Jensen Maritime completes design for three more Moran tugoats

Seattle based Jensen Maritime Consultants, a Crowley Maritime Corp. subsidiary, has completed the design of three additional tugboats for Moran Towing Corp., New Canaan, Conn. The additional boats will bring Moran’s Jensen-designed

Gibdock moves ahead on rig strategy

Gibraltar-based ship repairer Gibdock says it has moved an important step closer to its key strategic aim of carving a niche in the growing regional market for jack-up and semi-submersible drilling rig

Design improvements boost Azipod hydrodynamic efficiency

ABB says that modifications to the design of its Azipod podded propulsion system have improved hydrodynamic efficiency by more than 2 percent The modifications include a newly optimized Azipod fin shape and

First LNG fueled product tanker enters service

Marking a major breakthrough for commercial shipping and LNG fuel technology, the product tanker Bit Viking returned to service along the Norwegian coast as the first vessel to undergo conversion from heavy

B+H Ocean Carriers to delist and go dark

B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd (NYSE AMEX: BHO) reports that at the Annual General Meeting of Stockholders, held at BHO’s offices in Hamilton, Bermuda on November 22, 2011, its shareholders approved a proposed

SNAME honors Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Dave Whiddon

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that David Whiddon, chief engineer at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, has been named the 2011 recipient of the prestigious William M. Kennedy Award. The award was

Signal International shipyard achieves OSHA milestone

Signal International reports that on November 16, 2011, its Texas Operations in Orange, Texas achieved one full year, working 451,116 man-hours, without the occurrence of an OSHA recordable incident. This is a

Wärtsilä swoops on Hamworthy

Wärtsilä Corporation says it has reached agreement with the board of Hamworthy plc, a U.K. listed engineering company focused on the marine and oil and gas sectors, in regards to a recommended

Alaska factory trawler to upgrade steam boiler plant

Flekkefjord, Norway, based Parat Halvorsen AS has been awarded an order for an 8000 kg/h steam boiler plant to be installed in the factory trawler, Northern Hawk, which is owned by Coastal

Hamburg shipbuilder J.J. Sietas declares insolvency

J.J. Sietas has joined the long list of shipbuilders forced to file for insolvency under German bankruptcy laws. Hamburg attorney Berthold Brinkmann was appointed Friday as provisional liquidator in the case. The

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