioned Navy ship last fall, a humanoid robot located a live shipboard fire and sprayed it with water from a hose. Called SAFFiR (Shipboard
Former “Google” barge sold
JANUARY 23, 2015—Did you ever wonder whatever happened to those four Google barges that were supposed to serve as floating showrooms perhaps for Google Glass in strategic locations on the U.S. East
Nichols Brothers to build landing craft for American Samoa
JANUARY 20, 2015—Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, WA, has selected Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), Seattle, to provide the design and production engineering for the construction of a new freight and passenger