MAY 22, 2018 — The ITS Alpino, a Fincantieri-built Italian Navy FREMM class frigate recently arrived in Norfolk, VA. The FREMM design is one of five being considered by the U.S. Navy for
MAY 15, 2018 — Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) reports that it has finalized the details of its previously announced investment of up to US$30 million for capacity expansion. This investment will be
MAY 8, 2018 — Damen Shipyards has completed the on-time delivery of a complete 19-vessel order to AAS Amur Assets Shipping Limited, a joint venture set up by Combi Lift GmbH to
APRIL 29, 2018 —Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is in for the fight of her life during midterm elections this fall as she seeks re-election in Wisconsin. In a state carried by
APRIL 18, 2018 — Khazakstan’s Kazmortransflot National Maritime Shipping Company has taken delivery of its third in a series of three Damen Shoalbusters. The vessels are ideal for operations in the shallow
APRIL 17, 2018 — Eleven 23,000 TEU containerships ordered by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) at two South Korean shipyards will each be equipped with a MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9.5 main engines. MAN Diesel
APRIL 10, 2018 — South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) says that, following announcement of the Korean government’s Five Year Plan for Rebuilding Korean Shipping, it is to order a series of
MARCH 17, 2018 — It was a Happy St. Patrick’s Day for Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, OR, and Detyens Shipyards, Inc., North Charleston, SC, who in separate awards won contracts for repair
MARCH 15, 2018 — A new report from the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the costs of achieving a 355 ship Navy under two different approaches would average over $100 billion annually
FEBRUARY 26, 2018 — John Fredriksen controlled offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited reports that it has succeeded in reaching a global settlement with an ad hoc group of bondholders, the official committee