Wartsila to design jack-up lift vessel

APRIL 5, 2016 – Wärtsilä is to provide the design for a new jack-up lift vessel. The contract was signed in March with a Chinese shipyard and includes an option for three

Tanker to have first Tier III certified two stroke with EGR

APRIL 5, 2016 – Hyundai’s Ship Building Division (HHI-SBD) has finalized a contract for two Suezmax tankers for Turkish shipowner Ditas Shipping. The 158,000 cu.m crude-oil tankers will each be powered by

Stena orders four gas ready RoPax ferries

APRIL 5, 2016 – Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered Stena has signed a contract with China’s AVIC shipyard for four new RoPax ferries for delivery in 2019 and 2020, with an option for four

WinGD and Doosan demonstrate W6X62DF engine

APRIL 5, 2016 – Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) and Korea’s Doosan Engine Co., Ltd, today demonstrated the first low-speed low-pressure Wärtsilä 6-cylinder X62DF (W6X62DF) engine for a commercial application. The W6X62DF

Volvo Penta to take majority stake in Humphree

APRIL 4, 2016 — Volvo Penta is to become the major shareholder in trim and stabilization technology specialist, Humphree AB.Humphree will operate as a stand-alone entity retaining its brand, product line and

SeaZip takes delivery of two more from Damen

APRIL 4, 2016 — Harlingen, Netherlands, based  SeaZip Offshore Service BV has taken delivery of two more Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2610, bringing the total number of these vessels in its

West coast terminals: We can’t weigh them

APRIL 4, 2016 — Terminal operators at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach say they are incapable of providing verified gross mass (VGM) weighing services that adhere to the SOLAS

Rem Offshore reports termination of CSV charter

APRIL 4, 2016 —Fosnavag, Norway, headquartered Rem Offshore reports that the charter party for the CSV vessel Rem Poseidon between subsidiary Rem Ship AS and Bahrain-basednAdams Offshore has been terminated due to

Shipbuilders Council and OSHA announce Alliance

APRIL 4, 2016 —The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the National Shipbuilding Research Program and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a part of the Department of Labor (DOL), are collaborating

Bio-UV to use USCG-mandated BWTS tests

APRIL 4, 2016 — French ballast water treatment system (BWTS) manufacturer Bio-UV is to demonstrate that its UV based system can meet the CMFDA (“they’re dead”) testing requirement of the U.S. Coast

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