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Italian Shipbuilder Pleads Guilty to Environmental Crimes

Dec 18, 2014

An Italian shipping firm based in Genoa, Italy, pleaded guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships by falsifying required ships’ documents to hide the fact that the ship had illegally discharged oil contaminated waste into the ocean on multiple occasions…

Maaskant Shipyards Earns ISO 9001:2008 Certificate

Dec 17, 2014

Maaskant Shipyards (Stellendam), part of Damen Shipyards Group, has received certification from Bureau Veritas for aligning its quality and management systems with internationally recognized standards.  A certificate of approval for the ISO 9001:2008…

Vard Wins Farstad's OSCV Contract

Dec 17, 2014

Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”) has secured a contract for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (“OSCV”) for Farstad Shipping (“Farstad”).The vessel will be of VARD 3 17 design, with a total length of 98 meters and a beam of 21…

CSL St-Laurent on Maiden Voyage

Dec 17, 2014

The second of Canada Steamship Lines' (CSL) two newbuild Trillium Class Great Lakes bulk carriers, CSL St-Laurent, was delivered on November 26, 2014 and set sail on her maiden voyage on December 13. She departed at 20:00 CST from Yangfan shipyard on Zhoushan Island…

Newport News Employees Receive Women in Business Awards

Dec 16, 2014

Two employees at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division were among the 18 women honored by Inside Business Monday night at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott. Mary Cullen and Brandi Smith received Women in Business…

Higgins Named CEO of Nichols Brothers Boat Builders

Dec 16, 2014

Gavin Higgins has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ice Floe LLC dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB), the company announced today. Effective immediately, Higgins replaces Matt Nichols, one of the company’s founders who has served as CEO of NBBB since February 2012…

Bill Secures Funding for US Warship

Dec 15, 2014

The United States Senate voted 56-40 to pass bill H.R. 83 which funds the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year. The funding ensures the construction of a 12th LPD-17 amphibious ship at Ingalls shipbuilding in Pascagoula…

Bhagwan Dryden Delivers Dive Support Vessel Solution

Dec 15, 2014

Incat Crowther’s first-of-type Catamaran Dive Support Vessel, Bhagwan Dryden, has set a new standard for catamaran dive support vessels since its launch and delivery earlier this year. Operational feedback has been positive for the vessel…

Damen Wins Sitecore Business Transformation Award

Dec 15, 2014

Damen Shipyards Group, together with its website partner Evident,has won the ‘Benelux Sitecore Experience Award 2014’ in the category ‘Business Transformation’. This prize is awarded to the best Sitecoresolution, meaning a solution which generates measurable…

Fincantieri Launches Italian Navy Frigate

Dec 14, 2014

Riva Trigoso (Genoa) shipyard celebrated the launch of the frigate Alpino, the fifth of a series of 10 FREMM vessels - Multi Mission European Frigates, ordered from Fincantieri by the Italian Navy within the framework of an Italo-French program of cooperation…

China Adds 9 Shipyards to Favored 'White List'

Dec 12, 2014

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…

Amin Named VP, CIO at Newport News Shipbuilding

Dec 11, 2014

Newport News Shipbuilding appoints Bharat Amin to vice president and chief information officer Bharat Amin has been appointed vice president and chief information officer for the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division…

Tallink, Meyer Turku Ink LOI for New LNG Fast Ferry

Dec 11, 2014

The trend toward the procurement of high-spec, environmentally friendly vessels continues with news that AS Tallink Grupp and Meyer Turku Oy signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the construction of an environmentally friendly car-passenger ferry for Tallinn-Helsinki route shuttle operations…

Willard Marine to Develop Crystaliner

Dec 11, 2014

Willard Marine, Inc., has acquired the rights to design and manufacture Crystaliner boats, a line of surf and rescue vessels that have been an icon on the West Coast for nearly six decades.Crystaliner was founded in Southern California…

TPG Marine Acquires Chicago Dry Dock

Dec 10, 2014

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…

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