NASSCO-Norfolk gets $14.8 million Navy award

AUGUST 19, 2016 — General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, is being awarded $14,854,857 for delivery order 0006 under previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract N00024-16-D-4408 for USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) fiscal 2016 selected restricted

Damen Optima nozzle has major benefits on waterways

AUGUST 4, 2016 — Damen Shipyards Group is promoting the advantages that its Damen Optima Nozzle to the North American inland shipping sector. The Optima is a propeller nozzle developed and manufactured

Bollinger Shipyards marks safety milestones

AUGUST 3, 2016 — Bollinger Shipyards, LLC reports that its Bollinger Lockport New Construction facility has worked 6,000,000 man-hours without a lost time accident while the Bollinger Fourchon facility has worked fifteen

Kamat introduces Ship Hull Crawler

AUGUST 3, 2016 — Based on many years experience supplying shipyards worldwide with cleaning equipment, Kamat GmbH & Co. KG, Witten, Germany, has developed a new system for automated cleaning and paint

BAE Mayport books $9.6 million Navy contract

AUGUST 1, 2016 — BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Mayport LLC, Jacksonville, FL, is being awarded a $9,658,407 firm-fixed-price contract, for Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) repair work onboard USS The Sullivans (DDG 68).

VIDEO: Damen ASD duo headed for Argentina

JULY 22, 2016 — After successfully completing sea trials, two Damen ASD Tugs 2810 — Estibador I and Estibador II — are headed from Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania to Puerto General

Fratelli Neri orders three more from Damen Shipyards

JULY 19, 2016 — Family-owned, Livorno, Italy, based harbor towage company Fratelli Neri S.p.A., has ordered three new Damen vessels; an ASD Tug 2913, a Stan Tug 1606 and a Stan Launch

Lake Assault boat supports efforts to fight Foss Lake fire

JULY 19, 2016 — A 33 ft fireboat built by Lake Assault Boats, Superior, WI, provided support for firefighting efforts during the Foss Lake wildfire near Ely, MN, earlier this spring. The

Genting tweaks plans for its German shipyards

JULY 11, 2016 — Genting Hong Kong has rethought its plans for its German shipbuilding operations, consisting of Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven, and the three shipyards in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern bought this

Least optimistic transport industry? Shipping

JULY 6, 2016 —  Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has just released its seventh transport survey report. It details 200 responses from a range of companies involved in aviation, rail and

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