Crowley adds two LO/LO barges to Puerto Rico service
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 — Crowley Maritime Corp. has retrofitted two of its 400 ft x 105 ft heavy lift, flat-deck barges, 455-3 and Marty J, to provide additional capacity to customers shipping
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Conrad Shipyard delivers Harley Marine Services ATB
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered Conrad Shipyard has conducted sea trials on the Harley Marine Services tug OneCure and the 80,000 BBL, double hull, oceangoing barge Edward Itta as
Virgin Voyages lays keel for first cruise ship
OCTOBER 31, 2017 —Virgin Voyages today laid the keel of the first of the three ships it is building at Fincantieri’s Genoa, Italy, shipyard. Hosting what they called a “ship tease,” Virgin
Foreign content won’t affect U.S.-built status of NASSCO ConRo duo
OCTOBER 31, 2017 — As we reported in September last year (see story), GD NASSCO’s $511 million contract to build two 265 m LNG-capable ConRo vessels for Matson means that NASSCO’s long
Navieras Armas wavepiercer will have Wärtsilä waterjets
OCTOBER 25, 2017 — The 109 m wavepiercer being built for Spanish ferry operator Naviera Armas at the Incat shipyard in Tasmania will be equipped with Wärtsilä waterjets. This vessel will be
VIDEO: NASSCO christens ESB named for Iwo Jima hero
OCTOBER 22, 2017 —General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego, hosted a christening and naming ceremony Saturday, Oct. 21, for the USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4). The ship is the Navy’s newest Expeditionary
Schulte Marine Concept wins first cruise ship contract
OCTOBER 20, 2017 — Schulte Marine Concept (S.M.C), the project management arm of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), working together with Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services (BS Cruise), has won its first cruise ship
U.K. shipyard delivers harbor workboat to Svitzer
OCTOBER 20, 2017 — Southampton Marine Services, Southampton, U.K., has delivered the Bulldog 20 design multipurpose harbor workboat Svitzer Merlin to Maersk Group member Svitzer, which will base the vessel in Milford
Wilson Sons delivers second tug in Damen ASD 2411 quartet
OCTOBER 20, 2017 — Wilson Sons Guarujá, Brazil, shipyard, has delivered the Damen ASD Tug 2411 design SST-Aruá, the second of four tugboats on order for SAAM Smit Towage Brazil. The first
Newport News Shipbuilding makes leadership team promotions
OCTOBER 19, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports two promotions to the leadership team at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. Dave Bolcar is promoted to vice president of submarine construction, which