Military Sealift Command operation and maintenance contracted awarded to Crowley Maritime Crowley Maritime Corp.’s global ship management group has been has been awarded the contract for the operation and maintenance of the T-AGOS/T-AGM fleet for the Military Sealift Command…
China has added nine shipyards to its 'white list' of firms deemed worth of favourable policy support, as it attempts to tackle overcapacity that has weighed on the global shipping market. In September, it published a list of 51 yards which it later cut to 50…
Indiana-based TPG Mt. Vernon Marine, LLC purchased Chicago Dry Dock, a Chicago area shipyard founded in 1979. Chicago Dry Dock operates on the Calumet River and offers unencumbered access to both the Great Lakes (via Lake Michigan) and the…
Registration for the All Panel Meeting of the National Shipbuilding Research Program 2015 scheduled to be held at Charleston, SC from March 10-12, 2015 is now open. The All Panel Meeting is a biennial event that brings together all eleven…
As operators ponder the thorny question of dual fuel, LNG or SCR Treatment, GE Transportation’s new medium speed marine diesel engine seemingly simplifies the playing field. Current Events, Futuristic PropulsionThe October 2014 news…
The variables are many and the price of not carefully considering each and every one, costly. Maritime industry stakeholders continue to look for new solutions to address the quickly evolving requirements for reduced emissions from vessels…
Ship owners are facing a number of regulatory gauntlet in coming years regarding emissions and ballast water treatment systems. But ship owners with EU-flagged vessels who incur unnecessary operating costs need to ensure that their onboard refrigeration units are leak-tight…
No longer an abstract ‘pie-in-the-sky’ technology, wind assist propulsion could well be a game-changer in the ‘Carbon Wars.’ Wind assist technologies have come of age for shipping companies. A panel discussion entitled “Accelerating Adoption of Double Digit Fuel Saving Technologies…
If shipyards are the bellwether of maritime market trends, then U.S. yards should today be considered the industry’s market leaders, as well. Notwithstanding the recent (and dramatic) drop in global crude oil prices, the ongoing, so-called ‘domestic…
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that the Pascagoula Metal Trades Council (PMTC) and local chapters of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), United Federation of Special Police and Security Officers (UFSPSO)…
After a very fast and successful 17-day drydocking the cruise ship MSC Magnifica left Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion) for Hamburg on schedule to start her next cruise. Next week (December 2) another cruise…
Rotterdam-based law firm AKD said a recent decision of the Dutch courts means that shipyards in The Netherlands may no longer be able to rely on the right to retain a vessel while awaiting payment for work done. As a result of this unexpected decision…
Lee Andrews has been appointed as CWind’s new global head of operations for maintenance and asset management (O&M) services. Andrews joins CWind from Siemens Energy where he started his career as an apprentice technician 25 years ago and…
Seaspan Shipyard’s long-standing relationship with the Canadian Coast Guard was proudly showcased in recent days, with simultaneous repair and maintenance work on Coast Guard vessels at all three of the company’s shipyards – Vancouver Drydock…
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) received the Safety & Security Award at the inaugural edition of The Maritime Standard (TMS) Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards, held at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai. Sponsored by ADNATCO-NGSCO…