Vigor Marine wins $19.6 million Navy award
JANUARY 16, 2018 — Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, OR, is being awarded a $19,629,518 firm fixed price contract to prepare for and accomplish repair and alteration requirements for USS Kidd (DDG 100)
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Cement carrier goes back to work with added silo capacity
JANUARY 10, 2018 — A cement carrier that started life as a general cargo vessel is back in service with a significantly increased cargo capacity after a three week visit to Damen
C-Innovation forms turnkey subsea projects group
JANUARY 10, 2018 — C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affilliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has formed a turnkey subsea projects group. Capable of providing a complete solution
Sophisticated seismic vessel adds to Gibdock’s offshore references
JANUARY 10, 2018 — Recent visitors to Gibraltar ship repairer Gibdock include the 5,700 dwt seismic survey vessel Polar Marquis, operated by Norways GC Rieber Shipping. Originally built in 2000, and substantially
Keppel FELS delivers first jack-up of year to Borr Drilling
JANUARY 5, 2018 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd,, reports that it has delivered the jack-up rig, Saga, to Borr Drilling
Vard wins contract to build all electric car/passenger ferry
JANUARY 5, 2018 — Vard has secured a contract for the construction of a car and passenger ferry for Norwegian public transportation provider Boreal that features a fully electrical battery solution for
BAE Systems Norfolk wins $41.6 million Navy contract
JANUARY 3, 2018 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair has received a $41.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79). The Oscar Austin
Matson puts bigger barge on neighbor island service
JANUARY 2, 2018 — Matson, Inc. (“Matson”; NYSE: MATX) announced that its subsidiary Matson Navigation Company, Inc. has replaced one of its three barges dedicated to serving Hawaii’s neighbor island ports with
Research vessel renovation includes Valmet systems
JANUARY 2, 2018 — Espoo, Finland, headquartered Valmet is to upgrade the control and machinery monitoring systems of the nearly 30 year old research vessel Aranda to current standards. Owned by the
Planning a scrubber retrofit? Here’s what you need to know
DECEMBER 28, 2017 — Looking at current conditions of the industry and expected cost and availability of low-sulfur marine fuel after two years, the Wilhelmsen Group expects that many shipowners will consider