Vigor set to add Alaska Ship and Drydock
Already a regional shipyard powerhouse in the Pacific Northwest, Vigor Industrial, Seattle, WA, is set to add yet another piece. Alaska Ship and Drydock Inc. (ASD), Ketchikan, AK, intends to transition its
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International Shipholding reports fourth quarter results
Mobile, Ala., based ship operator International Shipholding Corporation (NYSE: ISH) has announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 201. Fourth quarter net income was $1.8 million $8.9 million
Shipbuilders move ahead with workforce development initiative
Leading American shipbuilders and repairers are moving ahead with plans for a national Maritime Workforce Development program overseen by a National Maritime Education Council. Spurred by the high cost of recruiting, hiring
St. Johns Ship launches OSV for Caribbean
St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, FL, recently launched the Sea Strength, a 157 ft offshore service vessel (OSV) for A. R. Singh Contractors Ltd. When it is delivered in February, the Sea
Eastern Shipbuilding delivers towboat to Settoon Towing
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, recently delivered the third in a series of four 2,600 hp Canal Class inland towboats to Settoon Towing LLC, Pierre Part, LA. Over the last
Fredriksen gives massive backing to Frontline restructuring plan
John Fredriksen controlled Hemen Holding Ltd. is giving more than $505 million in guarantees to restructure Frontline Ltd. in a solution that will see the world’s largest tanker company carved into two.
Order from FMT gets Trinity Offshore back into inland barge building
FMT Industries, LLC–an affiliate of Mandeville, La., based Florida Marine Transporters, Inc.–has signed a contract with Trinity Offshore, LLC to build four 297 ft 6 in x 54 ft x 12 ft,
Trinity Offshore christens two RAstar 3100 escort tugs at Gulfport shipyard
Trinity Offshore, LLC and Signet Maritime Corporation recently christened the escort tugs M/V SIGNET STARS & STRIPES and M/V SIGNET CONSTELLATION in a double ceremony at Trinity’s Gulfport, Miss. shipyard. Mrs. Gayle
Hyundai Heavy says it is not planning shipyard in Nigeria
According to media reports, South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. has no plans to build a multibillion dollar shipyard in Brass, Nigeria. Yesterday, the office of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan
New barge building operation to open at former Tallulah shipyard site
St. John Enterprises is to open a new barge building operation at Tallulah, Louisiana, succeeding a former Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding operation that closed in December and meant the loss of about 100