JUNE 28, 2016 —Wärtsilä is participating in a new maintenance hub in the Canary Islands. The facility, operated by one of Spain’s largest shipbuilding and ship repair groups, Zamakona Shipyards, will provide
JUNE 24, 2016 — The Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation, in conjunction with Seaspan, has announced a multi-year, multi-million dollar investment in the future of British Columbia’s marine industrial sector. Totaling $2.9
JUNE 22, 2016 — Damen Shipyards Group has teamed up with Delft, Netherlands, headquartered access system specialist Ampelmann, to conduct tests with Ampelmann’s L-Type system on board a Damen Fast Crew Supplier
JUNE 15, 2016 —Imperial Shipping, Paraguay, has ordered at the large Dutch Shipbuilder, Veka Shipbuilding BV, two new push boats, the Herkules XVII and Herkules XVIII, for operations on the Parana river,
JUNE 8, 2016 — The U.S. marine industry is condemning a measure proposed by Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL) that would exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act – which requires waterborne cargo
MAY 27, 2016 — The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved the FY2017 Defense Appropriations Bill and the FY2017 Homeland Security Bill. The defense bill recommends $20.5 billion for Navy shipbuilding, an increase
MAY 26, 2016 — The Government of Canada today announced a series of enhancements to strengthen the National Shipbuilding Strategy “so that needed vessels are delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy and
MAY 25, 2016 — Damen Shipyards will soon start work on a new class of utility vessel, the UV2410. The multi-role platform is the result of extensive consultation with aquaculture industry customers
MAY 18, 2016 — BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Mayport LLC, Jacksonville, FL, is being awarded a $29,258,886 firm-fixed-price contract for phased maintenance availability repair work onboard USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43).
MAY 17, 2016 – Aleksey Rakhmanov, president of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), says the company is to start construction this year of what will be the first cruise ship built in