Great Lakes operator American Steamship Company, a subsidiary of GATX Corporation (NYSE:GMT),says that its employees who are members of the American Maritime Officers union ) went on strike following the expiration of
Two 92.4 m platform supply vessels ordered from Fincantieri Marine Group’s Bay Shipbuilding by Tidewater Marine (see earlier report) are to have Thrustmaster of Texas Inc. propulsion systems. The main propulsion system
Bahamian shipowner Campbell Shipping Ltd. has signed an order with Tsuji Heavy Industries (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. located at Zhang Jia Gang, China for two 37,500 dwt double-hull log fitted bulk carriers, with
Malaysia-based OSV shipbuilder Nam Cheong has sold three of nine 5,150 bhp Anchor Handling Towing Supply vessels that are currently being built for stock. Contracts worth a total $38 million have been
Recently delivered by the Drydocks World shipyard in Nanindah, Indonesia, the anchor handling offshore support vessel Crest Olympus has been built for Singapore based Pacific Crest Pte. Ltd. at a contract value
VT Halter Marine, Inc. has delivered the final articulated tug barge (ATB) unit in a series of ten built for Crowley Maritime Corporation’s subsidiary, Vessel Management Services, Inc. Since construction of the
The first two of a new class of vessels designed by Seattle-based Elliott Bay Design Group LLC (EBDG) and built for the Port Aransas Ferry Service by Southwest Shipyard LP went into
Bludworth Marine LLC, Houston Texas, has signed a new barge construction contract with Olin Chlor Alkali Products forthree 200 ft x 35 ft x 12 ft tank barges to be built at
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a day of mourning on July 12 for the victims of the sinking of the two-deck river cruise vessel Bulgaria. Operated by travel company Agrorechtur, the
Drydocks World reports the successful launch of Self Elevating Platform L210, from its dedicated rig building facility in Graha, Indonesia. The platform is being built at a contract value of $24.6 million.
