Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Virginia, is awarded a $61,315,248 cost-plus-fixed fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2110) for additional material and labor supporting planning and the preliminary accomplishment…
Shipbuilding: HII Awarded Additional Funding for CVN 78 Read More »
Looking back to the aft of container vessel Cap San Antonio. Herbert Boettcher took this photo for Hamburg Süd when he travelled on the container ship Cap San Antonio from Europe to South America and back to Hamburg. Boettcher started with his worldwid…
A series of reasons is behind the increased tanker demolition activity so far this year and it’s not just the market demise, or an aging fleet. In a recent note, Mcquilling Services LLC said that “the tanker demolition market has picked up the pace in …
The traditional class and statutory survey regime consisting of annual and five-year cycles has been shown to be too rigid for mobile offshore units (MOUs). Leveraging advanced digital technology, DNV GL’s revised Offshore Rules published in January 20…
New rules for MOUs – Classification for smarter operations Read More »
The move towards container leasing and away from carrier ownership continues unabated and the leased fleet now has a clear majority over that owned by transport operators, according to the latest edition of the Container Census & Leasing and Equipm…
Lessors strengthen their grip on the container equipment market Read More »