IMO’s MEPC adopts mandatory measures to curb GHG emissions

At its meeting in London last week, IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) adopted mandatory measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from ships. The measures were adopted by a majority,

Rolls-Royce to supply systems for Swire Pacific AHTS newbuilds

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract worth about $80 million by Swire Pacific Offshore to supply advanced anchor handling systems for four offshore vessels, currently under construction in Singapore. The systems are

Farstad strengthens its position in Brazil

Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA has reached an agreement with Brazil’s Petroserv S.A. that will see it buy Petroserv’s 50 percent share in BOS Navegação S.A. for $56.5 million. The deal will give

Wärtsilä to supply main engines for 25 Russian tankers

Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the main engines for a series of 25 tankers being built for Volga Shipping Co., Russia’s oldest shipping company. Fifteen of the ships are

Somali pirates hijack products tanker

EU Navfor says that late on the morning of July 16, the owners of the MV JUBBA XX reported that the laden tanker had been pirated in the northern Indian Ocean, on

New Port Aransas ferry starts service

The first two of a new class of vessels designed by Seattle-based Elliott Bay Design Group LLC (EBDG) and built for the Port Aransas Ferry Service by Southwest Shipyard LP went into

Rand Logistics to add Canadian flag bulker

Rand Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RLOG)) today announced that it has signed a binding asset purchase agreement, that will see its subsidiary, Lower Lakes Towing Ltd. acquire the Maritime Trader, a Canadian flagged dry

Blount to build South Boats wind farm cats for U.S. market

Blount Boats, Inc., Warren, R.I., has reached an agreement with South Boats Special Projects, Ltd., Cowes, U.K., that makes it the exclusive shipyard to manufacture U.S. flagged aluminum catamarans of South Boats

IHC Merwede to build Jones Act OCV’s at BAE Mobile and Jacksonville yards

Netherlands-based IHC Merwede and BAE Systems have entered a cooperation agreement to meet the demands of the offshore construction vessel market in the U.S.  IHC Merwede will be responsible for the design

Fincantieri no longer set to acquire Davie, but alternate buyer is hovering

Lévis, Québec, shipbuilder Davie Yards said yesterday that discussions that would have seen it acquired by Fincantieri are over. “The interested parties have concluded that it is not possible to reach an

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