Southern Towing opts for MTU power

JULY 24, 2014 — Memphis-based Southern Towing Company has opted to power six inland waterways towboats with MTU engines. Four new and two existing vessels will be outfitted with a total of

Mitsui to supply ME-GI engines for Crowley ConRo duo

JULY 24, 2014 — Japan’s Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. its first order for ME-GI  electronically controlled gas injection diesel engines. It will build the MAN B&W 8S70ME-C8.2-GI engines for the

Wärtsilä sheds shares in Chinese two-stroke manufacturer

JULY 24, 2014 — After selling the majority stake in its two stroke engine business to China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), Wärtsilä is divesting its shares in  two-stroke manufacturing joint venture Qingdao

Costa Concordia wreck under tow for scrapping

JULY 23, 2014 — Like a corpse in an open casket, the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia is being towed, buoyed up by sponsons, towards Genoa for recycling at a

Harvey Gulf orders hybrid MPFSV at Eastern Shipbuilding

JULY 23, 2014 — Harvey Gulf International Marine, Inc., New Orleans, LA, has awarded Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. a contract to construct a hybrid Multi-Purpose Field Support Vessel (MPFSV) of Robert Allan

Dropped mooring line brings pollution fine

JULY 23, 2014 — The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has prosecuted U.K. based company, Lombard Corporate Finance Limited, the owners of U.K .flagged car carrier, Morning Midas, following a pollution incident

Belco scrubber tested in Maersk containership

JULY 23, 2014 — DuPont subsidiary Belco Technologies Corporation, Parsippany, NJ, has partnered with the Maersk Group to successfully demonstrate Belco Marine exhaust gas s,,crubber technology aboard the 8,112 TEU containership Maersk

GE and LR look for gas turbine commercial ship opportunities

JULY 23, 2014 — Could the move to LNG fueling present new opportunities for gas turbine powering of commercial ships? GE Marine and Lloyd’s Register report they have just signed a Memorandum

Saab completes Kockums acquisition

JULY 23, 2014 — Saab has completed its acquisition of Swedish shipbuilder Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems AB and restored its historic Kockums branding as Saab Kockums, a unit within Saab’s business area

MTU 2000 engine passes 360 deg rotation test

JULY 23, 2014 — Rescue vessels are designed to right themselves when overturned and it is  critical that the engines powering them be able to withstand the 360-degree rollover with no compromise

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