Top Ten Maritime Stories of 2013
JANUARY 20, 2014—What were the top maritime stories of 2013? As ranked by the activity of Marine Log viewers, the Top Ten stories of last year were tales of Triumph, tragedy and
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NASSCO gets $171.9 million mod to LSD 50 award
DECEMBER 27, 2013 — General Dynamics, NASSCO, Norfolk, Va., (formerly Metro Machine Corp.) is being awarded an $171,961,941 undefinitized contract action as a modification to a previously awarded Navy contract (N00024-09-C-4416) for
Pipeline giant buys Blackstone’s Jones Act tanker biz
DECEMBER 23, 2013 —Pipeline giant Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire American Petroleum Tankers (APT) and State Class Tankers (SCT)
MAN Diesel & Turbo to use DSME LNG fueling system
JULY 29, 2013 — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and MAN Diesel & Turbo have signed an agreement related to the DSME high pressure-fueled gas supply (HP-FGS) system. Pump-based DSME HP-FGS system
NASSCO books order for TOTE Orca class LNG conversions
JANUARY 28, 2013 — General Dynamics NASSCO reports that it has finalized a contract with Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) to design the conversion of the company’s two existing Orca Class, diesel-electric
Gas-burning low speed engine has formal unveiling
DECEMBER 10, 2012 — The LNG-burning low speed engine that will power TOTE’s innovative newbuild containerships at NASSCO (see earlier story) was formally announced as commercially available just last month. At a
NASSCO floats out first MLP ship
NOVEMBER 13 — General Dynamics NASSCO today completed the complex float out operation for the first Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship, USNS Montford Point, at its San Diego shipyard. Construction is progressing