FPSO gets two new Liebherr offshore cranes
Out with the old, in with the new. The Compact Board Offshore (CBO) cranes with their distinctive A-frame design on an FPSO have reached the end of their useful life after almost
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CBO: New LSM medium landing ships would cost two to three times more than Navy estimates
Back in January, Naval Sea Systems Command issued the Navy’s initial Request For Proposals (RFP) for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of six landing ship medium (LSM) ships. Now it appears
New CBO report takes a hard look at Navy shipbuilding plans
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its latest analysis of U.S. Navy shipbuilding plan costs. Not for the first time, the CBO report finds costs would be higher than the Navy
Brazilian OSV operator in battery hybrid first
Wärtsilä and Brazilian offshore support vessel operator CBO have recently signed an agreement that will see CBO’s platform supply vessel CBO Flamengo become the first vessel in Latin America to be fitted
CRS: Shipbuilding only a fraction of cost of a 355 ship Navy
APRIL 6, 2018 – The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has issued a new report “Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress” that looks at the Navy’s latest plans
CBO puts a price on 355 ship Navy – it’s hefty
APRIL 24, 2017 — A new report from the Congressional Budget Office estimates that, over the next 30 years, meeting the 355-ship objective called for in the new Navy force structure assessment
CBO takes a hard look at Navy shipbuilding plan
JANUARY 4, 2017 — Shipbuilders and the Navy are hopeful that the incoming Trump administration will make good on a campaign commitment to a 350 ship Navy. However, the non-partisan Congressional Budget
CBO analyzes Navy 2015 shipbuilding plan
DECEMBER 15, 2014 — The total costs of carrying out the Navy’s 2015 shipbuilding plan—an average of about $21 billion per year (adjusted for inflation to 2014 dollars) over the next 30
CBO: Shipbuilding plan will cost more than Navy says
OCTOBER 22, 2013 — No surprise here: The Congressional Budget Office estimate of the cost of new-ship construction in the Navy’s 2014 shipbuilding plan is higher than the Navy’s. The CBO’s number