U.S. EEOC files anti-discrimination suit against Bayou La Batre shipyard

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against Bayou La Batre, AL, shipbuilder Master Marine, Inc. alleging that it violated federal anti-discrimination law by terminating

Transocean to acquire Ocean Rig for $2.7 billion

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 — Offshore drilling contractors Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) and Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG) report that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Transocean will

MAN adds LPG burning engine to two-stroke dual-fuel line-up

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 — At a ceremony at its PrimeServ facility in Copenhagen, Denmark, before a group of shipowners, shipbuilders, designers, and the international media, MAN Energy Solutions unveiled its latest two-stroke engine,

Viking LIne starts construction of next generation cruise ferry

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 — Åland, Finland, headquartered Viking Line reports that production of its next generation LNG fueled cruise ferry has started with a traditional steel cutting ceremony at the Xiamen Shipbuilding

Young Brothers takes delivery of first of four new tugs

AUGUST 30, 2018 — The first of four new ocean-going tugs designed by Damen USA, and built by Louisiana-based Conrad Shipyard, has been delivered to Young Brothers, an independent subsidiary of Saltchuk

Gulf Island to build second 3,300 hp towboat

AUGUST 29, 2018 — Back in May, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) reported that its Shipyard Division had been awarded a newbuild contract for the construction of a 3,300-horsepower towboat with

Gibdock completes BWTS refit on German bulk carrier

AUGUST 28, 2018 — Gibraltar’s Gibdock recently completed a complex ballast water treatment system retrofit onboard the 179m, 34,500 dwt bulk carrier Zambesi. Built in 2013, DNV GL-classed vessel, owned by Hamburg-based John T.

MTUs for new Fred Olsen high-speed trimaran ferries

AUGUST 27, 2018 — Two new high-speed, 117m trimaran ferries for Spanish ferry operator Fred. Olsen, S.A. will each to be powered by four MTU 20-cylinder 8000 M71L engines and by Kamewa waterjets reports

Port Canaveral angles for first LNG-fueled cruise ship in North America

AUGUST 21, 2018 — The Canaveral Port Authority recently reported it had reached an agreement in principle with Carnival Cruise Line on a new state-of-the-art terminal able to accommodate a new LNG-fueled,

Conrad delivers North America’s first LNG bunker barge

AUGUST 20, 2018 — The Clean Jacksonville, the first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunker barge built in the U.S. has been officially delivered by Conrad Industries, according to the Morgan City, LA-based

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