Strategic delivers Ashmore Reef vessel to ACBP

JUNE 24, 2014 — The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service has taken delivery of the 40 m Ashmore Reef On-Station Vessel Thaiyak. Built at Strategic Marine’s multi-purpose shipyard in Vung Tau,

NTSB reports on barge tow allision with Marseilles Dam

JUNE 24, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an incident last year in which several barges slammed into the Marseilles Dam on the Illinois River. No

Latest addition to McAllister fleet is JonRie equipped

JUNE 23, 2014 — Built at the Senesco Marine shipyard, North Kingstown, R.I., the recently commissioned tractor tug Buckley McAllister is the latest addition to the fleet of McAllister Towing & Transportation,

GAO releases OPC bid protest decision

JUNE 23, 2014 — As we reported earlier, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on June 2, 2014, issued a bid protest decision that upheld the U.S. Coast Guard’s award of three

American P&I Club strengthens its capabilities in Asia

JUNE 23, 2014 — Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc. (SCB), manager of the American P&I Club, say that Jon Wilson will join its Hong Kong office as director – technical services, Asia, towards

Chemical tanker has MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion package

JUNE 23, 2014 — Recently delivered by Turkish shipbuilder Tersan, the 6,336 dwt chemical tanker Fidelio has a MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion system comprising a 7L32/44CR engine, Renk gears and an

Nam Cheong books AWB order

JUNE 23, 2014 — Malaysia’s largest offshore support vessel builder, Nam Cheong Limited, has won an order worth around $84 million to build two Accommodation Work Barges, with the option to purchase

NAO firms up PSV duo order at Vard

JUNE 23, 2014 — Nordic American Offshore Ltd. (NYSE:NAO) has firmed up a letter of intent announced earlier this month and entered into agreements to purchase two newbuilding Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs).

Ten Scorpio bulkers to have MacRack equipped hatch covers

JUNE 23, 2014 — Cargotec’s MacGregor unit has won an order from Sungdong Shipyard in South Korea for side rolling hatch covers for ten 180,000 dwt bulk carriers The ships are being

Doosan delivers ME-GI engine for LNG-fueled TOTE newbuild

JUNE 23, 2014 — The ME-GI engine for the first of TOTE’s two LNG fueled 3,100 TEU containerships has been delivered to NASSCO’s San Diego shipyard by Korea’s Doosan Engine. The MAN

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