Lockheed Martin Corp is being awarded a $451 million contract modification to a previously awarded contract for material and detail design in support of the construction of four Multi Mission Surface Combatant ships, the Pentagon said on Monday.The con...
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‘Lava Bomb’ Strikes Tourist Boat in Hawaii
Nearly two dozen sightseers were injured from a lava explosion that sent debris hurtling onto a tourist boat in Hawaii. Officials said one passenger suffered a broken leg and others were burned when the volcanic blast launched a “basketball…
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Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up Slightly in June
Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 6.1 million tons in June, an increase of roughly one load in a 1,000-foot-long U.S.-flag freighter, the Lake Carriers’ Association reported. Shipments were 8.7 percent ahead of the month’s five-year aver...
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Heavy Lifters for Offshore Renewable Market
Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) will enter the offshore renewables and installation market with a new heavy lift transport and installation vessel, a customized Ulstein Alfa Lift design developed by Ulstein Design & Solutions BV (UDSBV) and OHT.There…
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World’s oldest bread found at prehistoric site in Jordan
Charred remains of a flatbread baked about 14,500 years ago in a stone fireplace at a site in northeastern Jordan have given researchers a delectable surprise: people began making bread, a vital staple food, millennia before they developed agriculture....
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Eastern Shipbuilding Group Pact with Bisso Offshore for Two Tugs
Eastern Shipbuilding Group announced the signing of a new contract with Bisso Offshore, LLC on May 31, 2018. The contract is for the construction of two Robert Allan Ltd. RApport 2400 Ship Handing Tugs with escort capability. Bisso Offshore…
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d’Amico International Shipping Sells MT High Trust
Luxembourg-based d’Amico International Shipping announced that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers signed a memorandum of agreement and bareboat charter contract for the sale and leaseback of the MT High Trust for a consideration of US$ 29.5 milli...
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Maersk Drilling Bags 2 North Sea Contract Extensions
Maersk Drilling has been awarded contract extensions for the high-efficiency jack-up rigs Maersk Resolute and Maersk Resolve by Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V. and Wintershall Noordzee B.V., respectively. The extensions allow the two rigs to continue the...
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Fednav Adds 60th Owned Dry Bulk Vessel
Canada's Fednav Limited takes ownership of a 60th bulk carrier, an important milestone in Fednav’s history. This vessel, the MV Federal Dee, is the latest in a series of 22 box-hold handysize bulk carriers of 34,500 deadweight tons ordered from Oshima ...
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ICTSI Wins Sudan Port Contract
Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) said it has been chosen by the government of Sudan to handle the operations and management of the South Port Container Terminal (SPCT). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exc...
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