Vigor transfers dry dock to Seattle
MAY 18, 2015 — Vigor Industrial has towed its 14,000-long ton capacity floating dry dock Vigilant from Portland, OR, to Seattle, WA. The 528-foot long dry dock will enable Vigor to continue
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Sentinel goes to COSCO Guangdong for TAERRV for Statoil job
MAY 15, 2015 — China’s COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard has secured a contract from Sentinel Marine, Aberdeen, Scotland to build a TAERRV (Tanker Assist / Emergency Response / Rescue / Field Support Vessel).
Why naval architects need indemnity insurance
MAY 15, 2015 — Naval architects need to be aware of the need to protect themselves against their exposure to liability for damages resulting from errors in design work, says a leading
NYK orders apple tank LNG duo for Cameron project
MAY 14, 2015 — Japan’s NYK has ordered two 165,000 cu.m LNG ships with apple shaped tanks to serve the Cameron LNG project in Louisiana. NYK says that, on April 30, it
Huntington Ingalls gets $14.5 million for DDG 51 work
MAY 14, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, MS, is being awarded a $14,524,779 cost-plus-award-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2312) to exercise options for DDG 51 class destroyer follow yard services
First 45 cm bore ultra long stroke engine passes TAT
MAY 13, 2015 — The world’s first 45 cm bore, ultra long stroke, low speed engine has passed its TAT (Type Approval Test) at the Changwong, South Korea, works of its builder,
Huntington Ingalls makes two VP appointments
MAY 13, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports the appointment of two vice presidents at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division. George Jones has been appointed vice president of operations, and Tim Farrell
Delivery of third Viking Ocean newbuild is pushed back
MAY 12, 2015 — Delivery of Viking Cruises’ third ocean cruise ship, Viking Sky, will now be in spring 2017, rather than June 2016. Reportedly, delivery has been pushed back due to
NASSCO cuts steel for fourth Kinder Morgan ECO tanker
MAY 12, 2015 — General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego, CA, began construction of a fourth ECO tanker for Kinder Morgan subsidiary American Petroleum Tankers May 8, when U.S. Rep. Susan Davis
Crowley invests in new Puerto Rico pier for newbuild duo
MAY 11, 2015 — Crowley Puerto Rico Services, Inc. has executed a $48.5 million construction contract for a new pier at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In conjunction