NNS again gets OSHA recognition for work site safety

MAY 22, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recertified the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division as a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)

Imtech to suppy key equipment for hybrid ferry

MAY 21, 2015 — Rotterdam headquartered Imtech Marine will again supply the electric and hybrid propulsion system for the third hybrid ferry ordered from the Glagow shipyard of Ferguson Marine by Caledonian

Fassmer delivers research vessel

MAY 20, 2015 — Just 14 months after receiving a contract from Fugro OSAE, GmbH, the Berne, Germany, shipyard of Fassmer GmbH & Co KG, last month handed over the 43 m

Austal USA launches JHSV 6

MAY 20, 2015 — Austal USA’s Mobile, Ala. shipyard yesterday launched its second U.S. Navy ship in less than three months, the Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Brunswick. The 338-foot JHSV will

Battery powered ferry enters service in Norway

MAY 19, 2015 – Ampere, the world’s first battery powered electric car and passenger ferry, has entered service in Norway. Built by the Fjellstrand shipyard, the ferry only uses 150 kWh per

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

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

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