Category: News
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Bollinger delivers FRC 58: USCGC John Witherspoon
Bollinger delivers FRC 58: USCGC John Witherspoon Bollinger Shipyards yesterday announced the delivery of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) John Witherspoon at Coast Guard Sector Key West. This is the 58th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) delivered under the U.S. Coast Guard’s current program and the 184th vessel built by Bollinger for the U.S. Coast…
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Piriou Vietnam hosts keel laying ceremony for new ISSG ferry duo
Piriou Vietnam hosts keel laying ceremony for new ISSG ferry duo The Concarneau, France-headquartered Piriou Group’s shipyard in Vietnam hosted a keel laying ceremony Nov. 6 for the two vessels it is building for the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group (ISSG). The ships, the new passenger ferry Scillonian IV and the new freight vessel Menawethan,…
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Port of Montreal: MEA sets union deadline to accept “last and final” offer
Port of Montreal: MEA sets union deadline to accept “last and final” offer The labor situation at the Port of Montreal has gotten no better over the past few days and yesterday evening, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA), ,which represents maritime employers in both Quebec and Ontario, submitted what it called “a final, comprehensive offer”…
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Sean Dalton elected new AIMU chair
Sean Dalton elected new AIMU chair Sean M. Dalton, CPCU, AMIM, executive vice president, Munich Reinsurance America Inc., was elected chair of the American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU) at its annual meeting on Nov. 6. Dalton, who is Munich Re’s head of marine underwriting, North America and head of global marine facultative, succeeds Anthony…
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VIDEO: Fire gutted Fremantle Highway gets a new name and heads for rebuild
VIDEO: Fire gutted Fremantle Highway gets a new name and heads for rebuild The car carrier Fremantle Highway is set to be rebuilt in China, despite being declared a constructive total loss (CTL) by insurers after being gutted in a long-burning 2023 fire that broke out when it was carrying a large number of EVs.…
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ShipMoney names Karen Martin its global brand ambassador
ShipMoney names Karen Martin its global brand ambassador Miami, Fla.-based maritime payments platform ShipMoney has named Karen Martin as its inaugural global brand ambassador. Formerly the commercial manager at London International Shipping Week (LISW), with which she has been involved since its launch in 2013, Martin is a familiar figure to the maritime industry. In…
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Hapag-Lloyd in $4B, 24-ship ordering spree at two Chinese yards
Hapag-Lloyd in $4B, 24-ship ordering spree at two Chinese yards Hapag-Lloyd has signed separate contracts with two Chinese shipyards for a total of 24 new containerships. All will be equipped with state-of-the-art low emission, high pressure LNG dual-fuel engines capable of operation on biomethane (bio LNG), which can reduce CO2e emissions by up to 95%…
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Corps awards Superior Marine $30M towboat contract
Corps awards Superior Marine $30M towboat contract The Philadelphia Engineer District has awarded Superior Marine Ways Inc., South Point, Ohio, a $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to construct, test and deliver towboats. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in South Point, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of July 1,…