Damen to deliver new design aquaculture Utility Vessel

JANUARY 31, 2017 — Norway’s Volt Service AS, a subsidiary of Remøy Ship Management, has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards Group for a UV 4312 utility vessel to be delivered in

Horizon to build five more Citywide ferries

JANUARY 31, 2017 — Hornblower subsidiary HNY Ferry Fleet, LLC has awarded Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, contracts for five additional ferries for New York City’s new Citywide ferry service.

Arctech names first of Sovcomflot Sakhalin-2 support vessels

JANUARY 31, 2017 — Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard yesterday held a naming ceremony for a new ice-breaking platform supply vessel (IBSV) commissioned by Russia’s SCF Group (Sovcomflot). Named for Gennadiy Nevelskoy (1813-1876),

Republican designated Acting Chairman of FMC

JANUARY 31, 2017 — In a reshuffle at the Federal Maritime Commission, Michael A. Khouri of Kentucky was designated Acting Chairman of the Commission on January 23, 2017 by President Trump. Acting

Canadian phosphate miner talks ship sharing with Rio Tinto

JANUARY 30, 2017 — Canada’s Arianne Phosphate, which is developing the Lac à Paul phosphate deposits located approximately 200 km north of the Saguenay/Lac St. Jean area of Quebec, has signing of

Toisa files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

JANUARY 30, 2017 — Toisa Limited and 23 of its affiliated vessel-owning companies announced today that it has filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the

P&I Club comments on effect of Trump travel ban on crew

JANUARY 30, 2017 — President Trump’s Executive Order of January 27, 2017 on immigration means, among other things, that for the next 90 days crewmembers from Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Iran

Scania engines to power four new DC water taxis

JANUARY 30, 2017 — Scania engines will power the four 149 passenger water taxis that Louisiana shipbuilder Metal Shark is to build for Washington DC operator Potomac Riverboat Company (see earlier story).

LNG powered Med ferry to have MAN Cryo FGSS

JANUARY 30, 2017 — MAN Cryo – MAN Diesel & Turbo’s marine LNG fuel-gas-system manufacturer – has signed a contract with Sefine Shipyard in Turkey to deliver a marine LNG fuel-gas supply

MHI-MME delivers world’s largest steering gear

JANUARY 30, 2017 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) has delivered the electro-hydraulic steering gear that will be installed in the world’s largest 20,000 TEU mega containership,

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