VIDEO: Bollinger delivers 44th Fast Response Cutter
Delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla., by Bollinger Shipyards, the USCGC Glen Harris is the 44th Fast Response Cutter built under the current shipbuilding program and will be
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Shell to charter in LNG bunkering vessel from Pan Ocean
South Korea’s Pan Ocean Co., Ltd. reports that it has entered into a time charter contract for an LNG bunkering vessel with Shell NA LNG, LLC. The contract is worth an estimated
Meyer Werft wins breakthrough cruise ship order
Meyer Werft has become the first shipyard to win an order to build a new cruise ship since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The order has been placed by Japan’s NYK
VIDEO: Eastern Shipbuilding launches third Ollis class ferry
Launched March 26, the Dorothy Day is the third of the three 320 foot long Ollis class Staten Island ferry being built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton shipyard in Panama City, Fla.,
Shell LNG dual-fuel VLCCs will have ME-GI engines
The ten 300,000 dwt VLCCs being ordered by three shipowners for long term charter to Shell will have MAN B&W 7G80ME-GI Mk9.5 dual-fuel engines. The ships are being built at Daewoo Shipuilding
Canadian Auditor General reports on National Shipbuilding Strategy
A report from Canada’s Auditor General, Karen Hogan, concludes that the country’s National Shipbuilding Strategy has been slow to deliver ships to meet Canada’s domestic and international obligations. The audit found that
January 2021
What does the COVID-19 vaccine mean for maritime? Also inside: European maritime, shipbuilding and the supply chain, passenger vessels and the pandemic, and more.
Trump vetoes NDAA, but override looks likely
President Donald Trump today vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2021. He opened his veto message with this statement: “I am returning, without my approval, H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization
Huntington Ingalls makes executive team changes
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) said today that Christopher Kastner, executive vice president and HII’s chief financial officer, has been promoted to a new position of executive vice president and chief operating officer.
November 2020
The November issue of Marine Log magazine gives readers an update on shipbuilding during the pandemic, patrol boats, workboats, propulsion technology, and more.