St. Johns christens newest Vane Brothers tug

JUNE 22, 2017 — The newest Vane Brothers tugboat, the New York, was christened during a brief ceremony June 12 at St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka, FL. The New York is

Knutsen LNG newbuild to have Mark III Flex containment system

JUNE 22, 2017 — GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) has received an order from shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to equip a new 180 cu.m. LNG carrier with its Mark III Flex containment

Ritz-Carlton gets into the cruise yacht market

JUNE 22, 2017 — The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., part of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is getting into the high end boutique yacht cruise business. Called the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, the

VIDEO: Vigor launches complex liquefied ammonia barge

JUNE 20, 2017 — Portland, OR-based shipbuilder Vigor recently launched The Harvest, the first complex liquefied ammonia transport barge built in the United States for Jones Act trade since 1982. The vessel

Rolls-Royce to supply engines for giant Color Line hybrid

JUNE 16, 2017 — The world’s largest plug-in hybrid ferry will have four Rolls-Royce Bergen B33:45L diesel engines. Designed by Fosen Yard , the ferry is on order for Norway’s Color Line

DFDS orders two more freight RO/RO newbuilds

JUNE 16, 2017 — Denmark’s DFDS has ordered two additional RO/RO freight ship newbuildings from Jinling Shipyard on China for delivery in early 2020. The ships are similar to the two ships

MAIB: LNG tanker’s mooring lines were “not fit for purpose”

JUNE 15, 2017 – Five year old mooring lines on the 2010-built LNG tanker Zarga were “not fit for purpose,” says the U.K. Marine Accident Investigaton Branch in its report on a

Philly Shipyard to start Hawaii shipping line and build four ships for it

JUNE 8, 2017 — Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (Oslo: PHLY), says that it has initiated construction of up to four new, cost-effective and environmentally friendly containerships

John Temple named NNS VP of strategic sourcing

JUNE 7, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that John Temple has been appointed vice president of strategic sourcing at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Mr.Temple, a graduate of the

BMT wins New Orleans RTA ferry design contract

JUNE 6, 2017 — BMT Nigel Gee (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, and sister company BMT Designers & Planners have won a contract for the design of the two 32 m

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