One of the delights of the offshore market recovery has been the surge in charter rates for platform supply vessels (PSVs) around the world. Tidewater’s triumphant presentation at the Barclays CEO Energy Conference earlier this month showed the potency of the market recovery that the company has driven ever onwards and upwards after its acquisition […]
Chilean Navy
Chilean builder awards contract for design of new naval amphibious transport ships
Chile’s Asmar Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Company has awarded Vard Marine a contract for design work on a new class of amphibious and military transport vessels ..
Wood chip carrier refloated following grounding near Corral, Chile
A cargo ship was successfully refloated after it had run aground off the town of Corral in Chile’s Valdivia province on Saturday, May 9. The Hong Kong-flagged wood ..
4th Fleet-Led UNITAS 2019 Pacific Exercise Focuses on Sub-Hunting, Humanitarian Assistance
Machinist’s Mate Fireman Joshua Abrahamson, right, and Damage Controlman Fireman Aaron Working combat a simulated fire on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) as part of a damage control ‘crash and salvage’ drill conducted during the “free play” phase of UNITAS LX. US Navy Photo
The U.S. Navy and its partners in Central and South America just wrapped up the UNITAS 2019 Pacific exercise, with a U.S. destroyer leading the 13-nation force...