Hard on the heels of winning a $10.7 million Military Sealift Command (MSC) contract for a fleet oiler availability, Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $19,685,492 firm-fixed-price contract for
The world’s largest civilian hospital ship, Mercy Ships’ Global Mercy, currently docked in Dakar, Senegal, has marked a milestone. A four-year-old boy, Amadou, has become the first patient to receive a surgery
The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded Vigor Marine LLC., Portland, Oregon, a $20,187,816 firm-fixed-price contract for a 90-calendar day shipyard availability for a mid-term availability of the hospital ship USNS
The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded Alabama Shipyard, Mobile, Ala., a $25,964,083 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220522C4031) for a 150-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of the Military
International charity Mercy Ships says that its second hospital ship, Global Mercy, will soon join its first, Africa Mercy, in bringing desperately needed medical services to Africa. Between 1990 and 2020, Mercy
Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Ore., has been awarded a $56,450,644 firm-fixed-price contract for a 210-calendar day split shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry docking of the hospital ship USNS Mercy
Foss Maritime and sister company Amnav assisted the Military Sealift Command Hospital Ship USNS Mercy as she departed the Port of Los Angeles on the morning of May 15 for her home
In the coming weeks and months, we will be bringing you a regular series of podcasts featuring a range of marine industry leaders, innovators and opinion shapers. In this edition of Marine
The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) began admitting patients from hospitals in New Jersey April 17 in an effort to expand its support of COVID-19 response efforts. New Jersey state
Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered Stena RoRo has prepared the design for the conversion of the large vehicle/passenger ferry Stena Saga into a hospital ship with space for 520 patients. It says the conversion
