Horizon delivers second 80 ft towboat to FMT
APRIL 27, 2015 — Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, recently delivered the M/V Chip Stiebing to Florida Marine Transporters of Mandeville, LA. The 80 ft inland river towboat is the
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Damen Galaţi lays keels for two Atlantic Towing PSVs
APRIL 22, 2015 — Damen Shipyards Galaţi recently held a keel laying ceremony to mark the start of construction of two PSV 5000 platform supply vessels for Canada’s Atlantic Towing. The 90-m
Navy awards Bath Iron Works funding for DDG 122
APRIL 1, 2015 —The U.S. Navy has awarded funding for the construction of DDG 122, the FY 2015 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer under contract at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. This $610.4 million
Rolls-Royce to power seabed mining vessel
MARCH 26, 2015 — Rolls-Royce is to supply six of its new B33:45 medium-speed diesel generator sets to China’s Fuijan Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd. for the seabed mining vessel that Marine Assets Corporation
Horizon’s pain is Crowley’s gain in Puerto Rico trade
MARCH 20, 2015 — Crowley Liner Services is picking up business as a result of Horizon Lines’ departure from the Puerto Rico Jones Act trade. An important milestone in its response to
LNG fueled Harvey Energy now fully in service
MARCH 13, 2015 — Gulf Coast Shipyard Group (GCSG) reports that Harvey Energy, the first LNG fueled vessel operating in the United States is now fully in service—for Shell Upstream America’s deep
NNS Apprentice School graduates 157
MARCH 2, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that it hosted commencement exercises Saturday to graduate 157 apprentices from the company’s Apprentice School located at Newport News Shipbuilding. The graduation, held
DHS appropriations deadlock threatens USCG programs
FEBRUARY 19, 2015 — With Congress in a stalemate over the FY 2015 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson is warning of the impact on maritime security of
GE unveils GE Marine organization
JANUARY 29, 2015 — GE (NYSE: GE) has unveiled its new GE Marine organization. Led by Tim Schweikert, VP, GE Marine, the new organization brings together GE’s commercial and technological expertise in
Signet Maritime takes delivery of ASD tug
JANUARY 28, 2015—Last quarter, Signet Maritime, Pascagoula, MS, took delivery of its 72 ft Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tug Signet Vigilant. The ninth ASD added to Signet’s fleet in the last four