Crowley LNG fueled ConRo delivers first cargo to Puerto Rico

JULY 31, 2018 — Crowley Maritime Corp.’s new LNG fueled Jones Act ConRo El Coquí yesterday successfully delivered its first cargo from Jacksonville, FL, to the company’s modernized Isla Grande Terminal in

Ronald Baczowski named VT Halter Marine President and CEO

JULY 30, 2018 — Shipbuilder VT Halter Marine, Inc., a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. today announced that Ronald Baczkowski has been appointed as President and CEO with immediate effect. “Ron

Wärtsilä and Virgin in 10-year Optimized Maintenance Agreement

JULY 24, 2018 — Wärtsilä will have extensive responsibility for the maintenance of the three 110,000 gt cruise ships currently under construction for Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages by shipbuilder Fincantieri. Under

Virgin Voyages reveals name of its first ship

JULY 20, 2018 — Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages has released the name of the first of the three 110,000 gt cruise ships it has under construction at shipbuilder Fincantieri. Floated out

Bath Iron Works reaches $355,000 settlement with EPA

JULY 18, 2018 — Shipbuilder Bath Iron Works is one of four New England companies to reach an agreement with the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the Emergency

Philly Shipyard in non-binding agreement to build two MR tankers

JULY 17, 2018 — Philly Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA, and an as yet undisclosed customer yesterday executed a non-binding term sheet for the construction and sale of two newbuild Jones Act Medium Range (MR)

Norwegian exercises options for fifth and sixth Project Leonardo ships

JULY 12 2018 — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) says it has confirmed its options with shipbuilder Fincantieri for the fifth and sixth Norwegian Cruise Line Project Leonardo Class ships

DNV GL to classify Quark expedition cruise ship

JULY 11, 2018 — DNV GL is to classify the 200-passenger expedition cruise ship on order for Seattle, WA, headquartered Quark Expeditions at Croatia’s Brodosplit shipyard (see earlier story). DNV GL’s contract

Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel set to start operations in 2020

JULY 6, 2018 — Shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries is to build Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel. The 3,500 cu.m capacity vessel is being built for Central LNG Shipping Japan Corporation (CLS), a

LNG fueled 200K DWT bulker concept design gains AiP

JULY 5, 2018 — ClassNK has given approval in principle (AiP) to the concept design for a 200,000 DWT LNG-fueled bulk carrier developed by NYK Line (Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha) and shipbuilder

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