ABS QE gains COS accreditation

OCTOBER 7, 2013 — ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. (ABS QE) has been accredited by the Center for Offshore Safety (COS) effective October 4, 2013 to conduct Safety and Environmental System Audits (SEMS).

Second Gulf Navigation VLCC arrested

OCTOBER 7, 2013 — Dubai-based tanker operator Gulf Navigation Holdings continues to face problems with its two VLCCs, Gulf Sheba and Gulf Eyadh. As we reported last month, the company is planning

Sanmar Shipyard delivers first LNG fueled escort tug

OCTOBER 7, 2013 — Norway’s Buksér og Berging has taken delivery of Borgøy, the world’s first LNG-fueled escort tug, from Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyard. The tug is the first of two designed for

ITB North builds barge quartet in rapid time

OCTOBER 7, 2013 — Less than 11 months after the original design contract was placed,four shallow draft, double hull, combination bulk oil and deck cargo barges are now in service delivering bulk

Signal International to add to workforce

OCTOBER 4, 2013 — Signal International, LLC reports that in the past month it has been awarded several contracts to refurbish and upgrade four offshore drilling rigs. The work is slated to

Hurtigruten to install Promas Lite on cruise ship

OCTOBER 4, 2013 — Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply its Promas Lite propulsion system to Norwegian shipowner Hurtigruten to improve propeller efficiency on its cruise ship Richard With. Promas Lite

Giant car carriers to have MAN Alpha Kappel propellers

OCTOBER 4, 2013 —At the end of August, MAN Diesel & Turbo  signed an agreement Dalian Marine Propeller Co., Ltd (DMMP) — part of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) Group— that

Keppel and PEMEX in GoM shipyard JV

OCTOBER 4, 2013 — Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has strengthened its foothold in the offshore and marine industry in Mexico with the signing of an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with

Newport News installs Ford propellers

OCTOBER 4, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) said yesterday that the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) had put on significant weight in the dry dock at its Newport

UASC seeks tweaks for box ship designs

OCTOBER 4, 2013 — Setting its sights on competitive slot cost, United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) , one of the world’s fastest growing container carriers, has ordered five 14,000 TEU vessels with

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