Rotterdam based Dredge Yard has introduced an innovative dredging solution to its range in the form of the adaptive auger head.
http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/dredging/dredge-yard-adds-adaptive-auger-head
Dredging works reinforce Texel dunes
Belgium based dredging major Jan De Nul has commenced works to reinforce some 3km of the Prince Hendrik Sand Dike on the Dutch Wadden Island of Texel.
http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/dredging/dredging-works-reinforce-texel-dunes
300 MW FSRP receives AiP from Lloyds Register
Wison Offshore & Marine has announced that its 300 MW FSRP barge has received Approval in Principle from Lloyds Register.
Austal USA awarded littoral combat ships 32 and 34
Mobile, Ala.-based Austal USA was awarded a contract modification by the Navy Tuesday to build two additional 421’6″x103.7′ Independence-variant littoral combat ships, its 16th and 17th ships in the class.
The award of LCS 32 and 34 is a clear sign of the continued confidence the Navy has in Austal’s LCS program, the shipyard said in a statement announcing the contract. The specific value of each contract is under the congressional cost cap of $584 million per ship.
“To be awarded these contracts...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/austal-usa-awarded-littoral-combat-ships-32-34/
Report to Congress on Iran’s Foreign and Defense Policy
The following is the Sept. 11, 2018 Congressional Research Service report Iran’s Foreign and Defense Policies.
From the report
Iran’s national security policy is the product of many overlapping and sometimes competing factors such as the ideology of Iran’s Islamic revolution; perception of threats to the regime and to the country; long-standing Iranian national interests; and the interaction of the Iranian regime’s factions and constituencies. Iran’s leadership:
- seeks to deter or thwart U.S. or...
https://news.usni.org/2018/09/19/report-congress-irans-foreign-defense-policy
IHC lands four vessel order from DEME
Netherlands based Royal IHC has secured a contract from Belgium based DEME for the design and build of four new vessels.
http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/dredging/ihc-lands-four-vessel-order-from-deme
Yanmar partners up for maritime training
Yanmar and the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) are teaming up to conduct marine technician certification courses at Yanmar Academy located at the new Yanmar Evo Center in Georgia USA.
http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/power-and-propulsion/yanmar-partners-up-for-maritime-training
Technavio releases ‘Global Offshore Supply Vessel Market 2018 – 2022’ analysis
Technavio analysts forecast the global offshore supply vessel market to grow at a CAGR of almost 7% during the forecast period: 2018 – 2022.
ABS issues AiP for Jiangnan’s ‘LNG Jumbo’
ABS has granted AiP for the ‘LNG Jumbo’, a new LNG carrier design from Jiangnan Shipyard Group Co.
https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/19092018/abs-issues-aip-for-jiangnans-lng-jumbo/
Skangas to deliver LNG to new Prima Protein factory
Skangas has entered an agreement with Prima Protein for the delivery of LNG to the Prima Protein factory in Egersund.