Depressed tanker spot rates could lead to increased scrapping

In its Marine Transportation: Tankers e-newsletter for August 30, Dahlman Rose & Co. reports that weak day rates in the tanker market for older tonnage could lead to increased scrapping. Dahlman Rose

Scorpio tanker completes Northern Sea Route voyage

A tanker managed by Scorpio Ship Management s.a.m. recently completed a voyage from Vitino, Russia to Map Ta Phut, Thailand, via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) — with the assistance of nuclear

MTNW and Delmar pioneer new approach to offshore mooring

Measurement Technology NW (MTNW) reports successful implementation of its running line tensiometer (RLT) technology with a Samson synthetic rope in an offshore mooring monitoring project. This implementation is MTNW’s first use of

Energy audit shows USCG ways to slash cutter energy consumption

Petaluma, Calif., based Alaris Companies LLC has completed an energy audit and report on the U.S. Coast Guard’s 110-ft Patrol Boat (WPB) and 225-ft Seagoing Buoy Tender (WLB) cutter classes. Alaris says

Crowley takes delivery of tenth ATB in 650-series newbuild program

VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss., has delivered Vision/650-10, the last of 10 Articulated Tug Barges (ATBs) in Crowley Maritime Corporation’s  650-series newbuild program. The ATB is now ready to enter service and

New barge building operation to open at former Tallulah shipyard site

St. John Enterprises is to open a new barge building operation at Tallulah, Louisiana, succeeding a former Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding operation that closed in December and meant the loss of about 100

British canal boat completes three years of fuel-cell operation

The U.K.’s University of Birmingham has been operating a canal boat with a fuel cell drive for three years on Britain’s 3,500 km long canal system. Last year the boat made its

Leslie B. Eadie III to command Maine Maritime Academy training ship

Maine Maritime Academy Vice President for Enrollment Management, Jeff Loustaunau, has announced that Captain Leslie B. Eadie, III, of Brewer, Maine, has been selected as the permanent master of the training ship,

Jumbo Offshore wins wind farm installation contract

MT Højgaard has awarded Jumbo Offshore the transport and installation contract for all of the 111 Transition Pieces (TP’s) for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark). The 400 MW wind farm is

GL SeaScout installed on 14,000 TEU containership

GL Maritime Software’s navigational decision-making support system GL SeaScout 2.0 has been installed on board Reederei Claus-Peter Offen’s 14,000 TEU containership MSC Savona. It will help the vessel to optimize routing; minimizing

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