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MAY 21, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that René Mathieu has been named vice president and general manager, Avondale Industries Inc., effective May 20. He is responsible for all non-Navy aspects of HII's energy infrastructure business in Avondale, La., including production operations ...

MAY 21, 2013—The Maine Port Authority has selected McAllister Towing & Transportation as its partner for the design of a containerized Articulated Tug Barge for the New England Marine Highway Project, according to an announcement by McAllister Towing President Buckley McAllister (left) at MARINE LOG's Tugs & Ba ...

MAY 21, 2013 — TY Offshore, LLC reports that it has launched FMT 3256, the eighth of eighteen 297 ft 6 in x 54 ft x 12 ft, 30,000 barrel tank barges for FMT Industries, LLC, one of the several companies within the Florida Marine Group (Florida Marine). FMT Industries has recently exercised its option ...

MAY 21, 2013 — "INTERTANKO applauds the progress made last week by the IMO's MEPC on the challenges of implementing the Ballast Water Management Convention, specifically related to the implementation schedule, port state control and improved transparency of ballast water equipment capabilities," says Katharina Stanzel, managing director of the ...

MAY 21, 2013 — Rep. Duncan Hunter (R.-CA), Chairman of the House Subcomittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, gave a hint today that the panel will expect the Department of Transportation to pay more attention to the maritime sector after the departure of Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Maritime Administrator D ...

MAY 21, 2013 — If you've wondered who the bridge officers are when the newest Navy high speed vessels are first put through their paces, the answer is likely that they have been provided by Seaward Services. Seaward is an HMS Global Maritime (formerly Hornblower Marine Services) company. It has prov ...

MAY 21, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division last week authenticated the keel of the fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter, James (WMSL 754) in a ceremony at its Pascagoula, MS, shipyard. Charlene Benoit, ship sponsor and great-great ...

MAY 21, 2013 — A sector-specific Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ro-ro cargo and ro-pax vessels agreed at last week's session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee ( ...

MAY 21, 2013 — Shipowners may now have a little more clarity on the issue of when they will need to fit the Ballast Water Management systems called for by a new IMO convention. At its 65th session held in London last week, IMO's Maritime Environmental Protection Committee approved a draft IMO Assembly resolution on the application of regulation B ...

MAY 20, 2013 — Cargotec Corporation's MacGregor unit has secured new offshore winch contracts from three Chinese shipyards, Fujian Southeast, Fuzhou Baima and Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering. The winches are destined for 22 anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTSVs) under construction for a number of intern ...