AUGUST 13, 2013 — The Arctic is one of the world’s most environmentally sensitive areas, while also being one of the most difficult to protect against accidents. The Swedish Maritime Administration is
AUGUST 12, 2013 — Vard Holdings Limited has secured contracts with a joint venture of DOF Subsea and Technip for the design and construction of four pipe lay support vessels (PLSVs). Worth
AUGUST 12, 2013 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.(MOL) reports that the causes of the mid-June incident that saw the five year old containership MOL Comfort break in two have been thoroughly investigated.
AUGUST 9, 2013 — Voith GmbH reports that two powerful new fireboats designed by Robert Allan Ltd. for the Port of Long Beach, CA, will have Voith Schneider propellers and turbo couplings.
AUGUST 9, 2013 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) says that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), and Crowley Maritime Corporation are expanding the cooperation initiated with the sale
AUGUST 8, 2013 — Three 42.5 m monohull dive support vessels under construction for Brazil’s Sistac – Sistemas de Acesso S.A. - at the SeaSafe Barcos Manufaturados shipyard in Angra do Reis
AUGUST 8, 2013 — Cork, Ireland, based Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE: ASC) today announced that it has exercised options on two 50,300 dwt IMO 3 eco-design product tankers at SPP Shipbuilding Co.
AUGUST 8, 2013 — The current healthy market for Jones Act tankers might, just possibly, mean that Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Avondale unit could once again operate as a builder of commercial vessels.
AUGUST 7, 2013 — A few more details have emerged about the Navy’s decision to inactivate, rather than repair, the arson-damaged nuclear submarine USS Miami (see earlier story). One of these is
AUGUST 7, 2013 — The Navy has decided to scrap the USS Miami instead of repairing the arson-damaged nuclear-powered submarine. Repairs to the vessel at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard were initially estimated to
