Vane takes delivery of tugboat Baltimore

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 — The Vane Brothers Company, Baltimore, MD, has taken delivery of the tugboat Baltimore from St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka, FL. It is the third of eight vessels

Shipyard switch for LNG-fueled bulker duo

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 — The two LNG-fueled handy sized bulkers ordered by Finland’s ESL Shipping last November (see earlier story) will now be built at Sinotrans & CSC main yard, Jinling Shipyard,

Zentech Z-210 to have Thrustmaster azimuth units

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 — Houston heaquartered Zentech, Inc. says that the azimuth thrusters for its new Z-210 self-elevating mobile offshore unit will be supplied by Thrustmaster of Texas. The thrusters are driven

Carnival JV inks MOA to build two cruise ships in China

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) reports that its cruise joint venture in China has signed a non-binding memorandum of agreement (MOA) to order the industry’s

Next two LCS to be named to honor their shipyard cities

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 — In a ceremony at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, today, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the next Freedom and Independence variant Littoral

NASSCO’s Matson order gives DSME a $120 million boost

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 — GD NASSCO’s recent $511 million contract to build two 265 m LNG-capable ConRo vessels for Matson (see earlier story) is providing Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.

Ingalls awarded $19 million to accelerate LX(R) design

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $19.1 million contract modification for design acceleration on the U.S. Navy’s amphibious warfare ship

BIMCO: Shipbuilding orders at 20 year low

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 — BIMCO says that shipyards are falling victim to deteriorating conditions in the dry bulk, container and offshore markets, with 2016 looking to set the record for the lowest

Horizon Shipbuilding recognized for manufacturing innovation

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 — The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama has recognized Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc. of Bayou La Batre Alabama with its award for its Outstanding Achievement in Innovative Manufacturing Horizon’s GORDHEAD

OSHA issues RFI on shipyard safety

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) as the agency considers updating its safety standards under Subpart E of the Occupational

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