MAY 3, 2017 — Representatives Gene Green (D-TX) and Rob Wittman (R-VA) have introduced legislation intended to advance the capabilities of two-year community and technical colleges to assist in securing the talent
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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