New contracts extend Otto Marine OSV operating horizons

Singapore’s Otto Marine Limited says that its Karp Marine Limited unit has secured vessel operating contracts worth US$15 million for three of the group’s offshore service vessels. These contracts mark the Group’s

Siemens equipment for first German-built wind farm installation vessel

J. J. Sietas KG of Hamburg is the first German shipyard to build an installation vessel for the erection of offshore wind farms. Siemens Marine Solutions will supply the ship’s diesel-electric propulsion

Skipperliner delivers vehicle/passenger ferry

SkipperLiner, LaCrosse, Wis., recently delivered the vehicle ferry Pride of Cassville to the city of Cassville, Wi. The ferry comprises a passenger/vehicle barge and a towboat. The ferry will transport vehicles and

Wärtsilä signs two-stroke licensing agreement with China’s Guangzhou Marine Diesel

Wärtsilä Corporation has licensed CSSC Guangzhou Marine Diesel Co.Ltd (GMD), a member of the state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation to manufacture and sell Wärtsilä  two-stroke engines in China. The license agreement covers

Bureau Veritas cuts time needed for CAP report

Classification society Bureau Veritas has cut the reporting time for a Condition Assessment Program (CAP) report from three months to one month and has also improved the accessibility and usability of the

VT Halter Marine complete 10-unit ATB contract

VT Halter Marine, Inc. has delivered the final articulated tug barge (ATB) unit in a series of ten built for Crowley Maritime Corporation’s subsidiary, Vessel Management Services, Inc. Since construction of the

OSD to design seismic support vessel for Bourbon

IJmuiden, Netherlands, headquartered Offshore Ship Designers has been chosen to design a series of six new fuel-efficient seismic support/chase vessels ordered by  offshore major Bourbon to be built at Dubai’s Grandweld Shipyards.

Glosten to commercialize PelaStar offshore wind turbine platform

Seattle based naval architectural and engineering consultancy Glosten Associates, Inc. has announced plans to commercialize its PelaStar floating wind turbine platform, and make the technology available to the offshore wind energy industry

Deterding named GM of Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair

Donjon Marine, Co., Inc. reports that Paul Deterding has been named General Manager of Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair, LLC, located in Erie, Pa.  Mr. Deterding will oversee the daily operations of the

Chesapeake Shipbuilding launches sternwheeler ahead of schedule

American Cruise Lines reports that its newbuild sternwheeler, the Queen of the Mississippi, was launched at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Maryland on Sunday, July 17 – nine weeks ahead of schedule.  Immediately after

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