Parker Bestobell secures its largest cryogenic valve order

NOVEMBER 15, 2016—Parker Bestobell Marine, Sheffield, England, has secured a $5 million order from Korea’s Daewoo Marine Shipbuilding & Engineering (DSME) to supply cryogenic globe valves for nine liquid natural gas (LNG)

Groundbreaking held for new Marine Research Center

NOVEMBER 15, 2016—A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held for new Marine Research Center at the Port of Gulfport in Mississippi. Set to be completed in the first quarter of 2018, the 18,000

Marine Log announces Best Ships of 2016

NOVEMBER 9, 2016—Marine Log has announced the winners of its annual Best Ships Awards. The award winners are annually profiled in Marine Log’s December issue, and are selected based on their innovative

Star Line to buy Arnold Transit ferry assets

NOVEMBER 4, 2016—Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry, St. Ignace, MI, has announced its intent to purchase several of Arnold Line passenger service assets as the Arnold Transit Company ceases all passenger ferry

Eastern low bidder for Staten Island Ferry contract

NOVEMBER 3, 2016—Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, FL, has been confirmed as the low bidder to build three 4,500-passenger ferries for the New York Department of Transportation’s Staten Island Ferry. New York

Concordia prepares for “subdued” tanker market

OCTOBER 28, 2016—In a move designed to prepare the company for “a subdued market situation” and increase its liquidity, , tanker operator Concordia Maritime is selling the 158,000 dwt Suezmax tanker Stena

BIMCO: Sulfur cap “no walk in the park”

OCTOBER 28, 2016—The world’s largest international shipping association is voicing its concerns over the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee’s plans to implement a global sulfur cap on shipping by January

Fishing firm pleads guilty to illegal oil discharges

OCTOBER 28, 2016—An American tuna fishing company that regularly unloaded its catch in American Samoa, was convicted and sentenced yesterday for discharging oil into the South Pacific and for maintaining false records,

U.S. Coast Guard: Record year for drug busts

OCTOBER 28, 2016—When it comes to drug busting, the U.S. Coast Guard had a record year. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the service and its interagency partners removed more than 416,600

Maersk Supply Service sells two more PSVs

OCTOBER 28, 2016—Continuing to shed offshore supply vessels in its fleet as a result of the downturn in the offshore oil and gas market, Maersk Supply Service said it had sold two

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