Bipartisan funding agreement is good news for shipyards

MAY 1, 2017 — Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan agreement on Sunday that will fund the government through September. According to a statement from U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the

Metal Shark to start build for stock program

APRIL 27, 2017 — Louisiana-based Metal Shark is ramping up production to build an inventory of stock vessels, with the goal of reducing lead times and enhancing its service to customers. “Evaluating

Damen celebrates 90th anniversary year

APRIL 24, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Group is celebrating nine decades of operations in the shipbuilding industry. Today, family owned Damen has a global presence, operating 33 shipbuilding and repair yards, and

Bollinger Shipyards delivers twenty third FRC

APRIL 20, 2017 — Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCGC Benjamin Dailey, the 23rd Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter (FRC), to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery on April

Wartsila signs BWMS agreements with major shipyards

APRIL 10, 2017 — Wärtsilä is in the process of signing agreements on Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) with a number of major shipyards, the latest being Keppel Shipyard Ltd in Singapore.

Damen ATD duo goes to work in Bunbury Port

APRIL 7, 2017 — Mackenzie Marine & Towage of Esperance, Western Australia, held a naming ceremony yesterday for two recently delivered Damen Shipyards Type 2412 twin-fin Azimuth Tractor Drive (ATD) tugs. Named

Clashing views on CBP Jones Act ruling revisions

APRIL 4, 2017 — On January 18, the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) announced proposed modifications and revocations to around 30 identified rulings, as well as additional unidentified rulings, related to

Wartsila solutions, maintenance picked for Hoegh LNG newbuilds

APRIL 4, 2017 — Two new 170,000 m3 LNG carrier vessels being built for Norway’s Höegh LNG at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyards in Korea will

VIDEO: Damen launches walk-to-work wind farm SOV

MARCH 27, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, has launched the Bibby WaveMaster 1, the first of Damen’s purpose-built offshore wind Service Operations Vessels (SOV) with Walk-to-Work (W2W) capability,. When completed, Bibby

Nigerian offshore fields to get two new Guardians

MARCH 17, 2017 — Nigeria’s Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Limited has ordered what will be its third Damen FCS 3307 patrol vessel with an option for a fourth. The two latest vessels

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