Pollution in Pago Pago brings $1 million penalty in D.C. District Court

Koo’s Shipping Company S.A., a Taiwanese corporation, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of making false statements, knowingly failing to fully and accurately maintain an oil record book as required by

Trinity Offshore launches shallow draft skimmer for MSRC

Trinity Offshore, Gulfport, Miss., has launched TC-055, a 57 ft MK II Very Shallow Draft Multi-System Skimmer (VSMSS) built for Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) to meet the very exacting vessel specifications

Alaska Ship & Drydock hosts ferry christening

Alaska Ship & Drydock, Inc. and the Ketchikan Gateway Borough are preparing to christen the double-ended ferry M/V Ken Eichner 2 on Saturday. The vessel will be the borough’s second ferry providing

APL to scan Yokohama export containers for radiation

Containership operator APL said it will begin radiation scanning of containerized Japanese exports delivered to its marine terminal in Yokohama for carriage on APL vessels. The decision makes APL one of the

Brittany Ferries teams with STX France to develop eco-friendly super ferry

Leading French ferry operator, Brittany Ferries, and shipbuilder, STX France, are embarking on a joint project to develop a new generation of environmentally-friendly passenger ferries. Powered by dual fuel engines that will

New tank coating optimizes chemical tanker earnings potential

International Paint has introduced Interline 9001, a new bimodal epoxy coating for the cargo tanks of chemical tankers. With enhanced cargo resistance, zero absorption for many cargoes and fewer cycling restrictions, Interline

A2SEA wind turbine installer to get Siemens equipment

China’s COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Group Co., Ltd. has commissioned Siemens Marine Solutions  to equip a new wind turbine installation vessel with diesel electric propulsion systems, power supply equipment and an integrated automation

Austal USA holds groundbreaking ceremony

Austal USA has held a groundbreaking ceremony at its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, to celebrate the start of work on three new facilities including Phase 2 of the Modular Manufacturing Facility (MMF);

Fincantieri moves to acquire Davie

Québec shipbuilder Davie Yards announced today that it has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Fincantieri  and DRS Technologies Canada (“DRS”), a Finmeccanica company, to negotiate the potential acquisition of the shipyard

Kirby places $47 million AT/B order at Signal International

Signal International has been awarded a $47 million contract by Kirby Ocean Transport Company, the offshore tug and barge owning and operating subsidiary of Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) of Houston, Texas. It covers

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