Conrad receives NASA award for work on Pegasus barge

FEBRUARY 12, 2015—Morgan City, LA-based Conrad Shipyard received the NASA Space Flight Awareness Supplier Award for its performance for its work on the conversion of the NASA Pegasus barge. The award honors

Star Cruises cuts first steel for Genting World

FEBRUARY 11, 2015 — Star Cruises officially launched the start of construction of Genting World, the first of two next generation cruise ships, in a steel cutting ceremony that saw Tan Sri

Mexican shipyard lays keel for first Voith Water Tractor

FEBRUARY 11, 2015  — Construction of the first four of nine Voith Water Tractor (VWT) tugs has started at Mexico’s Astimar 20 shipyard with a keel laying ceremony that was attended by

Lockheed Martin LCS team lays keel of future USS Wichita

FEBRUARY 10, 2015  — The Lockheed Martin-led industry team officially laid the keel for the U.S. Navy’s thirteenth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Wichita, in a ceremony held yesterday at

Repower gives stretched Polar Bear more speed

FEBRUARY 9, 2015 — There is a high demand for landing craft along the Alaskan coast where many communities are only accessible by water, but there are few ports or even rudimentary

Vigor gets $9.9 million Navy award

FEBRUARY 9, 2015 — Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, OR, is being awarded a $9,906,132 firm-fixed-price contract for 72-calendar day shipyard availability for the Mid Term Availability of USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). Work

Sembawang and Keppel reject Petrobras case reports

FEBRUARY 9, 2015 — Responding to stories in the Brazilian media, Singapore’s Keppel Corporation and Sembcorp Marine have each rejected suggestions of involvement in the Operation Car Wash bribery scandal involving  state

Harvey Gulf makes LNG fueling history

FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC reports that it made North American maritime history today, becoming the first owner/operator of a dual fuel offshore support vessel to bunker LNG

BAE Hawaii gets $52 million Navy contract

FEBRUARY 6, 2015 — BAE Systems Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $52,103,717 undefinitized contract action to previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-4412) for repair and alteration of USS O’Kane (DDG 77).

Damen Rotterdam drydocks Technip’s Global 1200

FEBRUARY 4, 2015 — Technip has awarded Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam a contract for for drydocking, upgrades and operational modifications to the deepwater rigid pipe S-lay and heavy lift vessel Global 1200. The

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