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Metal Shark awarded $54 million Navy contract
Metal Shark has been awarded a contract by the Navy to build near coastal patrol…
Less weight, more strength in new synthetic towing lines
Samson Rope recently introduced a couple of new synthetic towing lines, Fusion-12 and Quantum-X. Fusion-12…
The sooner oil demand peaks, the more Big Oil stands to lose
(Bloomberg) — Oil companies risk wasting $2.3 trillion of investments should demand peak in the…
Diversified delivers full Cat-powered tug
Diversified Marine, Portland, Ore., has delivered the 80’x36’x13’7″ tug Dr Hank Kaplan to Harley Marine…
Southern U.S. ports breaking cargo records thanks to new Panama Canal
(Bloomberg) — Southern ports are experiencing a record foreign trade boom thanks in part to…
Ritz-Carlton launching small-ship luxury cruise line
(Bloomberg) — Want to cash in your SPG and Marriott points for a yacht cruise?…
Cindy downgraded to depression, some Gulf Coast energy production on hold
(Bloomberg) — Tropical Storm Cindy was downgraded to a Tropical Depression Thursday, but not before…
Navy finds $500 million for second littoral combat ship in ’18
(Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy has found $500 million to buy a second littoral combat…
Vigor launches Jones Act liquified ammonia barge
Vigor recently launched the 508’x96’x51′ Harvest, the first complex liquefied ammonia transport barge built in…
Unusually active early hurricane season looms over Gulf of Mexico
(Bloomberg) — The Atlantic hurricane season is less than three weeks old yet it’s already…
Webb Institute awards bachelor degrees to 19
The Webb Institute, Glen Cove, N.Y., awarded 19 bachelor of science degrees June 17 at…
Towboat taking on water in Mississippi River
The Coast Guard and local agencies responded Monday to an oil discharge at mile marker…