OCTOBER 8, 2014—Detyens Shipyards, Inc., Charleston, SC, was recently awarded a $14,737,872 firm-fixed-price contract by the Military Sealift Command for a 170-day drydocking and overhaul of USNS Zeus (T-ARC 7). The contract
OCTOBER 2, 2014 — MV Kairi, the first of four Damen ASD 2810 tugs ordered from Damen Shipyards Group by ARC Towage is now en route to Trinidad from the shipbuilder’s Galati,
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 — Damen Shipyards Group,Gorinchem, the Netherlands, says that the final touches have been made to its Walk 2 Work offshore windfarm support vessel and that it will start building
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 — Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards (VSY), North Vancouver, BC, Canada, yesterday officially started construction on the new cable ferry it is building under a $15 million contract from BC Ferries
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 — If anyone had any doubts about the ongoing availability of LNG as a marine fuel, Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle laid them to rest today, noting that
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 — Ecoships, the technical ship management arm of London-headquartered Newport Shipping Group, has introduced the Greenlotus 32, a next generation bulk carrier design developed to set the standard in
AUGUST 26, 2014 — The Ulstein Group is introducing the X-Stern, a design feature that brings the X-Bow effect to the aft ship, along with additional ice operation capabilities, increasing operability through
AUGUST 21, 2014 — Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company) reports that Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar has delivered two 16-m mooring boats to towage operator Nakilat SvitzerWijsmuller. The two Stan Tug 1606 mooring
AUGUST 12, 2014 — BAE Systems reports that it has been been awarded a £348 million (about $584 million) contract by the U.K. Ministry of Defence to construct three new Offshore Patrol
AUGUST 8, 2014 — Private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company reports that affiliates of its portfolio company USJ-IMECO Holding Company, LLC have acquired Montreal, Quebec, based Joiner Systems, Inc. Joiner Systems
