Foss Maritime completes CEO transition
JANUARY 12, 2017 — John Parrott assumed the role of President and CEO of Foss Maritime on January 1, 2017, after successfully completing a four-month transition announced last July. Parrott joined Foss
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Metal Shark expands its Latin American and Caribbean presence
JANUARY 4, 2017 — Boatbuilder Metal Shark, which operates two shipyards in Southern Louisiana, continues to make new inroads in the Latin American and Caribbean region market. In a recent ceremony in
New Force Structure Assessment calls for 355 ship Navy
DECEMBER 17, 2016 — During his election campaign, President-elect Donald J. Trump said his vision was to “rebuild the U.S. Navy toward a goal of 350 ships, as the bipartisan National Defense
Parker report seeks shake up in U.K. naval shipbuilding
NOVEMBER 29, 2016 — The U.K. Government has now published an indepent report on naval shipbuilding undertaken by Sir John Parker, a British businessman who has chaired five FTSE 500 companies —
Canada looks for ideas on interim icebreaking capacity
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 — The Government of Canada today published an RFI seeking “information regarding the potential pricing and availability of interim measures to provide icebreaking and towing services.” It looks a
Damen Dredging Equipment opens expanded offices
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — In a November 9 ceremony, Mr. Kommer Damen, Chairman of the Damen Shipyards Group, officially reopened the offices of Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) in Nijkerk, Netherlands, following an
Damen delivers fast crew supplier for Abu Dhabi operations
NOVEMBER 9, 2016 — Allianz Middle East Ship Management and Maritime Craft Services (MCS) have taken delivery of the MCS Allianz Venus, a Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2610. Demonstrating the cooperative relationship
Rolls-Royce to equip new Chouest mooring/escort tugs
OCTOBER 24, 2016 — Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to deliver propulsion and deck machinery for the 13 new Damen design tugs that Edison Chouest is to build to service two major
Bollinger delivers twentieth Fast Response Cutter
OCTOBER 20, 2016 — Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCGC Lawrence Lawson, the twentieth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery today in Key
Cat to power four Carnival LNG-fueled cruise ships
OCTOBER 14, 2016 — Four LNG fueled cruise ships on order for Carnival Corporation at Meyer Werft’s Papenburg, Germany, and Turku, Finland, shipyards will be powered by Caterpillar Marine MaK 16 M