Teekay Tankers orders LR2 product tankers at STX
APRIL 8, 2013 — “The shift in global refining capacity east of the Suez Canal, development of new long-haul product tanker trading patterns, including the potential for increased U.S. exports, and a
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Wärtsilä to supply design and equipment for four MPSVs
APRIL 8, 2013 — Four multi-purpose platform support vessels (MPSVs) ordered by Armada Offshore MPSV Limited, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s largest OSV operator, Bumi Armada Berhad, will be built to Wärtsilä Ship
Eastern Shipbuilding to build 194 ft fishing vessel
APRIL 5, 2013 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, has signed a contract with O’Hara Corporation of Rockland, ME, covering construction and delivery of a 194 ft (59.13 m) freezer
USDOT says Bravante launch shows value of Title XI
APRIL 2, 2013 — With President Obama out beating the drum for more investment in infrastructure and job creation, the U.S. Department of Transportation is pointing to a series of export OSVs
AdvanFort adds to business development team
APRIL 2, 2013 — Washington, D.C., headquartered maritime security provider AdvanFort Company has appointed Dimitrios Angelopoulos, a retired Hellenic Navy submarine commander, as its new business development manager. “Bringing Dimitrios Angelopoulos onboard
Great Lakes Shipyard launches first of two tugboats
APRIL 1, 2013 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, continues to make progress with the construction of two new 50-ton bollard pull Aura Class tugboats for SEACOR Holdings, Inc. The shipyard is
CVN 72 arrives at NNS for refueling after six week delay
MARCH 31, 2013 — The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division March 28, following a six-week delay in its arrival. Lincoln was originally
ClassNK approves duplex stainless steel applications
MARCH 27, 2013 — Classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has approved the first application of duplex stainless steel (NSSC 2120) on vessels in Japan. The steel, manufactured by Nippon Steel and
NPT Propeller delivers impressive results
MARCH 25, 2013 — The latest Grontmij/Schmidt Maritime Seahorse 35000 design bulk carrier, built by China’s Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding Co. for Nordic Hamburg, recently completed sea trials in which it exceeded all
MHI and Imabari form LNG ship JV to compete with Korea
MARCH 25, 2013 — Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. are setting up a joint venture company — MI LNG Company, Limited — to handle the design