Austal to build 94 m fast ferry for Trinidad and Tobago

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 — Austal said yesterday that, following an announcement that the Trinidad and Tobago Cabinet has authorized the purchase of a fast ferry, it “looks forward to negotiating and resolving

MJP waterjets to power new generation of landing craft

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 – Portland, OR, headquartered shipbuilder Vigor has selected Marine Jet Power (MJP) as the propulsion provider for the U.S. Army’s Maneuver Support Vessel (Light), MSV(L), project. The U.S. Army

TOTE nears three year anniversary of start of LNG fueled operations

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 — TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico is returning positive reports on its two LNG fueled containerships as they near the third anniversary of commencing operations. Built by shipbuilder GD NASSCO,

U.S. EEOC files anti-discrimination suit against Bayou La Batre shipyard

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against Bayou La Batre, AL, shipbuilder Master Marine, Inc. alleging that it violated federal anti-discrimination law by terminating

Q-LNG and VT Halter in LOI for second, larger LNG bunkering ATB

AUGUST 29, 2018 — Quality Liquefied Natural Gas Transport, LLC (Q-LNG) and shipbuilder VT Halter Marine have executed a letter of intent to build a second, larger LNG bunkering vessel. VT Halter

Backed by Cheniere charters, GasLog orders LNG duo at Samsung

AUGUST 20, 2018 — GasLog Ltd. (NYSE:GLOG) has signed two new charter party agreements, each for a firm period of seven years, with a wholly owned subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere”).

Conrad books $60.8 million in new contracts

AUGUST 16, 2018 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has signed $60.8 million of new contracts since June 30, 2018, the company announced yesterday in reporting

Yara picks Vard to build its zero-emissions, zero-crew containership

AUGUST 15, 2018 — Norwegian fertilizer giant Yara has signed a shipbuilding contract worth approximately NOK 250 million (about $30 million) with Fincantieri subsidiary Vard for construction of the zero-emission vessel Yara

Viking Supply confirms sale of icebreaking AHTS trio to Canada

AUGUST 13, 2018 — Confirming the identities of the three vessels that Chantier Davie, Lévis, Quebec, is to convert to icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard (see earlier story) Viking Supply Ships

Samsung Heavy opts for Amazon as its preferred cloud provider

AUGUST 13, 2018 – Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), says that shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has selected it as its preferred cloud provider to support its digital transformation. Samsung Heavy Industries’ next-generation

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