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USNS BOWDITCH

Special Purpose Vessel | Flag: United States of America

USNS BRUCE C. HEEZEN

Special Purpose Vessel | Flag: United States of America | Port: NORFOLK, VA

USNS HENSON

Special Purpose Vessel | Flag: United States of America | Port: NORFOLK, VA

USNS INVINCIBLE

Special Purpose Vessel | Flag: United States of America

USNS MARY SEARS

Special Purpose Vessel | Flag: United States of America | Port: NORFOLK, VA

USNS OBSERVATION ISLAND

Special Purpose Vessel | Flag: United States of America

USNS PATHFINDER

Special Purpose Vessel | Flag: United States of America | Port: NORFOLK, VA

USNS SUMNER

Special Purpose Vessel | Flag: United States of America | Port: NORFOLK, VA

USNS WATERS

Special Purpose Vessel | Flag: United States of America

USNS ZEUS

Special Purpose Vessel | Flag: United States of America

Maritime News

Damen Patrol Vessels for Offshore Nigeria

Damen Patrol Vessels for Offshore Nigeria

yesterday
Damen recently delivered a pair of FCS 3307 high-spec patrol vessels to be operated by Homeland Integrated Offshore Services (Homeland IOS Ltd) in Nigeria, and now the boats are being prepared for their assignments. The boats will be deployed in the Gulf of Guinea to protect and support the offshore assets of Homeland’s clients which include many international oil companies.Features of the 33-m vessels include Damen’s trademark Axe Bow hull form that delivers excellent fuel economy and a top speed of 29 knots together with superb maneuverability and excellent seakeeping.
Gibbs & Cox: Historic Ship Designer Turns 90

Gibbs & Cox: Historic Ship Designer Turns 90

2 days ago
Hindsight, they say is 20/20, and in this regard renowned design house Gibbs & Cox has nine decades in the rear view mirror on which to lean. We recently caught up with Chris Deegan, President and CEO of Gibbs & Cox, celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2019, to discuss the organization’s rich history and promising future.When you took the top spot at Gibbs & Cox in 2016, what were your goals for the organization?As a company that designs everything from yachts to work boats to destroyers, I wanted to reassert G&C as the global leader in the naval architecture and marine engineering industry.
Singapore Company Fined for Illegal Scrapping Attempt

Singapore Company Fined for Illegal Scrapping Attempt

4 days ago
A Singapore company has paid a NOK 7 million ($763,000) fine after it was caught trying to illegally export a barge carrier vessel from Norway for scrapping on the beaches in Pakistan, Norwegian authorities said.In 2017, inspectors from the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) detained the Harrier, previously named Tide Carrier, when it suffered an engine failure and started to drift outside Jæren in Rogaland. Wirana Shipping Corporation, a company which buys discarded ships and sells them to scrap yards at beaches in India and Pakistan, was the commercial manager for the voyage and in charge of the ship's route, the purpose of the voyage and its execution.
Tankers Defer Retrofits to Cash in on Record Freight Rates

Tankers Defer Retrofits to Cash in on Record Freight Rates

4 days ago
Tankers that had been scheduled to install emissions-cutting equipment ahead of stricter pollution standards starting in 2020 have deferred their visits to the dry docks to capitalize on an unexpected surge in freight rates, three trade sources said.U.S. sanctions on subsidiaries of vast Chinese shipping fleet Cosco in September sparked a surge in global oil shipping rates as traders scrambled to find non-blacklisted vessels to get their oil to market.The rates for chartering a supertanker from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Singapore hit record highs of more than $17 million and a record $22 million to China earlier this week.By comparison, prior to the sanctions, shipping crude from the U.S.
Fincantieri Fits New Midsection in Star Breeze

Fincantieri Fits New Midsection in Star Breeze

5 days ago
The most complex cruise ship lengthening ever undertaken is clipping along at Fincantieri’s Palermo yard.The final welding cut to Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze was completed and  the ship’s 25.6-meter/84-foot prefabricated midsection was glided into place between the two halves in the drydock, an operation that took just half an hour.Overnight, Shipyard crews at Fincantieri Palermo had carefully split the ship, pulling the 4,000-ton bow forward centimeter by centimeter while a new 25.6-meter midsection waited on shiny black rollers at the far end of the 370-meter pit.