Austal reports record profit
AUGUST 26, 2015 — Australian Stock Exchange listed shipbuilder Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) today reported a record profit. Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) was AUD 53.2 million, a 66.8 per cent increase on
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NTSB reports on sinking of 34 year old tugboat
AUGUST 26, 2015 — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued the report of its investigation of the sinking of the 34 year old tug Nalani on January 22 2015 off
Ulstein launches giant Chouest/Island OCV
AUGUST 26, 2015 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft yesterday launched Island Venture (Yard No. 302), the first of the two giant SX165 design offshore construction vessels ordered by Edison Chouest Offshore and Island
VT Halter lays keel for second LNG fueled Crowley ConRo
AUGUST 25, 2015 — VT Halter Marine, Inc.’s Pascagoula, MS, shipyard yesteday laid the keel for the second of two Commitment Class LNG-fueld combination container – Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ships for Crowley Maritime
Forty five graduate Ingalls Apprentice School
AUGUST 25, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) held a graduation ceremony Saturday for graduates of Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Apprentice School. The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of 45 students representing various crafts at
Damen fast tracks water making barge for Morocco
AUGUST 25, 2015 — Responding to a severe drought in Morocco, Damen Shipyards, Gorinchem, Netherlands, is working to speed delivery of a Stan Pontoon 3011 Water Barge to the Royal Moroccan Navy.
RoPax aborts delivery voyage to get new engine installed
AUGUST 24, 2015 — Canadian broadcaster CBC reports that the first of two new $50-million Ropax ferries ordered by the Government of Newfounland and Labrador service is returning to Damen Shipyards, Galati,
EcoCoasters to have seawater lubed propeller shaft bearings
AUGUST 24, 2015 — The two biofuel powered 4,700 dwt coasters on order at Netherlands shipyard Royal Bodewes by Finland’s Meriaura Group (see earlier story) will have seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearing
New biological sewage treatment plant gets USCG approval
AUGUST, 21, 2015—This past May, Jets Vacuum’s Ecomotive Biological Sewage Treatment Plant was approved by the United States Coast Guard. The recent USCG approval will allow U.S. shipbuilders to install the system
Royal IHC launches fifth pipelayer in Sapura series
AUGUST 21, 2015 — Netherlands shipbuilder Royal IHC has launched Sapura Rubi, its fifth 550 t pipelaying vessel for Sapura Navegação Marítima S.A. in a ceremony at it shipyard in Krimpen aan