VT Halter Marine holds dedication ceremony for Egyptian FMC
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
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FMC to probe role of HMT in diverting U.S. cargo to Canada and Mexico
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. says Canadian and Mexican ports are free to compete with U.S. ports for U.S. cargo, but “they should do so on a playing field
Gibdock completes renewal work on Technip’s Deep Blue
DeeGibraltar ship repair yard Gibdock has completed a significant assignment in the offshore market, after Technip entrusted the yard with the repair and renewal of Deep Blue – the flagship of its
Sola designated Chairman of Federal Maritime Commission
President Donald J. Trump has designated Louis E. “Lou” Sola to serve as the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). Chairman Sola has served as a Commissioner of the FMC since
NAWE names Carl Bentzel its next president
The board of the National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) says that the Honorable Carl Bentzel has been elected to serve as the association’s new president, effective December 16, 2024. As part
Port of Montreal labor dispute: Union calls 24 hour strike
No good news on the long-running Port of Montreal labor dispute. The Longshoremen’s Union, CUPE Local 375, has called a 24 hour strike from Sunday, October 27, 2024, at 7:00 a.m. to
VIDEO: ILA ramps up port strike rhetoric
Fears that a Maine to Texas port strike by the International Longshoremens Association (ILA) could become a reality on October 1 are growing, with Torsten Hartmann, senior director trade management transpacific at
Houthi claim of hit on Ocean Jazz “patently false”
The Reuters news agency today reported the Houthis as saying that they had launched a missile attack on the Ocean Jazz, a 10,662 dwt U.S.-flagged heavlift carrier, in the Gulf of Aden.
DeepOcean has big plans for Island Offshore vessel after major conversion
Mystery solved. Oslo-headquartered subsea specialist DeepOcean is the company taking Island Offshore’s Island Condor on a long-term charter that will commence in the third quarter this year after the vessel emerges from
Island Constructor set for installation of next-gen subsea equipment
The Island Condor is not the only Island Offshore vessel headed to a shipyard for an upgrade. Ulstein reports that the Island Constructor, a 120 meter Ulstein SX 121 subsea vessel that