Cassens Werft books ROpax order
FEBRUARY 4, 2014 — Shipbuilder Cassens Werft, Emden, Germany, has been awarded a contract by AG Reederei Norden – Frisia for a double ended ROpax ferry that will serve between Nordeich on
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Edison Chouest acquires Bee Mar Platform Supply Vessels
FEBRUARY 3, 2014—Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), Galliano, LA, has acquired “effectively all of the assets” of the fleet of Bee Mar, LLC, Broussard, LA, according to a senior executive at Bollinger Shipyards.
Jackson Offshore PSV series debuts new GPA bow design
FEBRUARY 3, 2014 — The four 76-meter (252 ft) platform supply vessels building forJackson Offshore Operators at BAE Systems Jacksonville, FL, shipyard are the first in a new GPA 675J PSV series
Newest Mobile Landing Platform ship named for John Glenn
FEBRUARY 3, 2014—General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, recently christened the U.S. Navy’s newest ship, USNS John Glenn (MLP-2). Named in honor of the famed Marine Corps pilot,
AEP River Ops takes delivery of first tank barge
JANUARY 31, 20014 — “We are bringing the same commitment to safety and environmental performance to the transport of liquid products that we’ve offered for dry commodities for the last 41 years,”
Wallenius exercises options for giant car carrier duo
JANUARY 31, 2013 — The quest for fuel economy means that while cars may be getting smaller, but car carriers are getting larger. In line with this trend, Stockholm, Sweden, headquartered Wallenius
Nose job brings fuel savings
JANUARY 31, 20014 — Copenhagen, Denmark, headquartered Clipper Group says it is seeing fuel savings of 8.5% as a result of bulbous bow and rudder bulb modifications made on a 2011-built G-type
Vigor set to expand with another Alaskan shipyard
JANUARY 31, 2014—Vigor Industrial, already a regional shipbuilding and repair powerhouse, is in negotiations to expand its business in the Pacific Northwest, with the acquisition of Seward Ship’s Drydock, Seward, Alaska. Vigor
BAE Systems launches first Jackson Offshore PSV
JANUARY 30, 2014 — BAE Systems today launched the first of four platform supply vessels it is building for Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC. The launch ceremony at BAE Systems’ Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville,
Sea ice delays delivery of first Davie Cecon newbuild
JANUARY 30, 2014 — Delivery of the first of the three construction vessels building for Cecon ASA at shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada Inc., Lévis, Quebec, has been delayed until sea ice conditions