First National funds Nigeria shipyard offer
JUNE 14, 2016 — First National Partners of Atlanta, GA, structured and sourced financing for Fairway Offshore, a local Nigerian marine services provider, to make an offer to acquire from foreign ownership,
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New high-speed ferry for Majestic Ferries
JUNE 14, 2016—Singapore’s Majestic Ferries recently took delivery of the Majestic 7, the first of four 200-passenger, high-speed catamaran ferries for service between Singapore and Batam. Based on a design by Incat
Canada tries to speed up Surface Combatant procurement
JUNE 13, 2016 — Canadian ministers have announced what they say is “a streamlined and transparent procurement approach to deliver the Canadian Surface Combatant to the Royal Canadian Navy up to two
Ulstein starts sea trials of X-Stern SOV
JUNE 10, 2015 — Ulstein Verft reports that the first vessel equipped with its innovative X -Stern left its Ulsteinvik, Norway, shipyard for sea trials on Tuesday. The 88 m vessel, Ulstein
VT Halter Marine delivers ATB tug to Bouchard
JUNE 10, 2015 — VT Halter Marine’s Pascagoula, MS, shipyard delivered the ATB tug M/V Frederick E. Bouchard to Bouchard Transportation, Melville, NY, earlier this week. Delivery of the 6,000 hp twin
Ship repair deals struck at Posidonia
JUNE 10, 2016—Turkish and Portuguese shipyards report that they have struck deals for major ship repair projects during Posidonia Exhibition at the Athens Metropolitan Expo in Greece. Greece is the world’s largest
Atlantic orders seven new OSVs at Chinese shipyard
JUNE 9, 2016 — Atlantic Navigation Holdings (Singapore) Limited has signed shipbuilding agreements with an undisclosed shipyard in China covering construction of five Maintenance/Work/Utility vessels and two Anchor-Handling Tug, Supply and Safety
Long Beach fireboat is built for Big Ships Era
JUNE 9, 2016 — The Port of Long Beach yesterday officially welcomed into service the first of two advanced new fireboats. Named Protector, the vessel was dedicated in memory of Donald Domenic
EPF 7 completes acceptance trials
JUNE 8, 2016 — The future USNS Carson City (EPF 7) successfully completed Acceptance Trials during an underway period in the Gulf of Mexico, May 25-26. The Navy’s Board of Inspection
JMS-designed stevedoring barge delivered
JUNE 8, 2016 — JMS Naval Architects, Mystic, CT, engineered and designed a crane barge for the State of Rhode Island recently delivered by Conrad Shipyard, Amelia, LA. The barge will be