APRIL 19, 2018 — Austal (ASX: ASB) yesterday confirmed a contract for two Guardian Class Patrol Boats (Pacific Patrol Boats) for Timor Leste. The additional contract is worth A$29.7 million (about US$23
APRIL 17, 2018 — Civmec, the Australian heavy engineering specialist whose subsidiaries include Forgacs Marine and Defence, has been awarded a key Offshore Patrol Vessel contract. Back in January, Australia’s Minister for
APRIL 17, 2018 — LNG containment engineering company GTT, classification society Lloyd’s Register, and Chinese shipbuilder Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) today launched the second phase of their “30,000 cu.m B-FREE LNG carrier” Joint Development
APRIL 17, 2018 — Crowley Alaska Tankers, LLC, reported today that it has completed the acquisition of three tankers from ExxonMobil subsidiary SeaRiver Maritime Inc., and is now chartering them back to
APRIL 17, 2018 — Eleven 23,000 TEU containerships ordered by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) at two South Korean shipyards will each be equipped with a MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9.5 main engines. MAN Diesel
APRIL 16, 2018 — A just released GAO (Government Accountability Office) report — “Status of Coast Guard’s Heavy Polar Icebreaker Acquisition” — notes that the Coast Guard and Navy are preparing to
APRIL 13, 2018 — Two well-known maritime industry figures have joined the Vigor team. Bill Blount and Richard McCreary together bring more than sixty-five years’ experience to Vigor along with impressive track
APRIL 11, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has completed the inactivation of the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 65). As part of the complex process
APRIL 10, 2018 — South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) says that, following announcement of the Korean government’s Five Year Plan for Rebuilding Korean Shipping, it is to order a series of
APRIL 9, 2017 — Matt Mulherin, former executive vice president of Huntington Ingalls Industries and president of Newport News Shipbuilding, was recognized by the United States Navy League today as a 2018